Erik Lee Holt (born September 6, 1996) is an American

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player who most recently played as a defender for

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

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Career

College and amateur

Holt played four years of

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at the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Its academic roots were established in 1881 as a normal school the ...

between 2015 and 2018, scoring 1 goal and tallying 5 assists in 71 appearances. Holt also played with

USL Premier Development League USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

sides San Diego Zest and FC Golden State Force.

Professional

On January 3, 2019, Holt signed as a Homegrown Player for

. Holt made his MLS debut on March 23, 2019, for Real Salt Lake against

Los Angeles FC Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. It was establi ...

. He scored his first MLS goal on June 18, 2021, against

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...

Honors

Real Monarchs *

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2019

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Erik Holt , Real Salt Lake
1996 births Living people American men's soccer players Men's association football defenders FC Golden State Force players Homegrown Players (MLS) Major League Soccer players MLS Next Pro players Real Salt Lake players Real Monarchs players San Diego Zest players Soccer players from San Diego UCLA Bruins men's soccer players United States men's youth international soccer players USL Championship players USL League Two players 21st-century American sportsmen {{US-footy-defender-1990s-stub