Charlie Holland

Charlie Holland
Personal information
Date of birth (2009-07-03) 3 July 2009
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Chelsea
Number 75
Youth career
Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2026– Chelsea 0 (0)
International career
2024 England U15 4 (0)
2024–2025 England U16 10 (0)
2025– England U17 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals as of 3 November 2025

Charlie Holland (born 3 July 2009) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chelsea.

Club career

As a youth player, Holland joined the youth academy of Premier League side Chelsea, where he captained the club's under-14 team.[1] In 2026, he was promoted to their senior team.[2]

International career

Holland is an England youth international. During the autumn of 2025, he played for the England national under-17 football team for 2026 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification.[2]

Style of play

Holland plays as a midfielder. English news website Last Word On Sports wrote in 2026 that he "tends to operate in a deeper role as one of a pivot or the base of a three, he can play a bit further forward as a traditional central midfielder... likes to pick up the ball deeper and use his strong passing range to orchestrate play and try to fashion space for a line-breaking pass... has been praised for his vision to pick out a pass, his ability to hold onto the ball under pressure, his tackling, which he can do comfortably with either leg, and his ball carrying".[3]

References

  1. ^ "Why Chelsea youth captain Charlie Holland, 14, joined first-team training today". The Standard. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b Charlie Holland at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Wonderkids You Haven't Heard of Yet: Charlie Holland (Chelsea)". Last Word On Sports. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.