Jordan Thomas Holmes (born 8 May 1997) is an Australian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Western Sydney Wanderers. Holmes has represented Australia at national level for the U20's, U23's and Australia at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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| Full name | Jordan Thomas Holmes[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 May 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Western Sydney Wanderers | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 30 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Rockdale City[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| Sydney United[2] | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Bournemouth | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Bournemouth | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Weymouth (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | → St Mirren (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Ebbsfleet United | 35 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Brisbane Roar | 37 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Rochedale Rovers | 18 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Western Sydney Wanderers | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Australia U-20 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Australia U-23 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 August 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (December 2023) |
Born in Sydney, Holmes attended Aquinas College in Menai. In 2012–13 he played for Rockdale City Suns and Sydney United 58 in the New South Wales Youth Premier League. He was also selected and played for the New South Wales Institute of Sport and attended the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS). He represented Cronulla Sutherland, Sydney and New South Wales in Baseball as a pitcher and batsman and specialist shortstop. In 2013, Holmes moved to England to join Bournemouth.
Club career
editBournemouth
editIn 2017–18, Holmes continued to be part of the first team squad, playing 18 times for the U23s.[citation needed] Holmes signed a one-year contract extension in May 2018.[citation needed] In January 2019, Holmes joined Scottish Premiership side St Mirren on loan until the end of the season.[3] He was released by Bournemouth at the end of the season.[4]
Ebbsfleet United
editHolmes joined Ebbsfleet United in August 2019, making his debut in a 2–2 against Notts County.[5] A week later, Holmes saved a second half penalty against Aldershot Town.[citation needed] He saved another penalty in a match against Wrexham, although it could not prevent a 1–0 loss.[citation needed]
Brisbane Roar
editIn August 2021, it was announced that Holmes would be leaving Ebbsfleet for an opportunity in his home country of Australia with A-League Men team Brisbane Roar.[5] Holmes made 37 league appearances over two seasons with the club and left the club at the conclusion of the 2022-23 season.
Rochedale Rovers
editIn July 2023, it was announced that Holmes had signed for NPL Queensland club Rochedale Rovers.[6] Holmes departed the club in August 2024 having made 18 league appearances.
Western Sydney Wanderers
editOn 23 August 2024, it was revealed that Holmes had made a return to professional football, having signed a 1–year contract with Western Sydney Wanderers.[7]
International career
editHolmes has represented Australia at national level for the U19s and U20s in the Asian Championship and U20's World Cup qualifiers. In May 2015 Holmes was selected to play against Brazil for Australia's U20s at Win Stadium Wollongong. Although Australia were defeated 1–0, Holmes produced a man of the match performance pulling out a string of outstanding saves from Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) and Andrea Pereira (Manchester United).[8] Holmes is currently vice captain of the U23 Australian Olyroos.[9]
Holmes qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. He was part of the Olyroos Olympic squad. The team beat Argentina in their first group match but were unable to win another match. They were therefore not in medal contention.[10]
References
edit- ^ "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Olyroo exits Bournemouth". FTBL.
- ^ "St Mirren: Anton Ferdinand stays at Buddies until the summer". BBC Sport. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "2018/19 Premier League clubs publish released lists". Premier League. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Holmes heads overseas – after one final farewell". www.ebbsfleetunited.co.uk. 3 August 2021.
- ^ Rochedale Rovers [@RochedaleRovers] (4 July 2023). "🚨 @JordanHolmes97 joins Rochedale!Former Brisbane Roar A-League Keeper joins the club for the remainder of the 2023 #NPLQLD season.Welcome to Rovers, Jordan 💛💚🙌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Holmes signs one-year deal with Red & Black". Western Sydney Wanderers. 23 August 2024.
- ^ "news/young-socceroos-beaten-brazil-0". Socceroos. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Lonely reality of Aussie star's football dream".
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 2 March 2022.