Position: Defender
Birthdate: Aug. 25, 1995
Hometown: Nailsea, England
Height: 5-foot-6
Pronunciation: Rebecca Holloway
Previous Team: Birmingham City (England)
2023: Holloway started five matches and made nine total appearances in 2023. She notched her first NWSL assist on Sept. 2 against Portland Thorns, helping Thembi Kgatlana’s game-winner for the club’s first victory over Portland.
2022: Joining Racing in May, Holloway made six appearances, including two starts for the club.
Before Racing Louisville: Holloway, a left-footed standout, joined Birmingham City in the summer of 2019, making more than 50 FA WSL appearances at outside back. She went the full 90 minutes for all but two matches of the 2021-2022 season before signing with Racing. Holloway honed her craft in the Bristol City Academy before attending Cumberland University, an NAIA Program in Lebanon, Tenn. With the Phoenix, Holloway was named back-to-back Mid-South Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018 before joining the Nashville Rhythm, a WPSL club, in 2019. On the international level, Holloway represents Northern Ireland, with seven caps for the Green and White Army. In 2023 World Cup qualifying, she had logged three goals and three assists at the time of her signing as Northern Ireland attempts to make the tournament for the first time.
International: Holloway has 20 caps and three goals for Northern Ireland, including nine appearances through September 2023. Holloway appeared in three matches, including two starts, in the Green & White Army’s first UEFA Women’s Euro in 2022.
