 Holland withAustria Wien in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Robert Holland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1989-05-15)15 May 1989 (age 36) | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2022 | LASK | 118 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Austria Wien | 35 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007–2009 | Australia U-20 | 25 | (5) |
| 2008–2012 | Australia U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2008–2021 | Australia | 17 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 February 2022 | |||
James Robert Holland (born 15 May 1989) is an Australian formerfootball player who played as amidfielder.
Born inNewcastle, New South Wales, Holland played youth football at theNew South Wales Institute of Sport before making his professional debut forCentral Coast Mariners in 2006. He went on to play for theAustralian Institute of Sport before spending two seasons withNewcastle Jets. He then moved to Europe, playing in the Netherlands, Germany and Austria, most notably forAustria Wien. In 2016, he returned to Australia to play forAdelaide United.
Holland debuted for theAustralian national team in 2008. He has gone on to represent Australia over ten times, and was a member of the squad at the2014 FIFA World Cup.
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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 2007AIS Football scholarship holder and was an influential player in their successful campaign in theVictorian Premier League.
Holland made anA-League debut with theNewcastle Jets playing two games as a short-term injury replacement player. He scored a goal againstWellington 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 two-year professional contract with the Newcastle Jets, despite interest from his home town club and Newcastle's rivals theCentral Coast Mariners.[4] He had previously made three appearances for the Mariners on a short-term contract during the2006 A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup.
Holland was part of the Newcastle Jets team which won the2008 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. RefereeMark 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.
On 11 January 2009, Dutch clubAZ Alkmaar completed the signing of the Australian midfielder for $650,000 (€350,000) on a four-and-a-half-year contract from theNewcastle Jets.[6] He had earlier successfully trialled at the club.
On 19 January 2011, it was announced that Holland would be playing forEerste Divisie clubSparta Rotterdam for the rest of the season.[7]
On 17 January 2012, it was announced Holland had signed a one-and-a-half-year contract withAustrian Bundesliga clubAustria Wien after successfully trialling with the club.[8]
Holland joinedMSV Duisburg of the2. Bundesliga for the 2015–16 season.[9]
In September 2016, Holland signed a two-year contract withAdelaide United, returning to theA-League.[10]On 12 January 2017, Adelaide United's coachGuillermo Amor confirmed that Holland had exited Adelaide United to go to China.[11]
On 18 January 2017, it was confirmed that Holland had joinedChinese Super League clubLiaoning Whowin alongside fellow AustralianRobbie Kruse on a two-year deal.
In May 2017, both players terminated their contracts with Liaoning Whowin due to unpaid wages.[12]
Holland returned to Austria in June 2017 to play for newly promoted Bundesliga sideLASK.[13]
James is an Australian Under-20 and Under-23 national team representative, a striker in this squad playing alongsideMarko Jesic, Holland's good friend. He made his full debut for the Socceroos againstSingapore in 2008, and was named in the squad to faceGhana on 23 May 2008. He played in theWorld Cup qualifier againstChina on 22 June 2008, and was substituted forDavid Williams.
He has since captained theYoung Socceroos AFF U19 Championship after defeating Korea Republic 3–1 on penalties.[14] James Holland was selected for theYoung Socceroos Squad for the2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup inEgypt, he was also named captain for the Young Socceroos. He scored a penalty in the first match against theCzech 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's2014 FIFA World Cup squad in Brazil. Holland remained an unused substitute throughout the tournament.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Central Coast Mariners | 2006–07 | A-League | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| AIS | 2007 | Victorian Premier League | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 24 | 3 |
| Newcastle Jets | 2007–08 | A-League | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2009–10 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 2010–11 | Eerste Divisie | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| Austria Wien | 2011–12 | Austrian Bundesliga | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 105 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 126 | 0 | ||
| MSV Duisburg | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 0 |
| Adelaide United | 2016–17 | A-League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Liaoning Whowin | 2017 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| LASK | 2017–18 | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2019–20 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 44 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total | 130 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 175 | 10 | ||
| Austria Wien | 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| FK Austria Wien II | 2022–23 | 2. Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 368 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 454 | 18 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 2008 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
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