Farnham Town have signed defender Louie Holzman on a one-year contract following his departure from fellow National League South side Farnborough.

The 22-year-old centre-back came through the academy system at Reading and joined National League side Eastleigh in the summer of 2025.

Holzman joined Farnborough on a permanent basis in February before leaving in May. He joined Farnham on trial this summer, and has now signed a permanent contract.

“Louie was a standout performer in our win over Eastleigh to finish off pre-season,” said Farnham Town manager Paul Johnson.

“He showed great composure on the ball and ability to carry it out from the back, but also that aggressive side of the game, dominant in the air and committed in the challenge – everything you want to see from a central defender.

“Coming out of a professional academy setup, Louie has been coached to play modern day football and that fits really well with how I want my team to play.

“We were keen to add one more body at the back so I’m very happy to be adding Louie to the group. He comes with experience at this level with Farnborough, and knows a lot of the boys in the dressing room already, so I expect him to settle in quickly.”

Farnham Town chairman Harry Hugo added: “We’re really happy to be adding a player of Louie’s quality to our squad at this stage of the summer.

“Having watched him for 90 minutes in our final pre-season friendly, it was clear to everyone watching that he was a very impressive footballer with a lot of the attributes you want from a defender in today’s game.

“From chatting to him after the game as well about what it is we’re doing at Farnham, Louie immediately got it and was bought in, which was great to see.”