Stuart Holden

2011: Did not make any National Team appearances while recovering from a knee injury … 2010: Replaced Jozy Altidore and helped seal the important 1-1 draw against England on June 12 in the USA’s opener of the 2010 FIFA World Cup … Suffered a nasty broken leg in the March 3 friendly against the Netherlands, putting him out of action for two months … Captured usssoccer.com Man of the Match honors in the 4-2 loss to Czech Republic on May 25 in Hartford … 2009: Debuted in July 2009, scoring a goal against Grenada to open the CONCACAF Gold Cup … Made 11 appearances, scoring two goals and adding three assists … Made his first World Cup qualifying appearance as a second-half sub against Mexico at Estadio Azteca on Aug. 12 … Featured in all five games during the second half of the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifying … Scored two goals in five 2009 Gold Cup appearances … Named to the CONCACAF All-Tournament team along with Kenny Cooper, Clarence Goodson and Chad Marshall … Under-23s: Appeared in all three games during the 2008 Olympics … Scored the winning goal against Japan on Aug. 7 in the Olympics … Started four out of five games in the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying tournament, earning an assist in the 3-0 semifinal victory against Canada that clinched an Olympic berth … Under-20s: Made 11 appearances, scoring twice in international matches against Brazil and Denmark … First Appearance: July 4, 2009, vs. Grenada … First Goal: July 4, 2009, vs. Grenada.

2011: Named Bolton Wanderers’ Player of the Year … Recovered from knee surgery to play the full 90 minutes in a League Cup win against Aston Villa on Sept. 20 … Sidelined again to have a follow-up surgery on his left knee … Returned to Bolton for training on Dec. 19 … 2010-11: Made a total of 26 Premier League appearances before a knee injury suffered at Manchester United on March 19 ended his season … Started all 18 league matches for which he was available in the first half of the 2010-11 season … Tallied two goals, including a cracker for the game-winner in the 2-1 win on Dec. 12 against Blackburn … Signed a contract in September that keeps him at Bolton through 2013 … 2009-10: After moving to Bolton in January, injuries stifled his efforts for the remainder of the season … Rehabbed in time to play the final 25 minutes of the last game on May 9 against Birmingham … 2009: Named to the MLS Best XI … Named as an All-Star for the first time in his career … Earned career highs in starts (26), minutes played (2,340) and goals (6) … Following the departure of Dwayne de Rosario, Holden partnered with fellow MNT midfielder Ricardo Clark in the center of the Houston midfield … 2008: Appeared in 27 games, scoring three goals and adding four assists … Named the Houston Dynamo’s Player of the Year and also the Humanitarian of the Year … 2007: Enjoyed a breakout year for the Dynamo, making 22 appearances and scoring five goals with five assists … Scored one goal in Dynamo’s playoff run en route to a second consecutive MLS Cup title ... 2006: Made professional debut for the Dynamo on May 27 … Converted a penalty kick in championship game shootout against New England.

College / High School – Played two seasons at Clemson, starting both freshman and sophomore seasons, scoring five goals and earning six assists … Left after signing with Sunderland of the English Premier League … Three-time MVP at Awty International School in Houston and first-team All-State all three years.

Grew up in Scotland and still visits frequently … Founded “Holden’s Heroes” to help raise money for cancer research … Lists greatest accomplishment outside of soccer as winning the 2008 Dynamo Humanitarian of the Year award … Close with his family, which is based in the Houston area … Favorite soccer memory was making a penalty kick in the 2006 MLS Cup final … Studied business management at Clemson.