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Joe Holland (footballer)
Joseph Holland (born 21 April 1993) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. CareerCollege and youthHolland 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] ProfessionalHouston DynamoOn 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 RiverhoundsOn 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 LegionOn 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
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