Brett Holman

Brett Holman

Holman in 2011
Personal information
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 Men's football Representing  Australia AFC Asian Cup Runner-up 2011 Qatar OFC U-16/U-17 Championship Winner 2001
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 May 2018

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.

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.