Joe Holland (footballer)

Joseph Holland (born 21 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Joe Holland
Holland with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018
Personal information
Full name Joseph Holland
Date of birth (1993-04-21) 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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2019

Career

College and youth

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]

Houston Dynamo

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]

Pittsburgh Riverhounds

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.[11][12] 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]

Birmingham Legion

On 20 November 2018, Holland signed with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.[13] He made his debut for Birmingham on 16 March, coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss to Ottawa Fury.[14] 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.[14][6]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2021[15][16][17][18]
Club Season League Open Cup Playoffs Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Long Island Rough Riders2014PDL 62———62
2015 1252200—147
Rough Riders Total 187220000209
Ventura County Fusion2016PDL 11700——117
Houston Dynamo2017MLS 502000—70
Rio Grande Valley FC2017USL 134———134
Pittsburgh Riverhounds2018USL 1402010—170
Birmingham Legion2019USLC 1502000—170
Career Total76188210008520

References
  1. "Joseph Holland - Men's Soccer". Hofstra University Athletics. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "Joseph Holland". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  3. "Dynamo draft pick Joe Holland excited for first team chance". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  4. "Dynamo sign Joe Holland, three others to first team contracts". Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  5. "Joe Holland 2017 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  6. "England - J. Holland - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  7. "Joe Holland Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. "Dynamo announce roster moves as season comes to a close". Houston Dynamo. 5 December 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  9. Staff, Riverhounds (27 February 2018). "Riverhounds SC adds four trialists to 2018 roster". Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC - USL. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. "Joe Holland 2018 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  11. "Joe Holland Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  12. "2018 USL Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. Humphries, Clayton (20 November 2018). "Legion FC Signs Midfielder Joseph Holland". Birmingham Legion FC. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  14. "Joe Holland 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  15. "Joe Holland". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  16. "Joe Holland Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  17. "England - J. Holland - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  18. "2015 Stats | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 31 January 2021.


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