Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway (born 1 February 1993) is a Welsh
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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or a
centre-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for
National League South
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club
Chippenham Town
Chippenham Town Football Club is a semi-professional football club club based in Chippenham, Wiltshire, England. They are currently members of and play their games at Hardenhuish Park.
History
The club states it was established in 1873, .
Career
Early career
Born in
Cardiff
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, Amadi-Holloway was a part of the
Cardiff City
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youth system before joining
Bristol City
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in 2011. On 24 November that year he was loaned to
Conference Premier
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club
Bath City until January, alongside
Joe Bryan
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He is also capable as a left-sided midfielder and left-sided wing-back. He has also made over 200 appearances for h ...
. He made five appearances on loan at Bath but was released by Bristol City in January 2014 having not made a first team appearance for them.
On 12 February 2014 Amadi-Holloway joined
Newport County and made his
Football League
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debut in the
League Two
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4–1 loss at
Morecambe
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on 11 March 2014 as a 65th-minute substitute for
Robbie Willmott. He made three more substitute appearances and was released by Newport at the end of the
2013–14 season.
Wycombe Wanderers
Amadi-Holloway signed for
Wycombe Wanderers
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of League Two on 10 August 2014 on a deal until January 2015. On 4 October, he scored his first career goal, an added-time header from
Joe Jacobson
Joseph Mark Jacobson (born 17 November 1986) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a left back for Wycombe Wanderers. 's corner kick to secure a 1–1 home draw against
Northampton Town. The following 2 May, he scored again in a 3–2 win in the reverse fixture to qualify the Chairboys for the
play-offs
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.
A week later in the first leg of the semi-finals, Amadi-Holloway scored in a 3–2 victory at
Plymouth Argyle
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(5–3 aggregate). In the final at
Wembley Stadium
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against
Southend United on 23 May, he scored a sudden-death penalty in the shootout after a 1–1 draw, but his team lost it 7–6.
Amadi-Holloway joined struggling
League One side
Oldham Athletic on an emergency loan until the end of the season on 12 February 2016. He played ten games for them and scored twice in a 3–2 home loss to
Greater Manchester
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neighbours
Rochdale
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on 19 March, as the Latics avoided relegation.
Later career
Amadi-Holloway signed for
Fleetwood Town
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of League One on a two-year contract in May 2016, for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut in the season opener against Northampton on 6 August, replacing
Ashley Hunter for the last 15 minutes of a 1–1 away draw. Four days later, he scored his first goal against
Leeds United in an
EFL Cup
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first-round game four days later, opening a 2–2 draw at
Highbury Stadium which Leeds won on penalties.
On 20 January 2017 Amadi-Holloway returned to
Oldham Athletic on a permanent deal. He scored four times in 42 games in 2017–18 as they were relegated to League Two,
[ including a last-minute winner as a late substitute in a 2–1 victory against rivals ]Bury
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at Boundary Park on 24 October.
On 13 July 2018 Amadi-Holloway joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.[
On 25 June 2019, Amadi-Holloway moved outside of British football for the first time when he signed for ]A-League
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side Brisbane Roar, becoming the third signing the club announced under Robbie Fowler
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As a player, he was a striker, and is the eighth-highest goalscorer in the history ...
.Hyderabad FC
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.
On 23 July 2021, Amadi-Holloway returned to England to join League One side Burton Albion on a one-year deal. The following 28 January, he joined EFL League Two
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side Barrow
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on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season. Amadi-Holloway was released at the end of his one-year deal.
On 5 August 2022, Amadi-Holloway dropped into non-league football
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joining National League North club Hereford
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. His performances throughout the season, particularly at centre-back where he made the majority of his appearances, earned him Hereford's Player of the Season award. Despite being half way through a two-year contract, on 24 June 2023, it was mutually agreed between Amadi-Holloway and Hereford that the remainder of his contract would be cancelled and therefore could leave the club.
On 12 July 2023, it was announced that Amadi-Holloway had joined National League South club Chippenham Town.
International
Born in Wales, Amadi-Holloway is of Nigerian descent.
Career statistics
References
External links
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1993 births
Living people
Footballers from Cardiff
Welsh men's footballers
Wales men's youth international footballers
Welsh people of Nigerian descent
Men's association football forwards
Bristol City F.C. players
Bath City F.C. players
Newport County A.F.C. players
Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players
Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
Fleetwood Town F.C. players
Shrewsbury Town F.C. players
Brisbane Roar FC players
East Bengal Club players
Burton Albion F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Hereford F.C. players
Chippenham Town F.C. players
National League (English football) players
English Football League players
A-League Men players
Indian Super League players
Welsh expatriate men's footballers
Welsh expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
Expatriate men's footballers in India