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Full nameRobert Samuel Holding
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age30
Date of birth20 Sept 1995
BirthplaceStalybridge
Height189 cm
Shirt number#6
ClubColorado Rapids
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Centre-back

Season stats

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18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1350
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Colorado Rapids.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer13009796.82

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

R. Holding is a 30-year-old central defender at Colorado Rapids, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 35, top 27% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 25.3, ranking 335th of 436 in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (71.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Holding.

Judged on this season alone, Holding graded 35 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 3.733 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 6 → 35). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 77th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 30 Holding is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2026/27
Current potential77th of 101 centre-backs · Major League SoccerCurrent seasonTop 27% centre-backs · Major League Soccer27th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer335th in the Major League Soccer · potential77th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer
25.3
Ratingi
77th of 101 centre-backs
35.4
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
71.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
3.73
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Colorado Rapids finished 7th of 15 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.73
Def. / 90
22
Tackles
23
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 18 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 71.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 25.3, Holding carries the 77th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× projected in three years).

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target1
Shots6

Passing

Assists0
Chances created4
Passes1,202
Pass accuracy90%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won50
Duels won %58.8%
Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles22
Interceptions23
Blocks11
Fouls committed8

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards2

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.