Thomas Richard Holmes (born 12 March 2000) is an English professional

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who plays for

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club

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, as a defender.

Career

Club

Reading

In July 2017, Holmes signed his first professional deal with

, making his debut for Reading on 6 March 2018 in a 1–1 draw against

Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club () is a professional football club based in Horwich, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in . The club played at Burnden Park for 102 years from 1895 after moving from their original home at Pike's ...

. Holmes had been in the academy at

since the age of 8, and a season ticket holder from age 11, On 26 February 2019, Holmes signed a new contract with Reading until the summer of 2022. On 5 December 2021, Holmes scored his first goal for Reading, a

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against

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional Association football, football club based in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, that compete in the . They have played home games at the MKM Stadium since moving ...

. On 17 June 2022, Holmes signed a new three-year contract with Reading. On 21 July 2022, Holmes was confirmed as Reading's Vice-Captain for the season, behind Captain

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Roeselare Loan

On 2 September 2019 Holmes moved to

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club

Roeselare Roeselare (; french: Roulers, ; West Flemish: ''Roeseloare'') is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, Oekene and Rumbeke. The ...

on loan for the 2019–20 season.

Personal life

Born in England, Holmes is of Canadian descent through his grandmother and may be eligible to represent the Canada national team. Holmes is studying a degree on a part-time basis.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

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Reading Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Holmes, Tom 2000 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders English people of Canadian descent Reading F.C. players English Football League players K.S.V. Roeselare players Challenger Pro League players English expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from Greater London