| Tareiq Holmes-Dennis | |
| Fullname: | Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis[1] |
| Birth Date: | 31 October 1995[2] |
| Birth Place: | Farnborough, London, England |
| Height: | 1.75m (05.74feet) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | –2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Years1: | 2013–2016 |
| Clubs1: | Charlton Athletic |
| Caps1: | 12 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | → Oxford United (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps3: | 17 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
| Caps4: | 10 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2018 |
| Clubs5: | Huddersfield Town |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Portsmouth (loan) |
| Caps6: | 1 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps7: | 22 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 85 |
| Totalgoals: | 2 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | England U18 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis (born 31 October 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Farnborough, England, Holmes-Dennis started his football career at Charlton Athletic and progressed through the club's academy ranks. In October 2013, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal.[3]
Holmes-Dennis joined Oxford United on loan in October 2014 from Charlton Athletic.[4] Oxford manager Michael Appleton commented: "He'll certainly give us a lot of energy down that left hand side and give us a healthy competition for places."[5] Holmes-Dennis made his Football League debut against Tranmere Rovers at the Kassam Stadium in a 2–0 League Two win on 18 October 2014.[6] His parent club allowed Oxford to select him in the FA Cup.[7] Holmes-Dennis's loan spell with Oxford was extended until 10 January and then extended again until the end of the 2014–15 season.[8] [9] However, Holmes-Dennis was recalled by the club on 2 February 2015.[10]
On 5 February 2015, Plymouth Argyle announced that Holmes-Dennis would join them when the loan window opened the following week, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[11] Holmes-Dennis made his Argyle debut, playing as a left-back, in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 10 February 2015,[12] and scored his first Plymouth Argyle goal (also his first professional goal) in a 3–2 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2015.[13] Following this, Holmes-Dennis remained at Plymouth for the club's play-off campaign[14] and featured in both matches, as Argyle lost to Wycombe Wanderers. Holmes-Dennis returned to his parent club having made seventeen appearances.[15]
On 18 March 2016, Holmes-Dennis joined League One club Oldham Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[16]
On 24 August 2016, Holmes-Dennis joined Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal.[17]
After a season of sporadic appearances for Huddersfield, which ended in the Terriers achieving promotion to the Premier League, Holmes-Dennis joined Portsmouth on a season-long loan deal,[18] Portsmouth having just returned to League One after a four-year absence. Holmes-Dennis started the first game of the season, at home to Rochdale, at left-back; unfortunately he suffered an injury after just 39 minutes of his competitive debut and had to be substituted.[19]
On 23 July 2018, Holmes-Dennis joined Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee, where he met up with his new teammates at their training camp in Holland.[20] He made his first start for the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Sunderland[21] and scored his first goal for the club on Boxing Day in a 3–1 victory over Walsall.[22]
Following his release at the end of the 2019–20 season, Holmes-Dennis announced his retirement in October 2020 due to his recurring knee injury aged just 24.[23]
In mid-2013, Holmes-Dennis was called up to the England U18 squad, alongside Tobi Sho-Silva.[24] He made his England's debut on 6 March 2013, alongside Sho-Silva, in a 1–0 defeat to Belgium U18.[25]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Charlton Athletic | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Charlton Athletic total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Oxford United (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15 | League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[26] | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Huddersfield Town | 2016–17 | Championship | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[27] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Portsmouth (loan) | 2017–18 | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bristol Rovers | 2018–19 | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[28] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| 2019–20 | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Bristol Rovers total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 85 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 107 | 2 | |||
Huddersfield Town
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