Duane Holmes

About

Duane Octavious Holmes (born November 6, 1994) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club Houston Dynamo.
In 2013, Holmes was shortlisted for the Football League Championship Apprentice of the Year. However, Holmes lost it to Dimitar Evtimov. Then in May 2013, Holmes signed a two-year contract, with the club having an option to extend for a further year.

Born in Columbus, Georgia, United States, Holmes has an American father and an English mother. He moved to England, with his mother, at the age of 2, settling in Wakefield. Though he has dual American-British nationality, he identifies as American. He has played for junior clubs Altofts and Normanton Athletic before joining Huddersfield Town from U-9 level and then in May 2011, Holmes was among ten teenagers to be “handed two-year academy deals.

Having been included in the first team, Holmes was given number 38 shirt. Holmes made his début for the Terriers in the Football League Cup game against Hull City at the KC Stadium on September 24, 2013, coming on as a substitute for fellow débutante Daniel Carr. He made his first…