![]() Holland with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joseph Holland | ||
Date of birth | 21 April 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Hofstra Pride | 78 | (19) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Long Island Rough Riders | 18 | (7) |
2016 | Ventura County Fusion | 11 | (7) |
2017 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
2017 | → Rio Grande Valley FC (loan) | 13 | (4) |
2018 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC | 14 | (0) |
2019 | Birmingham Legion | 15 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2019 |
Joseph Holland (born 21 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Holland moved to the United States in 2012 to play college soccer at Hofstra University, where he played until 2016, including a redshirt year in 2013. While playing for Hofstra, Holland was named 2012 CAA Rookie of the Year, second team All-CAA in 2012, first team All-CAA in 2014, 2015, and 2016, NSCAA second team All-American in 2015, and CAA Player of the Year in 2015. [1]
While at college, Holland played with USL PDL clubs Long Island Rough Riders and Ventura County Fusion. [2]
On 13 January 2017, Holland was selected 10th overall in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft by the Houston Dynamo. [3] He signed with Houston on 1 March 2017. [4] He made his Dynamo debut on 17 May, coming off the bench in a 2–0 loss to the Philadelphia Union. [5] He made 5 MLS appearances and played twice in the Open Cup for the Dynamo during the 2017 season. [6] Although Houston qualified for the 2017 MLS playoffs, Holland did not appear in any of Houston's 5 games. [5]
He spent most of the 2017 season on loan at Rio Grande Valley FC Toros, Houston's USL affiliate. Holland made his professional and Toros debut on 22 April during a 1–0 loss to the Tulsa Roughnecks. He scored his first goal for RGVFC on April 29 in a 3–0 win over OKC Energy. [5] He ended the year having scored 4 goals and picking up 1 assist in 13 appearances for the Toros. [7]
On 5 December 2017, Houston declined Holland's contract option for 2018. [8]
On 27 February 2018, Holland signed with USL side Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [9] He made his Riverhounds debut on 24 March in a 0–0 draw with Nashville SC. [10] He ended the regular season with 1 assist and 14 appearances, helping Pittsburgh finish 3rd in the Eastern Conference. [7] [11] In the Riverhounds opening playoff game, Holland came on as a late substitute. In the 119th minute, he got a red card with the game tied at 2–2. Pittsburgh would lose to Bethlehem Steel 8–7 in a penalty shoot-out. [10]
On 20 November 2018, Holland signed with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion. [12] He made his debut for Birmingham on 16 March, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Ottawa Fury. [13] Holland made 15 appearances for the Legion in the USLC regular season and 2 in the Open Cup, but he did not appear in either of their playoff games. [13] [6]
Club | Season | League | Open Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Long Island Rough Riders | 2014 | PDL | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | |||
2015 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 7 | |||
Rough Riders Total | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | ||
Ventura County Fusion | 2016 | PDL | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 7 | ||
Houston Dynamo | 2017 | MLS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
Rio Grande Valley FC | 2017 | USL | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | 13 | 4 | |||
Pittsburgh Riverhounds | 2018 | USL | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Birmingham Legion | 2019 | USLC | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
Career Total | 76 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 20 |
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