Tareiq Holmes-Dennis

Tareiq Holmes-Dennis

Holmes-Dennis playing for Oxford United in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis[1]
Date of birth	(1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth	Farnborough, London, England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Corinthian-Casuals
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)
2024–	Corinthian-Casuals	1	(0)
International career
2013	England U18	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:58, 1 October 2024 (UTC)

Tareiq Marcus Holmes-Dennis (born 31 October 1995) is an English former professional footballer who plays as a defender for Combined Counties League Premier Division South club Corinthian-Casuals.

Club career

Charlton Athletic

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]

Huddersfield Town

On 24 August 2016, Holmes-Dennis joined Football League Championship side Huddersfield Town on a three-year deal.^[18]

Portsmouth (loan)

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]

Bristol Rovers

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]

Return to playing

In September 2024, Holmes-Dennis returned to playing, joining Combined Counties Premier Division South club Corinthian-Casuals.^[25]

International career

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.^[26]

Career statistics

As of end of 2019-20 season ^[27]

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
Charlton Athletic	2014–15[28]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2015–16[29]	Championship	11	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	12	0
	2016–17[30]	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[28]	League Two	14	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
Plymouth Argyle (loan)	2014–15[28]	League Two	17	1	0	0	0	0	2[a]	0	19	1
Oldham Athletic (loan)	2015–16[29]	League One	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Huddersfield Town	2016–17[30]	Championship	9	0	4	0	0	0	2[b]	0	15	0
Portsmouth (loan)	2017–18[31]	League One	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bristol Rovers	2018–19[32]	League One	18	1	0	0	0	0	3[c]	0	21	1
	2019–20[33]	League One	4	0	2	0	0	0	3[c]	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

1. Appearances in the League Two play-offs
2. Appearances in the Championship play-offs
3. Appearances in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Huddersfield Town

• EFL Championship play-offs: 2017^[34]

References

1. "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
2. "Oxford United". FootballSquads. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
3. "Addicks pair earn England calls". Charlton Athletic. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
4. "Holmes-Dennis signs new contract". Charlton Athletic F.C. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
5. "Tareiq Holmes-Dennis: Oxford United sign Charlton defender". BBC Sport. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
6. "Michael Appleton Looks Ahead to Tranmere Game". Oxford United F.C. 16 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
7. "Oxford United 2–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
8. "Holmes-Dennis gets FA Cup go ahead as Jakubiak Departs". Oxford United F.C. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
9. "Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Extends Loan at Oxford United". Oxford United F.C. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
10. "Tareiq Holmes-Dennis' loan at Oxford United extended". Charlton Athletic F.C. 24 December 2014. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
11. "Championship: Charlton Athletic recall Tareiq Holmes-Dennis from Oxford United". Sky Sports. 2 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
12. "Tareiq a Treat". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 5 February 2015. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
13. "Wycombe Wanderers 0–2 Plymouth Argyle". BBC Sport. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
14. "Plymouth Argyle 3–2 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
15. "Gethin Extends". Plymouth Argyle F.C. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
16. "Plymouth Argyle: Jason Banton and Dominic Blizzard released". BBC Sport. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
17. "NEWS Tareiq Holmes-Dennis joins Oldham Athletic on loan". Charlton Athletic FC. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
18. "Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Signs For Terriers". Huddersfield Town Official Site. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
19. "Pompey Sign Holmes-Dennis". Retrieved 8 August 2017.
20. "Portsmouth 2–0 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
21. "Left-Back Tareiq Holmes-Dennis Joins Rovers From Huddersfield Town". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
22. "Sunderland 2–1 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 15 December 2018.
23. "Walsall 1–3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 26 December 2018.
24. "Former Huddersfield Town and Charlton Athletic full-back Tareiq Holmes-Dennis retires aged 24". www.examinerlive.co.uk. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
25. Allen, Neil (1 October 2024). "Ex-Portsmouth, Bristol Rovers and Charlton man in heart-warming playing return - four years after retiring through injury". The News. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
26. "Addicks duo feature for England U18s". Charlton Athletic F.C. 6 March 2013. Archived from the original on 26 December 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2014.
27. Tareiq Holmes-Dennis at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
28. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
29. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
30. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
31. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
32. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
33. "Games played by Tareiq Holmes-Dennis in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
34. Woodcock, Ian (29 May 2017). "Huddersfield Town 0–0 Reading". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 May 2018.

External links

• Tareiq Holmes-Dennis at Soccerbase
• Tareiq Holmes-Dennis at Soccerway
• England profile at the FA
• Oxford United Profile