Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis (born 31 October 1995) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
![]() Holmes-Dennis playing for Oxford United in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 26)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Farnborough, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2013 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Oxford United (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2015 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 17 | (1) |
2016 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 10 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Huddersfield Town | 9 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2018–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 22 | (1) |
Total | 85 | (2) | |
National team | |||
2013 | England U18 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Farnborough, England, Holmes-Dennis started his football career at Charlton Athletic and progressed through the club's academy ranks.[3] In October 2013, he signed his first professional contract, a three-year deal.[4]
Holmes-Dennis joined Oxford United on loan in October 2014 from Charlton Athletic.[5] 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."[6] 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.[7] His parent club allowed Oxford to select him in the FA Cup.[8] Holmes-Dennis's loan spell with Oxford was extended until 10 January and then extended again until the end of the 2014–15 season.[9][10] However, Holmes-Dennis was recalled by the club on 2 February 2015.[11]
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.[12] Holmes-Dennis made his Argyle debut, playing as a left-back, in a 2–0 win over Wycombe Wanderers on 10 February 2015,[13] and scored his first Plymouth Argyle goal (also his first professional goal) in a 3–2 win over Tranmere Rovers on 25 April 2015.[14] Following this, Holmes-Dennis remained at Plymouth for the club's play-off campaign[15] and featured in both matches, as Argyle lost to Wycombe Wanderers. Holmes-Dennis returned to his parent club having made seventeen appearances.[16]
On 18 March 2016, Holmes-Dennis joined League One club Oldham Athletic on loan for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.[17]
On 24 August 2016, Holmes-Dennis joined Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal.[18]
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,[19] 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.[20]
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.[21] He made his first start for the club in a 2–1 away defeat to Sunderland[22] and scored his first goal for the club on Boxing Day in a 3–1 victory over Walsall.[23]
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.[24]
In mid-2013, Holmes-Dennis was called up to the England U18 squad, alongside Tobi Sho-Silva.[3] 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 | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Charlton Athletic | 2014–15[27] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2015–16[28] | Championship | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
2016–17[29] | 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[27] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
Plymouth Argyle (loan) | 2014–15[27] | League Two | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[28] | League One | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
Huddersfield Town | 2016–17[29] | Championship | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Portsmouth (loan) | 2017–18[30] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Bristol Rovers | 2018–19[31] | League One | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 21 | 1 |
2019–20[32] | League One | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 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