Erik Lee Holt (born September 6, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake, often shortened to RSL, is an American professional soccer franchise based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes as a member club of Major League Soccer (MLS) in the Western Conference. RSL began play in ...

Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a men's professional soccer league sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation, which represents the sport's highest level in the United States. The league comprises 29 teams—26 in the U.S. and 3 in Cana ...

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. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a Normal school, teachers colle ...

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 developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league sy ...

sides

San Diego Zest San Diego Zest FC is an American soccer team in San Diego, California, United States. The club was founded in 2016 and is owned and operated by San Diego Sports Authority, a Japanese-owned sports management company. They compete as LA Galaxy SD Ze ...

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, commonly referred to as LAFC, is an American professional Association football team based in Los Angeles. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The club ...

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

Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Vancouver. They compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The MLS iteration of the club was established on Marc ...

Honors

Real Monarchs

USL Cup The USL Championship Final is the post-season championship match of the USL Championship, the second tier of professional men's soccer in the United States. The winner is crowned champion in the same manner as in other North American sports lea ...

2019

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Erik Holt , Real Salt Lake
1996 births Living people American 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 {{US-footy-defender-stub