Duane Holmes
based on the 2025 season · updated 20 Aug 2026
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Houston Dynamo.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Major League Soccer | 8 | 0 | 0 | 525 | 6.64 |
Scout report
D. Holmes is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Houston Dynamo, rated 15.8 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (18.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.49 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Holmes.
On the season, Holmes graded 8 for current form (age-blind), on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.491 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 8 → 8). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 31 Holmes is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Houston Dynamo finished 12th of 15 · a lower-table side
2.49 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 19 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (12th of 15) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.16 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 18.9% 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
Rated 15.8 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.49 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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