James Holland (footballer)
Holland with Austria Wien in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | James Robert Holland | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 182 cm (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Liaoning Whowin | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| 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 18 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2014 |
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James Robert Holland (born 15 May 1989) is an Australian football player who plays as a midfielder for Liaoning Whowin F.C. in the Chinese Super League.
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.
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.
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.
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