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name: Stuart Holden
position: M height: 5-10 weight:160 Birthdate: August 01, 1985 Hometown: Houston, TX last club: Sunderland (England) |
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| Regular Season Stats | full bio l year-by-year stats l video highlights |
| year | club | gp | gs | min | g | a | sht | sog | fc | fs | c | ej |
| 2009 | Houston | 26 | 26 | 2,340 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 24 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| Career | 88 | 57 | 5,366 | 15 | 13 | 98 | 46 | 76 | 80 | 6 | 0 | |
| Most Recent Video Highlights |
| date | clubs | video description |
| 05/30/09 | Toronto FC @ Dynamo |
 Holden scores on free kick
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| 05/03/09 | Dynamo @ Revolution |
Holden slips one past 'keeper
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| 10/15/08 | Quakes @ Dynamo |
Stuart Holden sinks two rebounds
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2010 Jefferson Award finalist / All-Stars Helping Kids Dream Team for Public Service
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Outlook
Houston product who has emerged over the past two seasons as one of the best young attacking players in the United States.
MLS Experience
2009: Stepped into starting attacking midfield role and scored six goals, including give game-winners, in 26 starts MLS First XI MLS All-Star First XI Dynamo Humanitarian of the Year for second consecutive season Dynamo Fans' Choice Award winner Earned first assist of season with right-footed cross to Chris Wondolowski in 3-2 loss at SJ on 3/28 Also earned an assist on Brian Ching's goal in 1-0 win vs. COL on 4/19 Scored first goal of season on long-range effort in 2-0 win at NE on 5/3 Set up game's only goal with deep left-footed cross in 1-0 win vs. FCD on 5/9 Fired in 30-yard free kick with low drive in 3-0 win vs. TFC on 5/30 Scored game-winning goals in consecutive games on 6/5 and 6/10, first netting an early goal with a one-time flick at CHI on 6/5 and then collecting a flick-on from Cam Weaver and scoring a breakaway vs. CHV on 6/10 In doing so, Holden became the fourth player in league history to score in consecutive 1-0 games Both Chicago and Chivas USA were in first place at the time of their games Voted to MLS All-Star First XI as a midfielder and assisted on Brad Davis goal in All-Star Game vs. Everton on 7/29 Celebrated his 24th birthday with a penalty kick goal and an assist in 4-3 win vs. DC on 8/1 Stepped up to convert game-winning penalty kick in 83rd minute in 3-2 win vs. CHI on 8/9, celebrating the goal with a bobblehead imitation on Stuart Holden Bobblehead Night Playoffs: Played full 330 minutes of playoff action 08-09 Champions League: Played full 90 minutes in first two games as full-time starter in quarterfinal series vs. Atlante Open Cup: Did not appear while on Gold Cup duty with U.S. national team 09-10 Champions League Appeared in five games, including four substitute appearances Came off the bench to deliver game-winning assist on Brian Ching's goal in 1-0 win vs. Isidro Metapαn on 8/19 After coming on as a substitute, was booked twice for dissent and in less than one minute and ejected in second half of 1-1 tie at Αrabe Unido on 8/26 Returned from suspension with two goals in 5-1 win vs. Αrabe Unido on 9/22, making him Dynamo's all-time leading scorer in international competition with six goals. 2008: One of the league's top young players who contributed three goals and four assists in 27 games, including 18 starts Named Dynamo Young Player of the Year and Humanitarian of the Year Made third start of the season on 5/10 vs. COL and assisted on opening goal in 2-1 win Started at center midfield on 5/31 vs. NY and 6/8 vs. TFC and notched an assist in each game Scored first MLS goal of the season to open 4-0 rout vs. CHV on 8/20 Scored rebound goals in the 6th and 93rd minutes to give Houston dramatic win over San Jose on 10/15 Playoffs: Came on as a substitute and assisted on tying goal in first leg at NY on 11/1 Entered as a substitute and fired two dangerous shots on goal in second leg vs. NY on 11/9 Champions' Cup: Missed Champions' Cup quarterfinals due to Olympic qualifying and semifinals due to an ankle sprain Open Cup: Came on as a substitute and scored in the shootout at Charleston on 7/1 SuperLiga: Scored three goals in just 135 minutes of play, missing three games entirely while competing at the 2008 Summer Olympics Scored first two goals of the season in 4-0 win vs. Atlante on 7/12 Added the clinching goal as a substitute at DC on 7/19 Champions League: Started five of six Champions League games Assisted on Craig Waibel's opening goal in landmark tie at Pumas on 9/30 but left after only 23 minutes due to injury Wore captain's armband for first time and scored only Houston goal in 1-1 tie at Firpo on 10/28 Missed 1-0 win vs. Firpo on 11/26 due to sports hernia surgery Reserves: Scored two goals in just 123 minutes for the Dynamo Reserves.2007: Had a breakout year by appearing in 22 games, starting 10, and notching five goals and five assists despite missing time due to injury Five assists tied for team lead Won Sierra Mist Goal of the Week award for goal vs. NY on 7/5, beginning a streak of three consecutive Dynamo goals of the week In four games televised on ESPN2 in June and July, notched three goals and three assists Appeared as substitute in nine of team's first 11 games Scored game-winning goal with his first touch as a substitute in MLS PrimeTime Thursday game vs. COL on 6/7, televised on ESPN2 Made first start of the season two weeks later vs. CHV on 6/21, another ESPN2 telecast, and assisted on one of Brad Davis' three goals Assisted Patrick Ianni's game-winning goal with a corner kick at KC on 8/24 Stepped into the starting lineup and the ESPN2 limelight vs. NY on 7/5 due to an injury to Brad Davis and had a goal and two assists in 4-0 win Set up two Joseph Ngwenya goals on set pieces, then scored the fourth goal, which later earned Goal of the Week honors Two games later, again on ESPN2, scored in 4-0 win at Chi on 7/12 Assisted on a Brian Ching goal from a free kick in 3-3 tie at NE on 7/22 Missed six games with ankle contusion Returned as a substitute on 9/30 at FCD and scored late clinching goal in 3-0 win Returned to the starting lineup in 1-0 win at RSL on 10/15 and scored game-winning goal on a long blast from the right sideline Playoffs: Appeared in all four playoff games, starting one Started and played 63 minutes in playoff opener at FCD on 10/27 Scored opening goal in second leg of Western Conference semifinal vs. FCD on 11/2, volleying a pass from Brian Ching to begin a Houston comeback Entered as a substitute in Western Conference final vs. KC on 11/10 and in the MLS Cup final vs. NE on 11/18 Champions' Cup: Made international debut as a substitute in second leg of semifinal at Pachuca on 4/5 SuperLiga: Assisted on game-winning goal in SuperLiga opener vs. Club Amιrica on 7/25 Also played 90 minutes in other two group matches Missed semifinal due to injury Open Cup: Played 29 minutes as a substitute in 1-0 loss at Charleston on 7/10 Reserves: Played in seven reserve games, including six starts, and scored two goals.
2006: Played in 13 games and started three Made professional debut on 5/27 at NE Scored first goal on 7/22 vs. NE, with his first touch of the game, after coming on for Brad Davis First start came vs. LA on 8/9 in front of more than 70,000 at Reliant Stadium Playoffs: Played in two games, including the final, as a substitute Converted a penalty kick in the championship shootout against New England Open Cup: Played vs. Carolina Dynamo on 8/2, vs. FCD on 8/23 and at LA on 9/6 Had two assists in the Carolina game, a 4-2 victory Reserves: Started 10 of 11 games played for 910 minutes Scored two goals and had one assist.
International
United States international (11 caps, 2 goals) 2009: Became breakout performer for U.S. national team, going from substitute to starter by the end of the year Was called into first senior national team camp in January but left due to injury suffered on eve of match vs. Sweden Named to United States roster for CONCACAF Gold Cup Made senior international debut and scored vs. Grenada on 7/4 Contributed assist and dramatic tying goal vs. Haiti on 7/11 Helped U.S. reach Gold Cup final Named to all-tournament team after contributing two goals and two assists Made first World Cup qualifying appearance as a substitute in 2-1 loss at Mexico on 8/12 2008: Started all three games and scored a game-winning goal for the U.S. team that competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China Also started four of the United States' five matches and notched an assist in qualifying in March 2007: Started both games on U-23 national team trip to China in December Assisted on Dynamo teammate Patrick Ianni's goal in 3-3 tie at China on 12/16 Called into camp for the U-23 team in February but did not play due to injury 2004: Earned 11 caps with the U-20 team in 2004 and scored against Brazil and Denmark.
College
Played three semesters at Clemson, started both freshman and sophomore seasons, and left after signing with Sunderland in England Second-team All-ACC sophomore year Scored five goals and six assists in two soccer campaigns Clemson made the NCAA Tournament both years On athletes' honor roll freshman spring semester.
Youth Club
Aberdeen (Scotland) Football Club School of Excellence, Eclipse, Texans FC Soccer Club (Houston).
Amateur
State runners-up in Class 5A TAPPS in 2002 and 2004 while playing for Awty International in Houston Three-time MVP of Awty team and first-team All-State all three years.
Personal
Grew up in Scotland and still visits frequently Lists greatest accomplishment outside of soccer as winning the 2008 USSF Dynamo Humanitarian of the Year award Close with his family, based in the Houston area Brother Euan plays soccer at New Mexico, and sister Rachel runs track at Awty Favorite soccer team is Manchester United Has been to Old Trafford five times If not playing soccer, would play poker Favorite soccer memory was making a penalty kick in the 2006 MLS Cup final Studied business management at Clemson Nicknamed "the chameleon," as his teammates say that he can easily adapt to his surroundings Enjoys visiting children's hospitals to give back to the community Has been playing soccer since he could walk, since his father was a rugby player who always enjoyed soccer Talks with a Texas accent in Houston, but his Scottish accent comes back when he returns to his birthland.
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