Aaron Amadi-Holloway

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Aaron Amadi-Holloway
Personal information
Full name Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway[1]
Date of birth (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 28)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Burton Albion
Number 19
Youth career
2009–2011 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Bristol City 0 (0)
2011 → Bath City (loan) 5 (0)
2014 Newport County 4 (0)
2014–2016 Wycombe Wanderers 52 (6)
2016 → Oldham Athletic (loan) 10 (2)
2016–2017 Fleetwood Town 6 (0)
2017–2018 Oldham Athletic 51 (2)
2018–2019 Shrewsbury Town 30 (1)
2019–2020 Brisbane Roar 23 (1)
2020–2021 East Bengal 13 (2)
2021– Burton Albion 0 (0)
National team
Wales U17 10 (0)
Wales U19 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021

Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway (born 1 February 1993) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a striker for Burton Albion.

Career[]

Early career[]

Born in Cardiff, Holloway was a part of the Cardiff City youth system before joining Bristol City in 2011. On 24 November that year he was loaned to Conference Premier club Bath City until January, alongside Joe Bryan.[2] He made five appearances on loan at Bath but was released by Bristol City in January 2014 having not made a first team appearance for them.[3]

On 12 February 2014 Holloway joined Newport County[3] and made his Football League debut in the League Two 4–1 loss at Morecambe on 11 March 2014 as a 65th-minute substitute for Robbie Willmott.[4] He made three more substitute appearances and was released by Newport at the end of the 2013–14 season.

Wycombe Wanderers[]

Holloway signed for Wycombe Wanderers of League Two on 10 August 2014 on a deal until January 2015.[5] On 4 October, he scored his first career goal, an added-time header from Joe Jacobson's corner kick to secure a 1–1 home draw against Northampton Town.[6] The following 2 May, he scored again in a 3–2 win in the reverse fixture to qualify the Chairboys for the play-offs.[7]

A week later in the first leg of the semi-finals, Holloway scored in a 3–2 victory at Plymouth Argyle (5–3 aggregate).[8] In the final at Wembley Stadium against Southend United on 23 May, he scored a sudden-death penalty in the shootout after a 1–1 draw, but his team lost it 7–6.[9]

Holloway joined struggling League One side Oldham Athletic on an emergency loan until the end of the season on 12 February 2016.[10] He played ten games for them and scored twice in a 3–2 home loss to Greater Manchester neighbours Rochdale on 19 March,[11] as the Latics avoided relegation.

Later career[]

Holloway signed for Fleetwood Town of League One on a two-year contract in May 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[12] He made his debut in the season opener against Northampton on 6 August, replacing Ashley Hunter for the last 15 minutes of a 1–1 away draw. Four days later, he scored his first goal against Leeds United in an EFL Cup first round game four days later, opening a 2–2 draw at Highbury Stadium which Leeds won on penalties.[13]

On 20 January 2017 Holloway returned to Oldham Athletic on a permanent deal.[14] He scored four times in 42 games in 2017–18 as they were relegated to League Two,[15] including a last-minute winner as a late substitute in a 2–1 victory against rivals Bury at Boundary Park on 24 October.[16]

On 13 July 2018 Holloway joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.[15] He played 38 total games and scored three times.[17]

On 25 June 2019, Holloway moved outside of British football for the first time when he signed for A-League side Brisbane Roar, becoming the third signing the club announced under Robbie Fowler.[17]

On 16 October 2020, he moved to new ISL side SC East Bengal with his former coach Robbie Fowler.[18][19] He made his debut for the club on 15 December against Hyderabad FC.

On 23 July 2021, Holloway returned to England to join League One side Burton Albion on a one-year deal.[20]

International[]

Holloway attained 10 caps for Wales at under-17 level and represented Wales at under-19 level.[citation needed]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 18 January 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bath City (loan) 2011–12[21] Conference Premier 5 0 — — 1[a] 0 6 0
Newport County 2013–14[22] League Two 4 0 — — — 4 0
Wycombe Wanderers 2014–15[23] League Two 29 3 1 0 1 0 4[b] 1 35 4
2015–16[24] 23 3 4 1 1 0 1[c] 0 29 4
Wycombe 52 6 5 1 2 0 5 1 64 8
Oldham Athletic (loan) 2015–16[24] League One 10 2 — — — 10 2
Fleetwood Town 2016–17[25] League One 6 0 2 1 1 1 1[d] 0 10 2
Oldham Athletic 2016–17[25] League One 15 0 — — — 15 0
2017–18[26] 36 2 1 1 1 0 4[d] 1 42 4
Oldham 51 2 1 1 1 0 4 1 58 4
Shrewsbury Town 2018–19[27] League One 30 2 7 1 0 0 1[d] 0 38 3
Brisbane Roar 2019–20[28] A-League 23 1 0 0 — — — — 23 1
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 13 2 0 0 — — — — 13 2
Career Total 194 15 14 4 4 1 12 2 225 22
  1. ^ Appearance in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ One appearance in the Football League Trophy and three in the League Two play-offs
  3. ^ Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Appearances in the EFL Trophy

References[]

  1. ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Bristol City's Joe Bryan & Aaron-Amadi Holloway join Bath City". BBC Sport. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Newport County confirm Aaron Holloway signing". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
  4. ^ Holloway football league debut
  5. ^ "Wycombe sign defender Mawson and forward Amadi-Holloway". BBC Sport. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Wycombe Wanderers 1–1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 4 October 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  7. ^ "Northampton Town 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  8. ^ "Plymouth Argyle 2–3 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ^ Shepka, Phil (23 May 2015). "Southend United 1–1 Wycombe Wanderers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  10. ^ "Aaron Amadi-Holloway: Oldham Athletic sign Wycombe striker". BBC Sport. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ "Oldham Athletic 2–3 Rochdale". BBC Sport. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  12. ^ "Fleetwood Town sign Aaron Holloway, Chris Neal & Alex Cairns". BBC Sport. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  13. ^ "Fleetwood 2-2 Leeds". BBC Sport. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  14. ^ "Oldham: Anthony Gerrard, Amadi-Holloway and Michael Ngoo join League One side". BBC Sport. 20 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b "Aaron Amadi-Holloway: Shrewsbury sign striker from Oldham". BBC Sport. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  16. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Latics 2 Bury 1". The Bolton News. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b Greco, John (25 June 2019). "Signing news: Fowler adds Welsh whiz to his Roar squad". A-League. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  18. ^ @sc_eastbengal (17 October 2020). "Box to box! We welcome Welsh striker Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway to SC East Bengal! You will see him everywhere as he promises to leave no stone unturned in our bid for #HeroISL glory. #AaronIsEverywhere #WelcomeAJAH #JoySCEastBengal #KhelaHobe #EloFowlerBrigade" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 October 2020 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ "East Bengal sign former Brisbane Roar forward Aaron Amadi-Holloway". Khel Now. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  20. ^ "BURTON ALBION SIGN AARON AMADI-HOLLOWAY ON ONE-YEAR DEAL". www.burtonalbionfc.co.uk. 23 July 2021.
  21. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  22. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  25. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  26. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  28. ^ "Games played by Aaron Amadi-Holloway in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

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