| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1993-02-01)1 February 1993 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Cardiff, Wales | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chippenham Town | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Cardiff City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Bristol City | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Bath City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Newport County | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Wycombe Wanderers | 52 | (6) |
| 2016 | →Oldham Athletic (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Oldham Athletic | 51 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Shrewsbury Town | 30 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Brisbane Roar | 23 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | East Bengal | 13 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Burton Albion | 6 | (0) |
| 2022 | →Barrow (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Hereford | 37 | (4) |
| 2023– | Chippenham Town | 62 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| Wales U17 | 10 | (0) | |
| Wales U19 | 1 | (0) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 00:00, 1 February 2025 (UTC) | |||
Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway (born 1 February 1993) is a Welshfootballer who plays as aforward or acentre-back forNational League South clubChippenham Town.
Born inCardiff, Amadi-Holloway was a part of theCardiff City youth system before joiningBristol City in 2011. On 24 November that year he was loaned toConference Premier clubBath City until January, alongsideJoe Bryan.[3] He made five appearances on loan at Bath but was released by Bristol City in January 2014 having not made a first team appearance for them.[4]
On 12 February 2014 Amadi-Holloway joinedNewport County[4] and made hisFootball League debut in theLeague Two 4–1 loss atMorecambe on 11 March 2014 as a 65th-minute substitute forRobbie Willmott.[5] He made three more substitute appearances and was released by Newport at the end of the2013–14 season.
Amadi-Holloway signed forWycombe Wanderers of League Two on 10 August 2014 on a deal until January 2015.[6] On 4 October, he scored his first career goal, an added-time header fromJoe Jacobson's corner kick to secure a 1–1 home draw againstNorthampton Town.[7] The following 2 May, he scored again in a 3–2 win in the reverse fixture to qualify the Chairboys for theplay-offs.[8]
A week later in the first leg of the semi-finals, Amadi-Holloway scored in a 3–2 victory atPlymouth Argyle (5–3 aggregate).[9] In the final atWembley Stadium againstSouthend United on 23 May, he scored a sudden-death penalty in the shootout after a 1–1 draw, but his team lost it 7–6.[10]
Amadi-Holloway joined strugglingLeague One sideOldham Athletic on an emergency loan until the end of the season on 12 February 2016.[11] He played ten games for them and scored twice in a 3–2 home loss toGreater Manchester neighboursRochdale on 19 March,[12] as the Latics avoided relegation.
Amadi-Holloway signed forFleetwood Town of League One on a two-year contract in May 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[13] He made his debut in the season opener against Northampton on 6 August, replacingAshley Hunter for the last 15 minutes of a 1–1 away draw. Four days later, he scored his first goal againstLeeds United in anEFL Cup first-round game four days later, opening a 2–2 draw atHighbury Stadium which Leeds won on penalties.[14]
On 20 January 2017 Amadi-Holloway returned toOldham Athletic on a permanent deal.[15] He scored four times in 42 games in 2017–18 as they were relegated to League Two,[16] including a last-minute winner as a late substitute in a 2–1 victory against rivalsBury atBoundary Park on 24 October.[17]
On 13 July 2018 Amadi-Holloway joined League One sideShrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.[16] He played 38 total games and scored three times.[18]
On 25 June 2019, Amadi-Holloway moved outside of British football for the first time when he signed forA-League sideBrisbane Roar, becoming the third signing the club announced underRobbie Fowler.[18]
On 16 October 2020, he moved to newISL sideSC East Bengal with his former coach Robbie Fowler.[19][20] He made his debut for the club on 15 December againstHyderabad FC.
On 23 July 2021, Amadi-Holloway returned to England to join League One sideBurton Albion on a one-year deal.[21] The following 28 January, he joinedEFL League Two sideBarrow on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[22] Amadi-Holloway was released at the end of his one-year deal.[23]
On 5 August 2022, Amadi-Holloway dropped intonon-league football joining National League North clubHereford.[24] His performances throughout the season, particularly at centre-back where he made the majority of his appearances, earned him Hereford's Player of the Season award.[25] Despite being half way through a two-year contract, on 24 June 2023, it was mutually agreed between Amadi-Holloway and Hereford that the remainder of his contract would be cancelled and therefore could leave the club.[26]
On 12 July 2023, it was announced that Amadi-Holloway had joined National League South club Chippenham Town.[27] He extended his stay for the 2024–25 season on 8 June 2024.[28]
Born in Wales, Amadi-Holloway is of Nigerian descent.[29] He attained 10 caps for Wales at under-17 level and represented Wales at under-19 level.[citation needed]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bristol City | 2011–12[30] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012–13[31] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2013–14[32] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Bath City (loan) | 2011–12[30] | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Newport County | 2013–14[32] | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2014–15[33] | League Two | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[b] | 1 | 35 | 4 |
| 2015–16[34] | League Two | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
| Total | 52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 8 | ||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16[34] | League One | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Fleetwood Town | 2016–17[35] | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 10 | 2 |
| Oldham Athletic | 2016–17[35] | League One | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18[36] | League One | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[d] | 1 | 42 | 4 | |
| Total | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 4 | ||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19[37] | League One | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Brisbane Roar | 2019–20[38] | A-League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||
| East Bengal | 2020–21[39] | Indian Super League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | ||
| Burton Albion | 2021–22[40] | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 3 | 11 | 3 |
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22[40] | League Two | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 |
| Hereford | 2022–23[41] | National League North | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| Chippenham Town | 2023–24[41] | National League South | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 5 | |
| 2024–25[41] | National League South | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 15 | 3 | ||
| Total | 48 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 52 | 8 | |||
| Career Total | 299 | 30 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 341 | 40 | ||
