Rebecca Holloway

Rebecca Holloway (born 25 August 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FA WSL club Birmingham City and the Northern Ireland national team.

Rebecca Holloway
Personal information
Full name Rebecca Holloway
Date of birth (1995-08-25) 25 August 1995
Place of birth Nailsea, England
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Club information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 25
Youth career
Clevedon Town
Bristol City Academy
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Cumberland Phoenix 77 (40)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Nashville Rhythm 11 (1)
2019– Birmingham City 11 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Northern Ireland U19 8 (0)
2019– Northern Ireland 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2019

Early life

Born in Nailsea, North Somerset, Holloway started playing football at the age of five for local side Nailsea Boys before moving on to Clevedon Town and eventually Bristol City Academy where she was coached by future England manager Mark Sampson.[1]

Cumberland Phoenix

In 2015, Holloway moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at Cumberland University. She played four seasons for NAIA team Cumberland Phoenix, notably earning Mid-South Conference First-Team selection in three straight years and was named back to back Mid-South Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018. As a senior, Holloway led the league in goals with 22.[2][3]

Club career

Nashville Rhythm

In 2019, Holloway played for semi-professional WPSL team Nashville Rhythm. She made 11 appearances, scoring one goal as Nashville finished second in the Southeast Conference.[4]

Birmingham City

On 24 July 2019, Holloway returned to England to sign with FA WSL team Birmingham City.[5]

International career

Holloway has represented Northern Ireland at under-19 level. She received several invitations to senior women's squad training camps, however her studies in the USA prevented her from attending.[6] In August 2019, Holloway was named to the senior team for UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying matches against Norway and Wales but was an unused substitute in both.[7]

Career statistics

College
School Season Division Apps Goals
Cumberland Phoenix 2015 NAIA 181
2016 206
2017 1911
2018 2022
Career total 7740

Source

Club
As of match played 23 February 2020.[8]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nashville Rhythm 2019 WPSL 111——111
Birmingham City 2019–20 FA WSL 1101040160
Career total 2211040271

Honors

College

Cumberland Phoenix

Individual

References
  1. Thomas, Josh. "Nailsea's Rebecca Holloway is 'loving' life with WSL outfit Birmingham City". North Somerset Times.
  2. "Holloway signs Professional Contract with Birmingham City Football Club". GoCumberlandAthletics.com.
  3. "Women's soccer MSC awards 2017" (PDF).
  4. "Nashville Rhythm - 2019 Roster - Rebecca Holloway". www.wpslsoccer.com.
  5. "Birmingham City: Northern Ireland's Rebecca Holloway joins Women's Super League side". BBC Sport. 24 July 2019.
  6. "Rebecca Holloway: Midfielder joins Women's Premier League side Birmingham City Women". IFA.
  7. "Northern Ireland Senior Women's boss Kenny Shiels mixes experience with new faces in first squad". IFA.
  8. "Rebecca Holloway player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  9. "Cumberland captures 2017 MSC Women's Soccer regular season title". Mid-South Conference. 26 October 2017.


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