Academy graduate Tom Holmes has been selected as Reading FC’s new vice captain.
The young defender put pen to paper on a new contract with the club earlier this summer and has been rewarded for his loyalty.
The academy graduate will now be second in command after Andy Yiadom was appointed as club captain earlier this month.
The 22-year-old joined Reading’s academy in 2008 and made his debut for the first-team in March 2018 in a 1-1 draw against Bolton Wanderers.
He became a first-team regular under Veljko Paunovic in the 2020/21 season where he was deployed in his natural position at centre-back and also as a full-back.
Holmes made 39 appearances in 2020/21 and played 32 Championship games last season as the Royals narrowly avoided relegation.
The academy graduate netted his first goal for the club in December 2021 against Hull City with a stunning bicycle kick.
Manager Paul Ince said, “Tom is a fantastic defender who is committed to the cause from the first to the final minute in every match he plays.
“He is young, his game continues to develop and grow, but his ability is unquestionable and his leadership skills – even at the young age he still is – are so important to the dynamics of this team.
“He is Reading Football Club through and through and I am certain he will go on to make an excellent captain in the future.”
