Duane Holmes

Duane Octavious Holmes (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Huddersfield Town and the United States national team.

Duane Holmes

Personal information
Full name	Duane Octavious Holmes[1]
Date of birth	November 6, 1994[2]
Place of birth	Columbus, Georgia, United States
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Huddersfield Town
Number	9
Youth career
2002–2013	Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Huddersfield Town	22	(1)
2014	→ Yeovil Town (loan)	5	(0)
2014	→ Bury (loan)	6	(0)
2016–2018	Scunthorpe United	78	(10)
2018–2021	Derby County	68	(5)
2021–	Huddersfield Town	1	(0)
National team^‡
2019–	United States	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 30, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 9, 2019

Born in Columbus, Georgia, United States, Holmes has an American father and an English mother. He moved to England, with his mother, at the age of 4, living in Wakefield. Though he has dual American-British nationality, he identifies as American. He has played for junior clubs Kellingley Welfare and Normanton Athletic before joining Huddersfield Town from U-9 level and then in May 2011, Holmes was among ten teenagers to be "handed two-year academy deals.[3]

In 2013, Holmes was shortlisted for the Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year.[4] However, Holmes lost it to Dimitar Evtimov. Then in May 2013, Holmes signed a two-year contract, with the club having an option to extend for a further year.[5]

Playing career

Huddersfield Town

Having been included in the first team, Holmes was given number 38 shirt.[6] Holmes made his début for the Terriers in the Football League Cup game against Hull City at the KC Stadium on September 24, 2013, coming on as a substitute for fellow débutante Daniel Carr.[7] He made his first league début in the 1–1 draw against Blackpool at the John Smith's Stadium on September 27, 2013, setting up the equalizer for James Vaughan.[8] After the match, Manager Mark Robins praised Holmes' performance.[9] He made his first start for the Terriers in the 3–2 win over Leeds United on October 26, before being subbed at half-time for Sean Scannell.[10]

At the start of the 2014–15 season, Holmes switched number shirt from thirty-nine to nineteen.[11] Holmes made his first appearance for the club, in the second round of Football League Cup, as Huddersfield Town lost 2–0 to Nottingham Forest.[12] At the end of the season, Holmes was offered a new contract by the club[13] and on June 22, 2015, Holmes signed a contract with the club.[14]

Loan spells

On February 20, 2014, Holmes was sent out on a month's loan to fellow Championship side Yeovil Town.[15] Holmes made his debut the following Saturday against Doncaster Rovers, earning a penalty which won Yeovil the match 1–0.[16] Despite Manager Gary Johnson was keen to extend Holmes' loan spell,[17] Holmes returned to Huddersfield Town on March 17, 2014, with his loan prematurely ended having started all five of his games at Yeovil.[18]

On August 30, 2014, after making just one substitute appearance at the start of the season, Holmes joined League Two side Bury on loan until January 5, 2015.[19] Holmes made his Bury debut on the next day, coming on as a substitute for Nicky Adams in the 79th minutes, in a 2–1 win against Accrington Stanley.[20] Holmes returned to Huddersfield Town on October 29, 2014, with his loan prematurely ended having started six of his games at Bury, mostly coming from as a substitute.[21]

Scunthorpe United

Holmes signed for Scunthorpe United on July 7, 2016, following his release from Huddersfield Town.

He made his first appearance in an Iron shirt during the EFL CUP round 1 tie with Notts County on Tuesday August 9, 2016. Holmes came off the bench to help earn a 2–0 victory AET. He went on to make his full debut the following Saturday August 13 away at Fleetwood Town. [22]

Derby County

Holmes signed for Derby County on August 9, 2018, for an undisclosed fee[23] reported to be around £700k.[24] Towards the end of his time at Derby, Holmes displayed displeasure at being played out-wide rather than in his preferred position of down the middle.[25] Holmes was dropped from Derby's first team in December 2020 and, after failing to even make the bench in January, Derby manager Wayne Rooney questioned Holmes' attitude, saying "He needs to perform better in training and give me an option to see if I use him or not. So that is on him to do that."[26] With his contract approaching its end in 2021, Derby opened contract talks with Holmes[27] but failed to agree terms.[28] He was heavily linked with a £1m move back to Huddersfield Town in January 2021.[24]

Return to Huddersfield Town

On January 25, 2021, Holmes rejoined Huddersfield Town on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[29]

International career

Born in the United States and raised in England to an American father and English mother, Holmes is eligible to play for the United States and England, and has expressed interest in representing the United States.[30] In May 2019, he was named in the 40-man provisional United States squad for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[31]

He made his senior team debut on June 5, 2019, against Jamaica.[32] The following day, he was named in the final 23-man roster for the 2019 Gold Cup, but was forced to withdraw from the squad prior to the start of the tournament due to injury, being replaced by Djordje Mihailovic.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played January 30, 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huddersfield Town	2013–14[34]	Championship	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	0
	2014–15[35]		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
	2015–16[36]		6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
	Huddersfield total		22	1	2	0	2	0	0	0	26	1
Yeovil Town (loan)	2013–14[34]	Championship	5	0	—		—		0	0	5	0
Bury (loan)	2014–15[35]	League Two	6	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	7	0
Scunthorpe United	2016–17[37]	League One	32	3	1	0	2	0	4[lower-alpha 2]	0	39	3
	2017–18[38]		45	7	3	0	2	1	4[lower-alpha 3]	1	54	9
	2018–19		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	Scunthorpe total		78	10	4	0	4	1	8	1	94	12
Derby County	2018–19[39]	Championship	25	2	4	0	1	0	2	0	32	2
	2019–20[40]		33	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	36	3
	2020–21[41]		14	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	15	1
	Derby total		72	5	6	1	3	0	2	0	83	6
Huddersfield Town	2020–21[42]	Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			184	16	12	1	9	1	11	1	216	18

International

As of June 10, 2019.

National Team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2019	2	0
Total		2	0

Source: US Soccer

1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
2. Three appearances in the EFL Trophy and one in the League One play-offs
3. Two Appearance in the EFL Trophy and two in the League One play-offs

References

1. "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. June 3, 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 17, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
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23. "Rams swoop to complete deadline day move for Holmes". Derby County F.C. August 9, 2018. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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27. "Deal or no deal - the Derby County players whose contracts expire in 2021". Derbyshire Live. January 5, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
28. "'SENSIBLE', 'FIRESALE' – PLENTY OF DERBY COUNTY FANS REACT TO PLAYER'S IMMINENT DEPARTURE". the72.co.uk. January 14, 2020. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
29. https://www.htafc.com/news/2021/january/transfer-duane-holmes-returns-to-town/
30. "American Exports: Huddersfield Town's Duane Holmes dreams of Rio 2016 Olympic glory". MLS Soccer. May 1, 2014. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
31. "Provisional 40-Player Rosters Announced for the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup". Concacaf Gold Cup. May 20, 2019. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
32. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/06/usmnt-falls-1-0-to-jamaica-in-washington-dc
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34. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
35. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
36. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
37. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
38. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
39. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
40. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
41. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
42. "Games played by Duane Holmes in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved January 15, 2021.

External links

• Duane Holmes at Soccerbase
• Soccerway profile