Rory Holden

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Rory Holden
62

2.49

M.€

18

27

years

CM

Profile of Rory Holden

Performance in the last match

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Rory Holden

Rory Holden
27
years
i1
Northern Ireland
68
kgs
Mid
position
165
cms
18
shirt number
2.49
M.€
62
ELO

Born on 23 August 1997 in Waterside, Derry

Personal data
Country of birth
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
Preferred foot
Left foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Europa
Career details
Current club
The New Saints The New Saints
Current competition
Welsh Premier League Welsh Premier League
Previous club
Port Vale Port Vale
Previous competition
League One League One
Historic team
The New Saints The New Saints
Historical competition
League Two League Two
Most common shirt number
18
Other shirt numbers
17, 14, 22, 15, 23, 36, 26

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Welsh Premier League
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
UCL Qualifying
0%
Wins
0 W
1 D
1 L
Europa Conference League qualifiers
0%
Wins
0 W
0 D
2 L
League Cup Wales
0%
Wins

Position on the pitch

Main position
Midfielder 86%
Other positions
  • Right midfielder 14%
CM
RM
Football pitch

Attributes

70
pace
60
shot
61
pass
67
Dribbling
50
defence
56
physical
Main features
Technical dribbler

Rating progression

62
918 16
548 17
4468 18
9205 18
9174 19
9202 21
2491 23
Highest value in career
64 (2024)
Rankings
General
18919º
Age
1594º
By country
122º 122º
By position
5203º MF
By position
3976º CM CM

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.7
918 16
548 17
4468 18
9205 18
9174 19
9202 21
2491 23
Highest value in career
2.42M (2025)
Rankings
General
13700º
Age
1208º
By country
92º 92º
By position
3909º MF
By position
3040º CM CM
Contract information
Agent
Major League Sports Management
Start of contract
01/07/2023
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
21/08/2028

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
23/24 01/07/2023
Port Vale
Port Vale
The New Saints
The New Saints
Free transfer
22/23 01/07/2022
Walsall
Walsall
Port Vale
Port Vale
Free transfer
20/21 11/08/2020
Bristol City
Bristol City
Walsall
Walsall
Transfer
20/21 31/05/2020
Walsall
Walsall
Bristol City
Bristol City
End of loan
19/20 26/07/2019
Bristol City
Bristol City
Walsall
Walsall
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 0

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 20
2
0.1
63
Last 6 months 14
2
0.14
62
Last 365 days 46
4
0.09
63
Last 3 years 100
12
0.12
58
Last 5 years 131
16
0.12
57
Career 195
19
0.1
54

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
The New Saints
The New Saints
2025/26
6 0 0 2 0 6 4 2 374' 27 4.8 61
Welsh Premier League
Welsh Premier League
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 175' 27 5.1 61
Europa Conference League qualifiers
Europa Conference League qualifiers
2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 30' 27 4.1 61
UCL Qualifying
UCL Qualifying
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 169' 27 5 62
The New Saints
The New Saints
2024/25
46 4 0 2 0 46 29 17 2586' 27 6.3 62
The New Saints
The New Saints
2023/24
37 8 3 0 0 37 27 10 2374' 26 7.3 53
Port Vale
Port Vale
2022/23
16 0 1 0 0 16 6 10 610' 25 5.1 49
Walsall
Walsall
2020/21
26 4 5 5 0 26 21 5 1974' 23 6.9 57

Teammates

Player rating and role
Danny Davies
D
Danny Davies
70
1
D. Redmond
MF
D. Redmond
68
-1
Leo Smith
MF
Leo Smith
67
0
Jordan Williams
F
Jordan Williams
66
-2
Dan Williams
MF
Dan Williams
65
2
Josh Daniels
D
Josh Daniels
64
-5
J. Bodenham
D
J. Bodenham
64
3
Ben Wilson
F
Ben Wilson
64
2
R. Brobbel
F
R. Brobbel
63
-2
Ben Clark
MF
Ben Clark
63
-3
Harrison Mcgahey
D
Harrison Mcgahey
60
4
Aramide Oteh
F
Aramide Oteh
59
2
J. Marshall
D
J. Marshall
58
-1
A. Cieslewicz
F
A. Cieslewicz
58
-3
N. Shepperd
GK
N. Shepperd
55
0
Ryan Astles
D
Ryan Astles
55
-2
D. Corness
MF
D. Corness
52
0
Jacob Owen
D
Jacob Owen
51
0
G. Dafydd
F
G. Dafydd
51
1

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
The New Saints
The New Saints
3 89 60 5334' 12 4
Walsall
Walsall
2 62 51 4480' 6 9
Port Vale
Port Vale
1 16 6 610' 0 0
Derry City
Derry City
3 14 5 442' 1 0
Rochdale
Rochdale
1 7 6 482' 0 0
Barrow
Barrow
1 5 5 363' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
League Two
League Two
2 50 42 3713' 6 8
Welsh Premier League
Welsh Premier League
3 49 32 2877' 4 2
League One
League One
2 17 8 768' 0 0
Premier League
Premier League
2 12 3 276' 1 0
EFL Trophy
EFL Trophy
4 11 7 617' 0 0

Teams played for

The New Saints
The New Saints
3 season
12
89
Walsall
Walsall
2 season
6
62
Port Vale
Port Vale
1 season
0
16
Derry City
Derry City
3 season
1
14
Rochdale
Rochdale
1 season
0
7
Barrow
Barrow
1 season
0
5

For the national team

0
0 times at International
3 times at U21
-
Average number of goals
-
0
0
0

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Irlanda del Norte U21
Irlanda del Norte U21
2018
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 156' 21 6.3 43
European U21 Championship qualifying
European U21 Championship qualifying
2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 156' 21 6.3 43

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Irlanda del Norte U21
Irlanda del Norte U21
1 2 2 156' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
1 2 2 156' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day

Best performances