Rory Holden

€800KMarket Value

The New Saints•Midfielder•

Northern Ireland

Rory Holden

€800KMarket Value

The New Saints•Midfielder•

Northern Ireland

6.8

Season Score

Aug 23, 1997

165 cm

Height

0.38

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

6.8

Season Score

Aug 23, 1997

165 cm

Height

0.38

Goals/Match

Shirt Number

Card stats based on

2026/2027

Season Performance 26/27

All Competitions

Matches: 9
Goals: 4
Assists: 0
Goal Contributions: 4
Mins/game: 31
Avg Rating: 6.83

rating

6.79+0.28(+4.1%)

Last 22 matches

Sep 26, 2025 — Sep 26, 2026

High

7.60

Low

6.18

Avg

6.79

G+A

Wins19

Draws2

Losses1

Month	Matches	Mins	G	A	G+A	G/M	Rating
Sep 2026	4	191	3	0	3	0.75	6.95
Aug 2026	5	90	1	0	1	0.20	6.67
Jun 2026	1	90	0	0	0	0.00	-
Apr 2026	1	90	0	0	0	0.00	7.60
Mar 2026	2	116	0	0	0	0.00	6.88
Feb 2026	3	270	3	1	4	1.00	6.83
Jan 2026	3	270	1	0	1	0.33	6.69
Dec 2025	1	90	0	0	0	0.00	6.18
Oct 2025	2	109	1	0	1	0.50	6.56

9 months • 22 matches

Career

Club Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

2019/2020 - 2021/2022

2017/2018 - 2018/2019

5000.00363-

Total

20327190.1312,039

Youth Career

MGAGxGMinRtg

North. Ireland U21

2017 - 2019

4000.00310-

Club Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

The New Saints

26/27

94—2811.28106.83

The New Saints

25/26

24711,9080.38406.72

The New Saints

24/25

32211,4670.18106.69

The New Saints

23/24

32731,9020.47007.38

Port Vale

22/23

17016390.14006.72

Walsall

20/21

26452,0640.39507.25

Walsall

19/20

36272,5040.32407.13

Rochdale

18/19

7014820.1900-

Barrow

18/19

50—3630.0000-

Derry City

17/18

20—1660.0000-

Derry City

16/17

91—2050.4400-

Derry City

15/16

40—58—10-

Youth Career

MGAMinG+A/90YCRCRtg

North. Ireland U21

2019

20—1550.0000-

North. Ireland U21

2017

2001550.0000-

League seasons, computed

Season	League	Apps	Min	Goals	Assists	G+A / 90	Rating
2016	Premier Division	4	58	0	0	—	—
2017	Premier Division	9	205	1	0	0.44	—
2018/2019	League One (England)	6	392	0	0	0	—
2018/2019	Enterprise National League (England)	5	363	0	0	0	—
2019/2020	League Two (England)	29	2004	2	4	0.27	7.06
2020/2021	League Two (England)	21	1707	4	5	0.47	7.3
2022/2023	League One (England)	12	405	0	0	0	6.66
2023/2024	Premier League (Wales)	22	1433	4	3	0.44	7.38
2024/2025	Premier League (Wales)	23	1170	0	1	0.08	6.65
2025/2026	Premier League (Wales)	22	1709	7	1	0.42	6.75
2026/2027	Premier League (Wales)	8	202	3	0	1.34	6.83

Career Progress

Appearances per Season

Appearance Distribution

Full match

Substituted off

From Bench

Rory Holden — computed career insights

Career figures, computed

Best-rated season: 2023/2024 · 7.38Premier League (Wales)
Lowest-rated season: 2024/2025 · 6.65Premier League (Wales)
Rating trend: -0.22last 2 rated seasons vs career average before them
Career involvement (league): 0.33 G+A per 9021 goals + 14 assists across 11 league seasons (per-90 from 9648 minutes on record)
League seasons on record: 11 (2016–2026)
Clubs with recorded appearances: 6

Among position peers, computed

Rating percentile: 99thrating 6.75 vs 74 rated peers
Goals rank: #7 of 747 goals
G+A per 90 percentile: 89th0.42 per 90

Cohort: 74 Premier League (Wales) midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 450 minutes.

Stands out among position peers, computed

shots per 90: 2.53#2 of 68 · cohort median 0.83
goals per 90: 0.37#4 of 68 · cohort median 0.08

Cohort: 68 Premier League (Wales) midfielders, 2025/2026, min. 900 minutes.

How we calculate this

Rival Clubs(49)

Player stats against each opponent club

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A		Last
Exeter City	5	1	2	2	1	0	0	Nov 2022
Cambridge United	4	2	0	2	0	0	1	Apr 2023
Leyton Orient	4	2	1	1	1	0	1	Apr 2021
Oxford United	4	0	1	3	0	0	0	Apr 2023
Cheltenham Town	4	0	1	3	0	0	1	Jan 2023
Bala Town	4	3	0	1	1	0	0	Sep 2024
Salford City	3	1	0	2	0	0	0	Dec 2022
Crawley Town	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	Nov 2020
Fleetwood Town	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	Mar 2023
Port Vale	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	Dec 2020
Connah's Quay	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	—
Newtown AFC	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	Jan 2025
Bolton Wanderers	2	1	1	0	1	0	0	Aug 2022
Colchester United	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	Oct 2020
Scunthorpe United	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	Dec 2019
Plymouth Argyle	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Dec 2022
Ferencvárosi	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	Jul 2024
Bradford City	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	Oct 2020
Grimsby Town	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	Sep 2020
Tranmere Rovers	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	Apr 2021

1–20 of 49

Rival National Teams(1)

Player stats against each opponent national team

Team	MP	W	D	L	G	A			Last
Iceland U21	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	—

Transfers

Transfer History

Port Vale

The New Saints

Jul 1, 2023Free Transfer

Walsall

Port Vale

Jul 1, 2022Free Transfer

Aug 11, 2020Transfer

May 31, 2020End of loan

Jul 26, 2019Loan

May 31, 2019End of loan

Jan 3, 2019Loan

Oct 15, 2018End of loan

Sep 14, 2018Loan

Aug 31, 2017Transfer

Trophies & Awards

3 titles won

Championships

Premier League

2x Winner(2023/2024, 2025/2026)

Welsh Cup

1x Winner(2024/2025)

Player Information

The New Saints

Current Team

Date of Birth

Aug 23, 1997

Place of Birth

Derry, Northern Ireland

Nationality

Northern Ireland

Height

165 cm

Weight

68 kg

Shirt Number

#18

Age

29 years

Position

Midfielder

Preferred Foot

Left

Market Value

€800K

Performance Overview

Season Rating

6.83

Highest: 6.8 | Lowest: 6.8

Goals/Game

0.38

Mins/Game

Pass Acc.

78%

Matches

Total played8

Started (Lineups)2

From Bench0

Total Minutes202

Minutes per game25

Attacking

Goals3

Penalties scored0

Scoring frequency67 min

Goals per game0.38

Shots total-

Shots on target-

Shots off target-

Shots per game-

Shots on target/game-

Hit Woodwork-

Big Chances Missed-

Passes

Assists0

Key passes0

Pass accuracy78%

Total passes99

Long Balls-

Long Balls Won-

Crosses6

Accurate Crosses0

Big Chances Created-

Defense

Tackles1

Interceptions2

Clearances-

Blocks0

Clean Sheets-

Goals Conceded-

Duels

Total Duels21

Duels Won11

Aerials Won-

Succ. Dribbles2

Cards

Yellow1

Yellow Red0

Red0

Career Statistics

career goals

career assists

203

total appearances

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About Rory Holden

Among Premier League (Wales) midfielders with 900+ minutes in 2025/2026, Rory Holden ranks #2 of 68 for shots per 90 (2.53; median 0.83) and #4 of 68 for goals per 90 (0.37; median 0.08). Rory Holden's average rating of 6.75 in 2025/2026 is in the top 2% of 74 rated Premier League (Wales) midfielders.