Taite Holtam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taite Sean Holtam[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 February 2005[2] | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gillingham | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Gillingham | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Herne Bay (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Phoenix Sports (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ashford United (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Ashford United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:05, 16 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
Taite Sean Holtam (born 14 February 2005) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Gillingham.
Career
In May 2024, Holtam signed a first professional contract with Gillingham.[3] During the 2024–25 season, he spent time in the Isthmian League South East Division on loan with Herne Bay, Phoenix Sports and Ashford United.[4][5]
On 12 April 2025, with both of Gillingham's senior goalkeepers unavailable, Holtam made his senior debut for Gillingham, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 victory over Milton Keynes Dons.[6][7] Having impressed on his debut, manager Gareth Ainsworth retained the faith in the young goalkeeper, as opposed to recalling Jake Turner[8] with Holtam featuring against Cheltenham Town.[9]
On 31 July 2025, Holtam signed on a season-long loan for Ashford United.[10] He was recalled in November 2025,[11] later signing a new two-year contract.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 November 2025
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Gillingham | 2024–25[13] | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025–26[14] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Herne Bay (loan) | 2024–25[15] | Isthmian League South East Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Phoenix Sports (loan) | 2024–25[16] | Isthmian League South East Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Ashford United (loan) | 2024–25[17] | Isthmian League South East Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2025–26[18] | Isthmian League South East Division | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Two appearances in FA Trophy, one appearance in Alan Turvey Trophy
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Taite Holtam at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Trio sign first professional contracts". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Holtam joins Herne Bay on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Taite Holtam joins Ashford on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Gillingham 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Panting, Matthew (13 April 2025). "Gillingham goalkeeper Taite Holtam gets late call-up to make league debut after Glenn Morris ruled out against MK Dons with hamstring injury". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Cawdell, Luke (17 April 2025). "Goalkeeper Taite Holtam could start against Cheltenham Town if Glenn Morris isn't fit as Jake Turner stays with Dagenham – Updates on Ethan Coleman, Euan Williams and Jonny Williams". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Cawdell, Luke (18 April 2025). "Taite Holtam makes second appearance for Gillingham but an injury worry could have seen striker Elliott Nevitt take over in goal – Jake Turner kept an important clean sheet for loan club Dagenham". Kent Online. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Taite Holtam signs for Ashford on Loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ @TheGillsFC (1 November 2025). "We can confirm that Taite Holtam has been recalled from his loan spell with Ashford and is among the subs for today's game" (Tweet). Retrieved 16 November 2025 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Taite Holtam extends Gills contract". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 14 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Taite Holtam in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Games played by Taite Holtam in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
- ^ "Herne Bay – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Phoenix Sports – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Ashford United – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Ashford United – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2025-2026". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 16 November 2025.