Holmes's current-season form is level with last season (Season 8→7), while his Rating held around 17. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Houston Dynamo · 5th	18	0	0	6.22	18	9
2025/26	Houston Dynamo · 12th	19	1	0	6.64	16	8
2024/25	Preston · 20th	31	1	1	6.69	36	11
2023/24	Preston · 10th	35	4	5	6.95	50	24
2022/23	Huddersfield · 18th	27	2	2	6.76	51	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	2	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Defensive midfielder

D. Holmes is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Houston Dynamo, rated 16.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 448th of 525 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (23% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.34 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Holmes.

Judged on this season alone, Holmes graded 7 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 40th of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 4.341 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 7). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 17, 42nd of 45 of the 45 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 31 Holmes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2021/22Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential42nd of 45 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 18 apps Current season40th of 45 defensive midfielders · Major League Soccer · 18 apps 40th-best defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer 448th in the Major League Soccer · potential 42nd-highest potential defensive midfielder in the Major League Soccer

16.6

Ratingi

42nd of 45 defensive midfielders

6.8

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

23%

Minutes

limited game time

4.34

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.34

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Defensive volume. 4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Game time. Only 23% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 16.6, Holmes carries the 42nd-highest potential of the defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 45 — though on just 18 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.34 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %23%

Available fixtures30 of 30

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.341

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %33.3

Pass accuracy %82

Dribble success %46.7

Cards / 900.289

Foul involvement / 902.17

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 31, Holmes sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Holmes's projected Rating — 16.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target1

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created6

Passes200

Pass accuracy82%

Possession

Successful dribbles7

Dribble success46.7%

Duels won45

Duels won %55.6%

Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles24

Interceptions6

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Houston DynamoMar 2025 – nowFree Transfer

PrestonJul 2023 – Mar 2025

HuddersfieldJan 2021 – Jul 2023

DerbyAug 2018 – Jan 2021

SScunthorpeJul 2016 – Aug 2018Free

Huddersfield(back from loan)Oct 2014 – Jul 2016

BBury(on loan)Aug 2014 – Oct 2014

Huddersfield(back from loan)Mar 2014 – Aug 2014

YYeovil Town(on loan)Feb 2014 – Mar 2014

Huddersfielduntil Feb 2014

About D. Holmes

Duane Holmes is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Houston Dynamo, born on November 6, 1994 in Columbus, standing 168 cm tall. He is from USA. Houston Dynamo currently sit 5th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, D. Holmes has made 18 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 622 minutes, averaging a 5.82 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 2 yellow cards.

When D. Holmes plays, Houston Dynamo's record this season is 7W-5D-5L — and his match ratings average 6.06 at home against 6.32 on the road.

Recent matches

October 18, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs FC Dallas (3 minutes, 6 rating)
October 15, 2026: 3-3 draw away at San Diego (2 minutes, 5.79 rating)
October 11, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Minnesota United FC (6 minutes, 6.04 rating)
September 10, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs Real Salt Lake (1 minutes, 0 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs San Jose Earthquakes (17 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 20, 2026: 1-0 win away at Vancouver Whitecaps (11 minutes, 7 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Los Angeles Galaxy (25 minutes, 7 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-0 win away at Sporting Kansas City (8 minutes, 6.6 rating)
July 23, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs DC United (11 minutes, 6.6 rating)
May 14, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Real Salt Lake (79 minutes, 6.3 rating)

D. Holmes's next match is on November 2, 2026, when Houston Dynamo face Portland Timbers away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Holmes at 16.6 with a Season form score of 6.8, ranking 448th of 525 defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, D. Holmes has totalled 390 club appearances with 33 goals and 12 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 47 appearances for Scunthorpe.

D. Holmes's career has also included time at Preston, Huddersfield, Derby, SScunthorpe, BBury and YYeovil Town.

On the international stage, D. Holmes has represented USA — 2 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 5th of 15 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points