Danny Holla (born 31 December 1987) is a Dutch professional

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who last played as a

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for

Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" ( of the shilling), is a professional Maltese football club. It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier Leag ...

in the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

Almere Almere () is a planned city and municipality in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km to the east of Amsterdam (as the crow flies) across the IJmeer. Bordering Lelystad and Zeewolde, the municipality of Almere comprise ...

, Flevoland, Holla started his career at FC Groningen. He played on loan to

FC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a tot ...

during the first half of the 2007–08 season, but returned to parent club Groningen to replace

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, who had moved to

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. During the second half of the 2011–12 season, he was sent on loan again, this time to

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, followin ...

Brighton & Hove Albion

In June 2012, Holla signed with ADO Den Haag before transferring to English club

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during August 2014. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 loss against Brentford. His contract with Brighton & Hove Albion was terminated by mutual consent on 25 August 2016.

Melbourne Victory

In July 2018, Holla joined Australian club

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on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract, hoping to stay for longer. However, it was reported that the deal had fallen through and that the Dutchman admitted to abandoning contract negotiations.

Den Bosch

In late August 2018, after spells with

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and

PEC Zwolle PEC Zwolle is a Dutch football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation from the Eredivisie in the 2021–22 season. They have played in the Eredivisie for a total ...

, he joined

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. He was released by Den Bosch on 1 July 2019.

Sliema Wanderers

Holla joined Maltese club

in September 2020. He extended his contract with the Wanderers for the 2021–22 season on 18 August 2021. He was released on July 1, 2022.

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* * Living people 1987 births Footballers from Almere Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers FC Groningen players PEC Zwolle players VVV-Venlo players ADO Den Haag players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players FC Twente players FC Den Bosch players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Maltese Premier League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Malta {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub