{{short description|English footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use British English|date=August 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Rob Holding | image = Rob Holding NYCFC v Colorado Mar 14 2026-30 (cropped).jpg | caption = Holding with the Colorado Rapids in 2026 | full_name = Robert Samuel Holding<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/news/465277 |title=Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed |publisher=Premier League |date=1 September 2017 |access-date=8 September 2017 |archive-date=29 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210629160102/https://www.premierleague.com/news/465277 |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|20|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/218188/rob-holding |title=Rob Holding: Overview |publisher=ESPN |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603153549/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/player/_/id/218188/rob-holding |url-status=live }}</ref> | birth_place = Stalybridge, England | height = {{convert|1.89|m|order=flip}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/11575/Rob-Holding/overview |title=Rob Holding: Overview |publisher=Premier League |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=1 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160801234706/https://www.premierleague.com/players/11575/Rob-Holding/overview |url-status=live }}</ref> | position = Centre-back<ref>{{Hugman|26949|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> | currentclub = Colorado Rapids | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2003–2014 | youthclubs1 = Bolton Wanderers | years1 = 2014–2016 | clubs1 = Bolton Wanderers | caps1 = 26 | goals1 = 1 | years2 = 2015 | clubs2 = → Bury (loan) | caps2 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2023 | clubs3 = Arsenal | caps3 = 98 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = Crystal Palace | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2025 | clubs5 = → Sheffield United (loan) | caps5 = 10 | goals5 = 0 | years6 = 2025– | clubs6 = Colorado Rapids | caps6 = 18 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2016–2017 | nationalteam1 = England U21 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | club-update = 16 May 2026 (UTC) }} '''Robert Samuel Holding''' (born 20 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids.
Holding progressed through the Bolton Wanderers youth system, making his senior debut in April 2015 while on loan at Bury. After one season in the Bolton first team, he signed for Premier League club Arsenal in July 2016. He has won the FA Cup twice and the FA Community Shield three times with the club. At Arsenal, he earned a reputation as a dogged defender, with good tackling and aerial ability. Holding has also represented England at under-21 level and was part of the team that won the Toulon Tournament in 2016.
==Early life== Holding was born and raised in Stalybridge, Greater Manchester.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsene-wenger-let-arsenal-up-11967367 |title=Arsene Wenger to 'let Arsenal up-and-coming star leave – but only if he gets £15m fee for defender' |newspaper=Daily Mirror |location=London |date=4 February 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614181617/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/arsene-wenger-let-arsenal-up-11967367 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP2PCpYqyXw |title=Is Rob Holding an Arsenal fan now? <nowiki>|</nowiki> One on One |publisher=Arsenal F.C. |via=YouTube |date=25 April 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=5 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005085449/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP2PCpYqyXw |url-status=live }}</ref> He attended West Hill School in the town.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tamesidereporter.com/2018/05/holding-signs-contract-extension/ |title=Holding signs Arsenal contract extension |first=Mark |last=Phillip |newspaper=Tameside Reporter |location=Ashton-under-Lyne |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614145548/https://tamesidereporter.com/2018/05/holding-signs-contract-extension/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Club career== ===Bolton Wanderers=== Holding played for Stalybridge Celtic Juniors<ref>{{cite web |url=http://celticjuniors.leaguerepublic.com/newsArticle/former_celtic_junior_signs_new_contract_at_arsenal.html |title=Former Celtic Junior signs new contract at Arsenal |first=Liam |last=Whitehead |publisher=Stalybridge Celtic Juniors F.C. |via=LeagueRepublic |date=2 May 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614151004/http://celticjuniors.leaguerepublic.com/newsArticle/former_celtic_junior_signs_new_contract_at_arsenal.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> before joining the Bolton Wanderers youth system at the age of seven.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/football/15906580.Wanderers_could_get_cash_bonus_if_Burnley_sign_Rob_Holding/ |title=Bolton set for windfall if Burnley sign Rob Holding from Arsenal |first=Marc |last=Iles |newspaper=The Bolton News |date=30 January 2018 |access-date=22 June 2018 |archive-date=22 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622130855/http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/sport/football/15906580.Wanderers_could_get_cash_bonus_if_Burnley_sign_Rob_Holding/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He joined League Two club Bury on loan on 26 March 2015 for rest of the 2014–15 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32076275 |title=Rob Holding: Bury sign Bolton defender on loan |website=BBC Sport |date=26 March 2015 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614152642/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32076275 |url-status=live }}</ref> Holding made his only Bury appearance on 3 April 2015 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win against Cambridge United.<ref name=sb1415/> On his return to Bolton, he signed his professional contract with the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2015/may/four-youngsters-sign-professional-deals/ |title=Four youngsters sign professional deals |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=14 May 2015 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614153103/https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2015/may/four-youngsters-sign-professional-deals/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Holding made his Bolton debut on 11 August 2015 as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion in the League Cup.<ref name=sb1516/> He scored his first goal for the club on 23 January 2016 in the seventh minute of a 3–1 home win against Milton Keynes Dons.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35330683 |title=Bolton Wanderers 3–1 Milton Keynes Dons |website=BBC Sport |date=23 January 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614154240/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/35330683 |url-status=live }}</ref> Holding was voted as Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Year for the 2015–16 season.<ref name=BoltonPOTY>{{cite web |url=https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2016/april/rob-holding-wins-player-of-the-year-for-201516/ |title=Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16 |publisher=Bolton Wanderers F.C. |date=29 April 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=5 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105180929/https://www.bwfc.co.uk/news/2016/april/rob-holding-wins-player-of-the-year-for-201516/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He made 30 appearances, scoring one goal,<ref name=sb1516/> as the team finished bottom of the Championship and were relegated to League One.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1438 |title=Championship: 2015/16: Latest table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=21 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921171836/http://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=1438 |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Arsenal=== [[File:1 rob holding 2018 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Holding playing for Arsenal in 2018]] Holding signed for Premier League club Arsenal on 22 July 2016 for a fee of around £2 million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36833562 |title=Arsenal: Defender Rob Holding signs from Bolton for £2m |website=BBC Sport |date=22 July 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614162249/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36833562 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following injuries to centre backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista, he was called upon to make his Arsenal debut in the 2016–17 Premier League season opener on 14 August 2016 against Liverpool, which Arsenal lost 4–3 at home.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37001073 |title=Arsenal 3–4 Liverpool |first=Saj |last=Chowdhury |website=BBC Sport |date=14 August 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614162650/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/37001073 |url-status=live }}</ref> After his performance in the game against Leicester City, former Arsenal manager, Arsène Wenger, once famously said in the post match press conference, "Unfortunately no one speaks about the performance of Rob Holding. You should be happy, he is English and 20 years old. I am sorry he didn't cost £55 million, so he can't be good."<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2016|title=Wenger: 'Sorry Holding didn't cost £55m'|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/2934237/arsene-wenger-hails-rob-holding-and-says-i-am-sorry-he-didnt-cost-55-million|access-date=29 January 2021|website=ESPN.com|language=en|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203052855/https://www.espn.com/soccer/english-premier-league/story/2934237/arsene-wenger-hails-rob-holding-and-says-i-am-sorry-he-didnt-cost-55-million|url-status=live}}</ref> In the final two months of the season, Holding became a regular member of Arsenal's starting line-up, with the team winning all six of the matches he played in the Premier League.<ref name=sb1617/> He played the full 90 minutes in Arsenal's 2–1 victory over Chelsea on 27 May in the 2017 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/may/27/arsenal-v-chelsea-2017-fa-cup-final-live |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea: 2017 FA Cup final – as it happened |first=Scott |last=Murray |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614163938/https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2017/may/27/arsenal-v-chelsea-2017-fa-cup-final-live |url-status=live }}</ref>
Holding played in the 2017 FA Community Shield against Chelsea on 6 August, which Arsenal won 4–1 on penalties after a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/06/arsenal-chelsea-community-shield-match-report |title=Olivier Giroud seals Community Shield win for Arsenal as Chelsea pay penalty |first=Sachin |last=Nakrani |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=6 August 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614170657/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/aug/06/arsenal-chelsea-community-shield-match-report |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored his first Arsenal goal on 28 September 2017 with a close-range shot in their 4–2 away win over BATE Borisov in the UEFA Europa League.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41417665 |title=BATE Borisov 2–4 Arsenal |first=Emlyn |last=Begley |website=BBC Sport |date=28 September 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171438/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41417665 |url-status=live }}</ref> He signed a new long-term contract with the club on 1 May 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43959771 |title=Arsenal: Rob Holding signs new long-term contract at Premier League club |website=BBC Sport |date=1 May 2018 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614171720/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43959771 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 5 December 2018, Holding suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee during a 2–2 draw against Manchester United. He would undergo surgery and was expected to be out for about six to nine months.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46484368|title=Arsenal's Rob Holding ruled out for up to nine months with knee injury|website=BBC Sport|date=7 December 2018|access-date=7 December 2018|archive-date=8 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181208220535/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/46484368|url-status=live}}</ref>
Holding made his return to first team action on 24 September 2019 in Arsenal's 5–0 EFL Cup home victory against Nottingham Forest. He marked his return from injury with his first goal at Emirates Stadium, scoring Arsenal's third from a Reiss Nelson corner-kick.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49723455|title=Arsenal 5–0 Nottingham Forest: Unai Emery praises Gabriel Martinelli after League Cup brace|date=24 September 2019|access-date=25 September 2019|archive-date=24 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924221223/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/49723455|url-status=live}}</ref> On 1 August 2020, Holding was selected to start in the FA Cup final against Chelsea, and went on to win his second winners' medal as Arsenal won their 14th FA Cup.<ref name="2019–20 FA Cup"/>
On 28 August 2020, Holding was in the starting 11 in the 2020 FA Community Shield, which Arsenal clinched a 5–4 victory over Liverpool in the penalty shootout after the match was 1–1 after 90 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Arsenal 1-1 Liverpool (5-4 on pens): Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang secures Community Shield shootout win|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12059158/arsenal-1-1-liverpool-5-4-on-pens-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-secures-community-shield-shootout-win|access-date=29 January 2021|website=Sky Sports|language=en|archive-date=8 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210208134837/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12059158/arsenal-1-1-liverpool-5-4-on-pens-pierre-emerick-aubameyang-secures-community-shield-shootout-win|url-status=live}}</ref> On 12 January 2021, Holding committed his future to Arsenal by signing a new three-and-a-half-year deal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/rob-holding-signs-new-long-term-contract |title=Rob Holding signs new long-term contract |access-date=12 January 2021 |archive-date=12 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210112185418/https://www.arsenal.com/news/rob-holding-signs-new-long-term-contract |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/12184828/rob-holding-signs-new-arsenal-deal-to-stay-at-club-until-2024 |title=Rob Holding signs new Arsenal deal to stay at club until 2024 |work=Sky Sports |access-date=12 January 2021 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123160137/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/12184828/rob-holding-signs-new-arsenal-deal-to-stay-at-club-until-2024 |url-status=live }}</ref> He earned his 100th appearance for the Arsenal in the 3–1 victory over Southampton two weeks later.<ref>{{Cite web|title='It's a proud moment... here's to another 100!'|url=https://www.arsenal.com/news/its-proud-moment-heres-another-100|access-date=29 January 2021|website=www.arsenal.com|language=en|archive-date=27 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127043805/https://www.arsenal.com/news/its-proud-moment-heres-another-100|url-status=live}}</ref>
On 1 May 2022, Holding scored his first Premier League goal on his 81st appearance in the competition, netting Arsenal's first goal via a Bukayo Saka corner-kick in an eventual 2–1 away victory against West Ham United at the London Stadium.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Premier League: Arsenal back in top four after win over West Ham|work=BBC Sport |date=30 April 2022 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/60810029|access-date=1 May 2022|language=en|archive-date=2 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220502071944/https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/60810029|url-status=live}}</ref> Eleven days later, he received his first career red card, picking up a second yellow away against rivals Tottenham Hotspur in the 33rd minute of the North London derby after two bookable offences both on Son Heung-min, with Arsenal going on to lose 3–0.<ref>{{Cite news |date=12 May 2022 |title=Kane double sinks Arsenal in crucial North London derby win for Spurs |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-13/harry-kane-guides-tottenham-crucial-north-london-derby-win/101062996 |access-date=12 May 2022 |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512234305/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-13/harry-kane-guides-tottenham-crucial-north-london-derby-win/101062996 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Spurs boost top-four hopes with win over Arsenal |url=http://www.premierleague.com/news/2615593 |access-date=12 May 2022 |website=www.premierleague.com |date=12 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=12 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512234309/https://www.premierleague.com/news/2615593 |url-status=live }}</ref>
On 26 April 2023, Holding scored his second Premier League goal in a 4–1 away loss against Manchester City.<ref>{{cite web|title=Manchester City 4–1 Arsenal: Kevin de Bruyne scores two and makes one in dominant display|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/65319949|website=BBC Sport|date=26 April 2023|access-date=2 September 2023}}</ref>
===Crystal Palace=== On 1 September 2023, Premier League club Crystal Palace signed Holding for a reported £4 million on a three-year deal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66691963|title=Rob Holding: Arsenal defender makes £4m move to Crystal Palace|website=BBC Sport|date=1 September 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/news/announcement/crystal-palace-sign-defender-rob-holding/|title=Crystal Palace sign defender Rob Holding|website=Crystal Palace F.C.|date=1 September 2023}}</ref> He made his debut on 26 September, away to Manchester United in the EFL Cup, playing the whole match and receiving a yellow card in a 3–0 defeat; it would turn out to be his sole appearance for the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cpfc.co.uk/matches/first-team/elc/2023-24/manchester-united-vs-crystal-palace-2023-09-26/2407904/|title=Man Utd 3 Palace 0|website=Crystal Palace F.C.|date=26 September 2023|access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>
In October 2024, manager Oliver Glasner stated that Holding had been frozen out of the squad and was training individually following a disagreement between the pair. Holding subsequently deleted all references to Crystal Palace from his Instagram page and unfollowed the club on the platform, and went on to only make sporadic appearances for the under-21 side.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c23kenjrpe4o|title=Why has Palace defender Holding been frozen out?|date=8 October 2024|author=Alex Howell|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
====Loan to Sheffield United==== On 3 February 2025, Holding was signed by EFL Championship club Sheffield United on a loan until the end of the season. He departed having featured once for Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup in one and a half years, and having made zero appearances in the Premier League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cz6peyy27jdo|title=Blades sign Holding, Nwachukwu and Caceres|date=3 February 2025|website=BBC Sport}}</ref>
===Colorado Rapids=== On 3 August 2025, Holding signed for MLS club Colorado Rapids on an 18-month deal after leaving Crystal Palace as a free agent.<ref>{{cite web | last1=Rapids | first1=Colorado | title=Colorado Rapids sign veteran center back Rob Holding | Colorado Rapids | work=Colorado Rapids | url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-sign-veteran-center-back-rob-holding }}</ref> In April 2026, the club announced Holding had been granted a U.S. green card, and would now qualify as a domestic player.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wiseman |first=Ciaran |date=2026-04-27 |title=English former Premier League player playing for MLS club granted US green card |url=https://talksport.com/football/4216915/premier-league-mls-us-green-card-rob-holding/ |url-status=live |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=talkSPORT |language=en-gb}}</ref>
==International career== Holding was called up to the England under-21 squad for the Toulon Tournament May 2016 as a replacement for Everton defender Brendan Galloway.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/may/15/rob-holding-replaces-brendan-galloway-150516 |title=Rob Holding called into Under-21s squad for Toulon trip |publisher=The Football Association |date=15 May 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=21 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200721232952/http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/may/15/rob-holding-replaces-brendan-galloway-150516 |url-status=live }}</ref> He made his debut for Gareth Southgate's team when starting against Guinea on 23 May.<ref name=U21>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU21pg4.html |title=England's matches: The under 21's: 2010–20 |website=England Football Online |date=9 June 2018 |access-date=21 July 2018 |archive-date=14 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014224645/http://www.englandfootballonline.com/MatchRsl/MatchRslTmU21pg4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> England won the tournament with Holding making two appearances,<ref name=U21/> and was an unused substitute in the final on 29 May as England beat France 2–1.<ref name=Toulon>{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/may/29/france-toulon-final-report-280516 |title=England under-21s lift Toulon title after win over France |first=Nicholas |last=Veevers |publisher=The Football Association |date=29 May 2016 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=14 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114033711/http://www.thefa.com/news/2016/may/29/france-toulon-final-report-280516 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was selected for England's squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40158863 |title=European Under-21 Championship: Ruben Loftus-Cheek out of England squad |website=BBC Sport |date=5 June 2017 |access-date=6 June 2017 |archive-date=5 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605233507/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40158863 |url-status=live }}</ref> but did not make an appearance with England eliminated in the semi-finals.<ref name=U21/> Holding made five appearances for the under-21s from 2016 to 2017.<ref name=U21/>
==Personal life== In 2026, Holding acquired a Green Card.<ref>'''{{Cite web |title=Colorado Rapids defender Rob Holding granted U.S. Green Card |url=https://www.coloradorapids.com/news/colorado-rapids-defender-rob-holding-granted-u-s-green-card |website=Colorado Rapids |publisher=Major League Soccer |date=27 April 2026 |access-date=3 May 2026}}'''</ref> He also began dating Angel City FC forward Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir at this time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Instagram post by Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir, 30 April 2026 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DXfAdw8mYon/ |website=Instagram |publisher=Meta Platforms |author=Sveindís Jane Jónsdóttir |date=30 April 2026 |access-date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 20 May 2026}}
{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National cup{{efn|Includes FA Cup, U.S. Open Cup}} !colspan=2|League cup{{efn|Includes Football League/EFL Cup}} !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=3|Bolton Wanderers |2014–15<ref name=sb1415>{{soccerbase season|81893|2014|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> |Championship |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |2015–16<ref name=sb1516>{{soccerbase season|81893|2015|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> |Championship |26||1||3||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !26||1||3||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||30||1 |- |Bury (loan) |2014–15<ref name=sb1415/> |League Two |1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |rowspan=9|Arsenal |2016–17<ref name=sb1617>{{soccerbase season|81893|2016|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> |Premier League |9||0||5||0||3||0||1{{efn|Appearance in UEFA Champions League}}||0||colspan=2|—||18||0 |- |2017–18<ref name=sb1718>{{soccerbase season|81893|2017|access-date=14 June 2018}}</ref> |Premier League |12||0||1||0||4||0||8{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}}||1||1{{efn|name=FACS|Appearance in FA Community Shield}}||0||26||1 |- |2018–19<ref name=sb1819>{{soccerbase season|81893|2018|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |10||0||0||0||1||0||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan=2|—||16||0 |- |2019–20<ref name=sb1920>{{soccerbase season|81893|2019|access-date=9 August 2020}}</ref> |Premier League |8||0||5||0||2||1||3{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||colspan=2|—||18||1 |- |2020–21<ref name=sb2021>{{soccerbase season|81893|2020|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |30||0||1||0||2||0||5{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||1{{efn|name=FACS}}||0||39||0 |- |2021–22<ref name=sb2122>{{soccerbase season|81893|2021|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |15||1||1||0||5||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||21||1 |- |2022–23<ref name=sb2223>{{soccerbase season|81893|2022|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |14||1||2||0||1||0||7{{efn|name=UEL}}||1||colspan=2|—||24||2 |- |2023–24<ref name=sb2324/> |Premier League |0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !98||2||15||0||18||1||29||2||2||0||162||5 |- |rowspan=3|Crystal Palace |2023–24<ref name=sb2324>{{soccerbase season|81893|2023|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |2024–25<ref name=sb2425>{{soccerbase season|81893|2024|access-date=4 December 2022}}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0||0||0||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- |Sheffield United (loan) |2024–25<ref name=sb2425/> |Championship |10||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1{{efn|Appearance in Championship play-offs}}||0||11||0 |- |rowspan=3|Colorado Rapids |2025 |Major League Soccer |6||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||6||0 |- |2026 |Major League Soccer |12||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||15||0 |- !colspan=2|Total !18||0||3||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||0||0||21||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !153||3||21||0||20||1||29||2||3||0||226||6 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Arsenal''' *FA Cup: 2016–17,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=8 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508054223/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39984089 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2019–20<ref name="2019–20 FA Cup">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100 |title=Arsenal 2–1 Chelsea |first=Phil |last=McNulty |website=BBC Sport |date=1 August 2020 |access-date=1 August 2020 |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430002356/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53546100 |url-status=live }}</ref> *FA Community Shield: 2017,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40766983 |title=Arsenal 1–1 Chelsea |first=Tom |last=Rostance |website=BBC Sport |date=6 August 2017 |access-date=14 June 2018 |archive-date=6 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806100602/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/40766983 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2020,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53871874 |title=Arsenal 1–1 Liverpool |first=Emma |last=Sanders |website=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2020 |access-date=30 August 2020 |archive-date=24 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210324193022/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/53871874 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2023<ref>{{cite news |date=6 August 2023 |title=Arsenal 1–1 Manchester City (4–1 on pens): Gunners win shootout to secure Community Shield |first=Gary |last=Rose |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66352143 |access-date=6 August 2023 |website=BBC Sport}}</ref> <!--- Holding was not in the matchday squad for the 2025 FA Cup final - please do not add the 2024/25 FA Cup without an independent reliable source which states that he received a medal -->
'''England U21''' *Toulon Tournament: 2016<ref name=Toulon/>
'''Individual''' *Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year: 2015–16<ref name=BoltonPOTY/>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{Commons category}} * [https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/rob-holding Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250725083955/https://www.cpfc.co.uk/teams/first-team/defender/rob-holding/ |date=25 July 2025 }} at the Crystal Palace F.C. website * {{UEFA player}}
{{Colorado Rapids squad}} {{Bolton Wanderers F.C. Player of the Year}}
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