Taite Holtam

Taite Holtam

Personal information
Full name	Taite Sean Holtam [1]
Date of birth	(2005-02-14) 14 February 2005 (age 20) [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)	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:09, 1 August 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]

Career statistics

As of match played 18 April 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gillingham	2024–25 [11]	League Two	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Herne Bay (loan)	2024–25 [12]	Isthmian League South East Division	3	0	0	0	—		0	0	3	0
Phoenix Sports (loan)	2024–25 [13]	Isthmian League South East Division	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Ashford United (loan)	2024–25 [14]	Isthmian League South East Division	10	0	0	0	—		0	0	10	0
Career total			25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0

References

1. "SQUAD LIST 2024/25 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
2. Taite Holtam at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
3. "Trio sign first professional contracts". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
4. "Holtam joins Herne Bay on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
5. "Taite Holtam joins Ashford on loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
6. "Gillingham 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons". BBC Sport. 12 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. "Taite Holtam signs for Ashford on Loan". www.gillinghamfootballclub.com. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
11. "Games played by Taite Holtam in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
12. "Herne Bay – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
13. "Phoenix Sports – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
14. "Ashford United – Appearances – Taite Holtam – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2025.