Dean Holden was born in Salford, Greater Manchester but has been capped for Northern Ireland.

Holden was captain of Peterborough United prior to moving to Falkirk. He started his career with Bolton Wanderers and then moved on to Oldham Athletic. He is a right back but plays most matches as a left back. Dean was transferred to Falkirk on January 1 2007.

Dean was called up to the Northern Ireland squad in June 2007. He scored his first goal for Falkirk against Aberdeen on the 3rd March which went on to win Falkirk's goal of the season.

Dean was a permanent fixture at Left Back in season 2007-08 until he broke his leg against Celtic in January 2008. His leg required re-setting after months of healing and it may be some time before he is back playing again.