Joseph Holland (born 21 April 1993) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder.
_(cropped).jpg) Holland with Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
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]
Professional
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.[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]
Birmingham Legion
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]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Open Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||