Nathan Holder

Curaçaoan footballer

Nathan Holder
Personal information
Holder with Levski in 2022
Full name	Nathan Christopher Adam Holder
Date of birth	(2002-05-02) 2 May 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sportist Svoge (on loan from Levski Sofia)
Number	23
Youth career
2016–2018	Zeeburgia
2018–2021	Utrecht
2021–2022	Groningen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Levski Sofia	3	(0)
2022–2023	→ Spartak Varna (loan)	4	(0)
2024–	→ Sportist Svoge (loan)	5	(0)
International career^‡
	Curaçao U17
2020	Curaçao U20	3	(0)
2021–	Curaçao	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:51, 9 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:32, 9 July 2022 (UTC)

Nathan Holder (born 2 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Second Bulgarian League club Sportist Svoge, on loan from Levski Sofia. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Curaçao national team.

Youth and club career

Born in Amsterdam, Holder started playing football at Zeeburgia, at the age of 14. He spent three further years in the youth teams of Utrecht and Groningen. On 29 June 2022, Holder moved to Bulgaria, signing a 3-year deal with First Professional League club Levski Sofia. He was initially assigned to the reserve team, Levski II, which plays in the Third League.^[2] But due to rules changes about foreigners playing in the second team, he was unable to play for them. In December 2022 he was sent on loan to Spartak Varna until end of the season.^[3]

National team career

Holder made his debut for the senior Curaçao national team on 6 October 2021, in a friendly match with Bahrain.^[4]

References

^ "Статистика - Футболисти - Нейтън Олдър". fpleague.bg (in Bulgarian). Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ "ПФК Левски подписа с Нейтън Олдър" [Levski signs Nathan Holder] (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
^ Спартак Варна взима халф на Левски
^ "Bahrain vs. Curaçao 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2022.