Rob Holding

Robert Samuel Holding (born 20 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Arsenal.

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 and the FA Community Shield twice each with the club. Holding has represented England at under-21 level and was part of the team that won the Toulon Tournament in 2016.

Club Career

Bolton Wanderers

Holding played for Stalybridge Celtic Juniors before joining the Bolton Wanderers youth system at the age of seven. He joined League Two club Bury on loan on 26 March 2015 for rest of the 2014–15 season. Holding made his only Bury appearance on 3 April 2015 as a 79th-minute substitute in a 2–0 away win against Cambridge United. On his return to Bolton, he signed his professional contract with the club.

He made his Bolton debut on 11 August 2015 as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat to Burton Albion in the League Cup. 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. Holding was voted as Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Year for the 2015–16 season. He made 30 appearances, scoring one goal, as the team finished bottom of the Championship and were relegated to League One.

Arsenal

Holding signed for Premier League club Arsenal on 22 July 2016 for a fee of around £2 million. 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.

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