Omar Holness

Omar Duke Holness (born 13 March 1994) is a Jamaican footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington.

Omar Holness
Personal information
Full name Omar Duke Holness[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Darlington
Number 17
Youth career
2009–2011 Real Mona
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 59 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Portland Timbers U23s 5 (1)
2016–2017 Real Salt Lake 18 (1)
2016–2017 → Real Monarchs (loan) 9 (0)
2018 Bethlehem Steel 9 (2)
2019 San Roque 1 (0)
2019–2020 Darlington 34 (4)
2020– Darlington 4 (0)
National team‡
2011 Jamaica U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Jamaica U20 6 (1)
2014–2015 Jamaica U23 6 (1)
2014– Jamaica 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:29, 29 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:08, 23 September 2020 (UTC)

Holness played college soccer in the United States before being drafted by Major League Soccer outfit Real Salt Lake in 2016. He also played for USL team Bethlehem Steel before joining Darlington in 2019. In international football, he played for Jamaica at youth levels and has been capped four times for the senior team.

Career

College and amateur

On 22 May 2013, it was announced that Holness committed to the University of North Carolina. In his first season with the Tar Heels, he made 20 appearances and finished the year with two goals and three assists. One of his two goals came on 21 November in a 1-0 win over the University of South Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[2]

Holness also spent time with Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League.[3]

Real Salt Lake

Holness was drafted in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft (5th overall) by Real Salt Lake.[4]

Bethlehem Steel

In January 2018, Holness signed for Bethlehem Steel FC in the USL.[5] Bethlehem Steel released Holness at the end of the 2018 season.[6]

Darlington

Holness signed for English National League North (sixth-tier) club Darlington on his 25th birthday.[7] He started in their next match, a 2–1 win away to Nuneaton Borough; he was involved in the first goal but was sent off late in the match for a second yellow card.[8]

On 9 November 2019, Holness scored Darlington's first goal as they held League Two side Walsall to a 2–2 draw in the first round of the FA Cup.[9] He also scored the winner as Darlington beat National League team Solihull Moors 1–0 in the FA Trophy first round replay.[10] At the end of the curtailed season he was offered terms for a further season but did not accept, and left the club having made 34 National League North appearances.[11][12] Holness rejoined Darlington on 16 October 2020 on non-contract terms.[13]

International career

Holness represented Jamaica at both the under-17 and under-20 level.[14] On 5 September 2014, Holness received his first senior call up to the Jamaica national team.[15][16] He made his debut on 9 September in a 3-1 defeat to Canada.[17]

Personal

In February 2018 Holness received a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[18]

References
  1. "Jamaica's 40 player provisional list to Copa Centenario". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "Carolina Advances 1-0 Over USF In NCAA FIrst Round". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3419357-155/real-salt-lake-rsl-drafts-unc
  5. "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". bethlehemsteelfc.com. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Simpson, Ray (13 March 2019). "Quakers sign midfielder Omar Holness". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. Stoddart, Craig (23 March 2019). "Report: Nuneaton Borough 1 Darlington 2". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. "Walsall 2–2 Darlington". BBC Sport. 9 November 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. Stoddart, Craig (8 January 2020). "Quakers stun Solihull in FA Trophy: Darlington 1 Solihull Moors 0". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. Simpson, Ray (30 May 2020). "Status of Darlington FC players". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
    Simpson, Ray (3 October 2020). "The 203 day wait is finally over!". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  12. "O. Holness". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  13. Simpson, Ray (16 October 2020). "Omar signs for Quakers for the second time". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  14. https://int.soccerway.com/players/omar-holness/173441/
  15. "Jamaica Squad to Face Canada". Jamaica Football Federation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  16. Fellwock, Laura (8 September 2014). "Holness Called To Jamaican National Team". GoHeels.com. North Carolina Athletic Communications. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  17. http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-09-09-canada-vs-jamaica/boxscore
  18. "Steel FC's Omar Holness Receives Green Card". Philadelphia Union. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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