 Holland playing for Charlton Athletic in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Rhys Holland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 April 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bury, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Arsenal | |||
| –1992 | West Ham United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | → Farnborough Town (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | AFC Bournemouth | 88 | (17) |
| 1997–2003 | Ipswich Town | 259 | (38) |
| 2003–2009 | Charlton Athletic | 191 | (13) |
| Total | 575 | (69) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Republic of Ireland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1999–2005 | Republic of Ireland | 49 | (5) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Matthew Rhys Holland (born 11 April 1974) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Holland began his career at West Ham United, having previously been with Arsenal's academy. During his time at West Ham spent time out on loan at Farnborough Town and AFC Bournemouth, going on to join the later permanently in 1995. After making over one hundred appearances for Bournemouth and captaining the club, Holland signed for Ipswich Town in 1997. He spent six years at Ipswich, making over three hundred appearances and captaining the club to promotion to the Premier League through the First Division play-offs in 2000. In 2003, Holland signed for Charlton Athletic. He spent six years at Charlton, captaining the club and making over two hundred appearances. He retired from playing in 2009.
Having won one cap for the Republic of Ireland B team in 1999, he made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland in October 1999. He represented the Republic of Ireland from 1999 to 2005 at international level, earning 49 caps and scoring 5 goals. He was included in their squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Since ending his football career he has worked in the media, including with the BBC, Setanta Sports, Talksport, BT Sport and RTÉ.
- ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.