Brett Holman
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Brett Trevor Holman (born 27 March 1984) is an Australian former professional soccer player who last played for Brisbane Roar in the A-League as an attacking midfielder.
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Full name | Brett Trevor Holman[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1984-03-27) 27 March 1984 (age 40) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Bankstown, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Spirit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2002 | Parramatta Power | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2006 | → Excelsior (loan) | 134 | (39) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | NEC Nijmegen | 59 | (13) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | AZ | 92 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2012–2013 | Aston Villa | 27 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Al Nasr | 50 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | Emirates Club | 20 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Brisbane Roar | 38 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | Australia U17 | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Australia U23 | 16 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2013 | Australia | 63 | (9) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2018 |
Born in Sydney, Holman played youth football for Northern Spirit before making his senior debut for Parramatta Power. He then moved to the Netherlands, where he played for a number of years before moving to Aston Villa in 2012 to play in the English Premier League. Holman moved to the UAE one year later, before returning to Australia to play for Brisbane Roar in 2016.
Holman represented Australia over 60 times between 2006 and 2013, scoring eight goals. This included goals at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 AFC Asian Cup. He had previously represented Australia several times at youth level, including travelling to the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.