Jan Holldack

Jan Holldack

Personal information
Full name	Jan Holldack [1]
Date of birth	(1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 28)
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
0000–2011	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	47	(9)
International career
2013	Germany U18	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:32, 8 December 2024 (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.

Club career

Early years

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]

Brentford

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]

KFC Uerdingen 05

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]

Bonner SC

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]}

VfR Aalen

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]

Rot Weiss Ahlen

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]}

RC Grasse

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]

Return to Rot Weiss Ahlen

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]

1. FC Bocholt

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]}

International career

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. ^{[37] [38]}

Personal life

During his second spell with Rot Weiss Ahlen, Holldack shared a flat with teammate Andreas Ivan. ^[29]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	16	6	—		—		4 [c]	3	20	9
	Total		47	9	—		—		6	3	53	12
Career total			197	41	0	0	1	0	19	7	219	48

1. Includes FA Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Lower Rhine Cup
4. 3 appearances in Lower Rhine Cup, 2 appearances in Regionalliga promotion play-offs
5. Appearance(s) in Westphalian Cup

Honours

KFC Uerdingen 05

• Regionalliga promotion play-offs: 2018 ^[39]
• Lower Rhine Cup: 2018–19 ^[18]

References

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25. "Patrik Twardzik kommt, Bennet Eickhoff bleibt". Rot Weiss Ahlen e.V. (in German). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
26. "Klare Worte und viel Zuversicht bei RW Ahlen". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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28. Niemeyer, Uwe. "Jan Holldack "hat Bock" auf Rot-Weiß Ahlen". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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31. "Wer will schon "polyvalente" Spieler?". www.wn.de (in German). Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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35. "Holldack und Patzler verlängern beim 1. FC". Made in Bocholt (in German). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
36. "Jan Holldack neuer Kapitän". 1. FC Bocholt 1900 e. V. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
37. "Spiele". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
38. "U 18-Junioren zum Jahresabschluss nach Israel". DFB – Deutscher Fußball-Bund e.V. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
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External links

• Jan Holldack at Soccerbase
• Jan Holldack at Soccerway
• Jan Holldack at regio-sw.de
• Jan Holldack at DFB (also available in German )