Rory Holden (born 23 August 1997) is a Northern Irish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Cymru Premier club The New Saints.

[14] Manager Keith Hill said that "it's important we get players in who have the right mentality and who have the right game brain and intelligent energy, and Rory fits the bill".

[18] He scored his first goal in English football on 15 February 2020, with his 93rd-minute strike securing a 3–2 victory over Northampton Town at the Bescot Stadium.

[20] He made a good start to the 2020–21 season, playing on the right-wing and equalling his season-high goals tally of two by mid-October as the "Saddlers" put together a 12-game unbeaten run in the league.

[21] However, he suffered a knee injury before a game at Salford City in December 2020, and though he made a brief return to action the following April in which he was described as a "a breath of fresh air" by interim head coach Brian Dutton, he would then suffer a further setback and was ruled out for the entirety of the 2021–22 campaign, with head coach Matt Taylor stating that he had to undergo another procedure after seeing "the best knee specialist in the country".

[24] In June 2022, he began training with League One side Port Vale, who were managed by Darrell Clarke, Holden's former boss at Walsall.

[27] He made his debut for the club the following day, though dropped out of the team in mid-August and missed some weeks of the season due to a "minor setback" of an injury.

[30] In June 2023, it was announced that he would sign for Cymru Premier club The New Saints on 1 July 2023, with the manager Craig Harrison emphasising the player's EFL experience and talent.