James Holland (soccer)

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 (age 35)
Place of birth	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Austria Wien
Number	8
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–	Austria Wien	35	(0)
International career‡
2007–2009	Australia U-20	25	(5)
2008–2012	Australia U-23	5	(0)
2008–	Australia	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 February 2022

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

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 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 two-year professional contract with the Newcastle Jets, despite interest from his home town club and Newcastle's rivals the Central Coast Mariners. ^[4] He 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 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 would be playing for Eerste Divisie 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 Holland had signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Wien after successfully trialling with the club. ^[8]

MSV Duisburg

Holland joined MSV Duisburg of the 2. Bundesliga 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 had 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, both players 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. ^[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

Club

As of 20 January 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

International

As of match played 3 June 2021

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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

Honours

Newcastle Jets

• A-League: 2007–08

Austria Wien

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2012–13

Australia

• AFF U-19 Youth Championship: 2008

See also

• List of Central Coast Mariners FC players
• List of Newcastle Jets FC players

References

1. "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of Players: Australia" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 February 2020.
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) . Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. 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. Holland Goes Out On Loan. 21 January 2011. au.fourfourtwo.com.Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine .
8. "Holland Inks Austria Vienna Deal - Australia News - Australian FourFourTwo - the Ultimate Football Website". Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
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 . Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
14. Staff Writer (12 October 2008). "Young Roos Celebrate Silverware". Sportal. Archived from the original on 13 October 2008. Retrieved 12 October 2008.

External links

• James Holland at Aussie Footballers
• James Holland at National-Football-Teams.com
• James Holland at Soccerway
• James Holland – FIFA competition record (archived)
• James Holland – UEFA competition record ( archive )