James Holland (soccer)

James Robert Holland (born 15 May 1989) is an Australian football player who plays as a midfielder for LASK in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.

James Holland
Holland with Austria Wien in 2013
Personal information
Full name James Robert Holland[1]
Date of birth (1989-05-15) 15 May 1989
Place of birth Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 LASK Linz
Number 25
Youth career
2005–2006 NSWIS
2007 AIS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006 Central Coast Mariners 0 (0)
2007 AIS 24 (3)
2007–2009 Newcastle Jets 23 (3)
2009–2012 AZ 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) 14 (2)
2012–2015 Austria Wien 105 (0)
2015–2016 MSV Duisburg 29 (0)
2016–2017 Adelaide United 13 (0)
2017 Liaoning Whowin 1 (0)
2017– LASK 64 (4)
National team‡
2007–2009 Australia U-20 25 (5)
2008–2012 Australia U-23 5 (0)
2008– Australia 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2014

Born in Newcastle, New South Wales, Holland played youth football at the New South Wales Institute of Sport before making his professional debut for Central Coast Mariners in 2006. He went on to play for the Australian Institute of Sport before spending two seasons with Newcastle Jets. He then moved to Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, most notably for Austria Wien. In 2016, he returned to Australia to play for Adelaide United.

Holland debuted for the Australian national team in 2008. He has gone on to represent Australia over ten times, and was a member of the squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Holland captained the NSW Under-16 side at the 2005 Qantas National Talent Identification Championships in Parklea, a tournament the NSW team ultimately won. He was a 2007 AIS Football scholarship holder and was an influential player in their successful campaign in the Victorian Premier League.

Newcastle Jets

Holland made an impressive A-League debut with the Newcastle Jets playing two games as a short-term injury replacement player. He scored a goal against Wellington Phoenix in his first game, making him the youngest player to score in the A-League.[3]

In October 2007 he signed a full-time 2-year professional contract with the Newcastle Jets, despite interest from his home town club and Newcastle's rivals the Central Coast Mariners.[4] Holland had previously made three appearances for the Mariners on a short-term contract during the 2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup.

Holland was part of the Newcastle Jets team which won the 2008 A-League Grand Final against the Central Coast Mariners. He was involved in a controversy during second-half injury time when he handballed inside the penalty area. Referee Mark Shield failed to spot the handball and did not award a penalty.[5] Holland later stated that he didn't feel the ball hit his arm and that it wasn't an "intentional" act.

AZ Alkmaar

On 11 January 2009, Dutch club AZ Alkmaar completed the signing of the highly rated Australian midfielder for $650,000 (€350,000) on a four-and-a-half year contract from the Newcastle Jets.[6] He had earlier successfully trialled at the club.

Sparta Rotterdam

On 19 January 2011 it was announced that Holland will be playing for Dutch first division club Sparta Rotterdam for the rest of the season.[7]

Austria Wien
Holland (right) in action for Austria Wien in 2014

On 17 January 2012 it was announced he had signed a 1 and a half year contract with Austrian Bundesliga giants Austria Wien after successfully trialling with the club.[8]

MSV Duisburg

He joined MSV Duisburg for the 2015–16 season.[9]

Adelaide United

In September 2016, Holland signed a two-year contract with Adelaide United, returning to the A-League.[10] On 12 January 2017, Adelaide United's coach Guillermo Amor confirmed that Holland exited Adelaide United to go to China.[11]

Liaoning Whowin

On 18 January 2017, it was confirmed that Holland had joined Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin alongside fellow Australian Robbie Kruse on a two-year deal.

In May 2017, Holland and Kruse terminated their contracts with Liaoning Whowin due to unpaid wages.[12]

Return to Austria

Holland returned to Austria in June 2017 to play for newly promoted Bundesliga side LASK Linz.[13]

International career
Holland with Australia in 2008

James is an Australian Under-20 and Under-23 national team representative, a striker in this squad playing alongside Marko Jesic, Holland's good friend. He made his full debut for the Socceroos against Singapore in 2008, and was named in the squad to face Ghana on 23 May 2008. He played in the World Cup qualifier against China on 22 June 2008, and was substituted for David Williams.

He has since captained the Young Socceroos AFF U19 Championship after defeating Korea Republic 3–1 on penalties.[14] James Holland was selected for the Young Socceroos Squad for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Egypt, he was also named captain for the Young Socceroos. He scored a penalty in the first match against the Czech Republic in the 94th minute in the 2–1 loss, he had missed the first penalty but it was re-taken for infringement. He was selected as a member of Australia's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad in Brazil. Holland remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament.

Career statistics

As of 8 November 2019

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Central Coast Mariners2006–07A-League0030--30
AIS2007Victorian Premier League24300--243
Newcastle Jets2007–08A-League11300--113
2008–091200000120
Total2330000233
AZ Alkmaar2009–10Eredivisie00000000
Sparta Rotterdam (loan)2010–11Eerste Divisie14200--142
Austria Wien2011–12Austrian Football Bundesliga11020--130
2012–1334050--390
2013–143301090430
2014–1527040--310
Total1050120901260
MSV Duisburg2015–162. Bundesliga29010--300
Total29010--300
Adelaide United2016–17A-League1300000130
Total13000--130
Liaoning Whowin2017Chinese Super League10000010
Total1000--10
LASK Linz2017–18Austrian Football Bundesliga2301000240
2018–192833041354
2019–201311081222
Total64450122816
Career total2731221021231514

Honours

Club
Newcastle Jets
Austria Wien

Country
Australia

See also

References
  1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "James Holland". socceroos.com.au. Football Federation Australia. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
  3. Brock, Dom (15 October 2007). "Holland could hang around". A-League. Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  4. Ritson, Jon (16 October 2007). "Jet Top Gun Was Almost A Mariner". FourFourTwo (Australia). Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  5. Lucius, Adam (25 February 2008). "Have Mercy On Vukovic". Sportal. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
  6. Coerts, Stefan (11 January 2009). "AZ Sign Australian International James Holland". Goal. Retrieved 13 January 2009.
  7. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/194217,holland-goes-out-on-loan.aspx%7CHolland Goes Out On Loan
  8. http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/228983,holland-inks-austria-vienna-deal.aspx
  9. "Neuzugang für die Zebras: MSV verpflichtet James Holland" (in German). msv-duisburg.de. 28 July 2015.
  10. "Adelaide United sign Holland on two-year deal". The World Game. 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  11. Tito, Clement; Somerford, Ben (12 January 2017). "Amor confirms Holland exit". FourFourTwo.
  12. "2 Australian players terminate contracts with Chinese team". apnews.com. Associated Press. 18 May 2017. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  13. Davidson, John (19 June 2017). "Holland back to the Bundesliga". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  14. Writer, Staff (12 October 2008). "Young Roos Celebrate Silverware". Sportal. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
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