Stuart Holden
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| Full name | Stuart Alistair Holden | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 1, 1985 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cults, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Clemson Tigers | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | Sunderland | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Houston Dynamo | 88 | (15) | ||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Bolton Wanderers | 30 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| Total | 122 | (17) | |||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | United States U20 | 11 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | United States U23 | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2013 | United States | 25 | (3) | ||||||||||||
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 19, 2013. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 28, 2013 |
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Stuart Alistair Holden (born August 1, 1985) is an American retired professional soccer player who played as a midfielder, and is currently a TV soccer analyst for Fox Sports 1. Before his soccer career, he played as a professional Counter Strike player.
Holden represented the United States at under-20, under-23 and senior levels. He made his senior debut in July 2009 against Grenada and scored his first goal during that game. He was part of the United States squad at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2009 and 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup and 2010 FIFA World Cup. Since his debut, Holden has gained 25 caps and scored three goals. Following recurring knee problems, Holden announced his retirement on February 3, 2016.
Since retiring, Holden has become a TV Analyst and Host for Fox Sports - He covers a wide range of soccer events for FOX and is the lead analyst for FOX's FIFA coverage of the United States Soccer team.
Holden was born in Cults, Aberdeen, Scotland and grew up in Sugar Land, Texas, after moving there with his family at age 10. His father worked for Chevron Corporation in its human resources department. He played high school soccer in Houston for Awty International School. He graduated from Awty in 2003 and attended April 22, 2008 opening ceremony of the Awty athletic complex.
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