| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Holldack [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Neunkirchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FC Bocholt | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Hennef 05 | ||
| 2011–2015 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sportfreunde Lotte (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Wuppertaler SV (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 36 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Bonner SC | 15 | (3) |
| 2020 | VfR Aalen | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 28 | (5) |
| 2021 | RC Grasse | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 56 | (19) |
| 2023– | 1. FC Bocholt | 62 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:01, 3 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Jan Holldack (born 11 May 1996) is a German semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt.
Holldack is a product of the 1. FC Köln academy and represented Germany at U18 level. He began his professional career with English club Brentford and entered German lower-league football upon his departure in 2017.
Adept in midfield or as a defender, [3] Holldack began his career in his homeland with Hennef 05, before joining Bundesliga club 1. FC Köln in 2011. [4] He made 78 appearances and scored six goals for the club's U17 and U19 teams between 2012 and 2015. [5] He progressed to the club's reserve team in March 2015 and was an unused substitute during three Regionalliga West matches in March 2015. [2] Holldack departed the Müngersdorfer Stadion at the end of the 2014–15 season. [6]
Holldack moved to England to sign a two-year Development Squad contract with Championship club Brentford on 1 July 2015. [6] He performed the role of a utility player during the 2015–16 season and scored 14 goals in 31 appearances. [7] After featuring regularly during the 2016–17 pre-season, [8] a spate of injuries saw Holldack called into the first team squad for the opening match of the season versus Huddersfield Town. [2] [9] He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 defeat and made the first senior appearance of his career with a start in the following match, playing at right back in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round extra time loss to Exeter City on 9 August 2016. [10] Despite failing to win a further first team call-up, [2] head coach Dean Smith remarked in early January 2017 that Holldack had been "constantly" training with the first team squad. [11]
After a period on trial with Sportfreunde Lotte at the club's winter training camp and featuring as an unused substitute during a 3. Liga match, [12] Holldack moved on loan to Regionalliga West club Wuppertaler SV until the end of the 2016–17 season on 20 January 2017. [13] He made his debut with a start versus Fortuna Düsseldorf II on 10 February and scored the first senior goal of his career in the 5–1 victory. [2] Holldack made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell at the Stadion am Zoo. [2] Holldack signed a one-year contract extension with Brentford on 22 June 2017, [14] but after failing to win any further first team call ups, [2] he departed the club on 31 August 2017. [15]
On 31 August 2017, Holldack returned to Germany to join Regionalliga West club KFC Uerdingen 05 on two-year contract. [16] In what remained of the 2017–18 season, he made 26 appearances, scored two goals and celebrated promotion to the 3. Liga after victory in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs. [2] [17] Holldack made 19 appearances and scored one goal during the 2018–19 season and was part of the club's Lower Rhine Cup-winning squad. [2] [18] He was released in June 2019, [19] after making 45 appearances and scoring three goals for the club. [2]
On 2 July 2019, Holldack joined Regionalliga West club Bonner SC on a one-year contract. [20] He made 15 appearances and scored three goals before his departure in January 2020. [2] [21]
On 11 January 2020, Holldack transferred to Regionalliga Südwest club VfR Aalen on an 18-month contract. [21] He failed to win a call into a matchday squad before the Regionalliga Südwest season was ended prematurely. [22] After making three early-2020–21 season appearances, [2] Holldack had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 2 October 2020. [23]
In October 2020, Holldack transferred to Regionalliga West club Rot Weiss Ahlen. [24] During what remained of the 2020–21 season, he made 28 appearances and scored five goals and departed the club at the end of the campaign. [25] [26]
On 21 July 2021, Holldack transferred to French Championnat National 2 club RC Grasse. [27] Three weeks later, personal issues saw him depart the club. [28]
In August 2021, Holldack returned to Regionalliga West club Rot Weiss Ahlen and signed a two-year contract. [28] [29] He made 29 appearances and scored 9 goals during a mid-table 2021–22 season. [2] [30] Holldack's desire to leave the club during the 2022 off-season saw him frozen out of the squad, [31] though he returned to the team for the opening match of the 2022–23 season. [2] He made 30 appearances and scored a career-high 13 goals during the 2022–23 season, [2] in which the club narrowly avoided relegation. [32] Holldack departed the club in May 2023 and made 84 appearances across his two spells, [33] scoring 24 goals. [2]
On 4 May 2023, Holldack transferred to Regionalliga West club 1. FC Bocholt and signed a two-year contract. [33] He made 33 appearances and scored three goals during a 2023–24 season in which the club finished second in the division, [2] albeit 12 points behind the automatic promotion place. [34] Holldack signed a new "long-term" contract in June 2024 and was named captain one month later. [35] [36] He made 33 appearances and scored 13 goals during a mid-table 2024–25 season. [2] [37]
Holldack won two caps for Germany at U18 level, appearing in matches versus Moldova U19 and Serbia U18 during a friendly tournament in Israel in December 2013. [38] [39]
During his second spell with Rot Weiss Ahlen, Holldack shared a flat with teammate Andreas Ivan. [29]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2014–15 [2] | Regionalliga West | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 2016–17 [10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Sportfreunde Lotte (loan) | 2016–17 [2] | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wuppertaler SV (loan) | 2016–17 [2] | Regionalliga West | 12 | 3 | — | — | 1 [c] | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| KFC Uerdingen 05 | 2017–18 [2] | Regionalliga West | 21 | 2 | — | — | 5 [d] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 [2] | 3. Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 4 [c] | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Bonner SC | 2019–20 [2] | Regionalliga West | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| VfR Aalen | 2020–21 [2] | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2020–21 [2] | Regionalliga West | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2021–22 [2] | Regionalliga West | 28 | 9 | — | — | 1 [e] | 0 | 29 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23 [2] | Regionalliga West | 28 | 10 | — | — | 2 [e] | 3 | 30 | 13 | |||
| Total | 84 | 24 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 87 | 27 | ||||
| 1. FC Bocholt | 2023–24 [2] | Regionalliga West | 31 | 3 | — | — | 2 [c] | 0 | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2024–25 [2] | Regionalliga West | 29 | 10 | — | — | 4 [c] | 3 | 33 | 13 | |||
| 2025–26 [2] | Regionalliga West | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 62 | 13 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 68 | 16 | ||||
| Career total | 212 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 232 | 52 | ||
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