Holden was born in Cults, Aberdeen and grew up in Sugar Land, Texas after moving there with his family at age 10. His father worked for Chevron Corporation in its human resources department. He played high school soc… See more

After playing two seasons of college soccer at Clemson University, Holden signed with English club Sunderland in early 2005. On March 12, Holden was attacked outside a bar in Newcastle because he was a Sunderlan… See more

Holden was capped 11 times as a United States youth international at the U-20 level, scoring two goals, the first being on July 18, 2004, in a 2–2 home draw against Denmark U-20 in the 2004 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. an… See more