About Brett Holman
Brett Trevor Holman (born 27 March 1984) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder. He 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. On 1 November 2008 Holman scored his first goal for AZ Alkmaar in a 3–3 away draw against SC Heerenveen at the Abe Lenstra Stadion in Heerenveen after coming on as a second-half replacement for Nick van der Velden. On 14 July Holman scored on his debut, in a 2–1 victory against Burton Albion in the first match of pre-season. On 1 December 2012, Holman scored his first league goal away at QPR. He was named man of the match, as NEC Nijmegen won 2–1.
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