James Holland (footballer)

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Personal information
James Holland

Full name	James Robert Holland
Date of birth	May 15, 1989 (1989-05-15) (age 19)
Place of birth	Sydney, Australia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Newcastle United Jets
Number	10
Youth clubs
2005-2006 2006	NSWIS AIS
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006 2007-present	Central Coast Mariners Newcastle Jets	0 (0) 7 (3)
National team²
2007 2008 2008	Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia	8 (3) 2 (0) 2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 January 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 24 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

James Holland (born May 15, 1989 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) is a professional football (soccer) player who plays for the Newcastle Jets in the A-League.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 Honours
4 References
5 External links

[edit] 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.

Holland made an impressive 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.^[1]

In October 2007 he signed a full time 2 year professional contract with the Newcastle Jets, despite interest from his home town club and Newcastle's rivals the Central Coast Mariners.^[2] Holland had previously made one appearance 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.^[3] Holland later stated he did not feel any contact with the ball, and that if he had handled the ball it was unintentional.

[edit] International career

James is an Australian Under-17 and Under-20 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 has been named in the squad to face Ghana on 23 May 2008.