Position: Midfielder
Date of Birth: Aug 1, 1985
Height: 5'10" Weight: 160
Pro Team: Bolton Wanderers
Caps: 17
Goals: 2
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A native of Scotland, Stuart moved to Texas when he was ten. A college standout at Clemson, Holden signed with Sunderland in the English Premier League. Holden never played for Sunderland after needing an extended recovery time for a fractured eye socket, the result of an assault outside of a Newcastle pub. Returning to the United States, Holden signed with Major League Soccer and was allocated to the Houston Dynamo for the 2006 season. Holden left MLS in January to sign with Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League.
Holden was part of the Under-20 and Under-23 United States National Teams, playing in the 2008 Olympics. He won his first full international cap on July 4th, 2009 in a Gold Cup against Grenada. Holden scored on his debut
National Team Highlights
2010: Broke his leg in the March 3rd game against Holland. Recovered in time to play in both Sendoff Series games and was named to the World Cup roster. Started both October friendlies.
2009: Scored two group stage goals against Grenada and Haiti as part of the Gold Cup squad. Named to the all-tournament team for the Gold Cup. Got his first World Cup Qualifying appearances in September. Appeared in both October Qualifiers. With the Dynamo exiting the playoffs in the Conference final, joined the National Team in time to start against Denmark on Nov 18th.
Professional Highlights
2010-11: Suffered a knee injury in March that cut his season short.
2009-10: Signed with Bolton in England.
2009: Regular with Houston. After his contract with MLS expired at the end of 2009, he joined Bolton Wanderers.
2008: Now a regular, named the US Soccer Humanitarian of the Year.
2007: Worked his way into the starting lineup with Houston, with ten starts and 22 appearances.
2006: Signed with the Houston Dynamo. Made 13 appearances in his rookie MLS season.
2005: Signed with Sunderland.
Youth Soccer: Played for Clemson University.
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