Nathan Elliot Holland (born 19 June 1998) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Forest Green Rovers. He will become a free agent on 30 June 2024. He previously played for Everton, West Ham United and Milton Keynes Dons and had two loan spells with

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Club career

Everton

Holland joined the academy of

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club Everton at the age of nine. He progressed through several age groups and signed his first professional contract in January 2016.

West Ham United

On 22 January 2017, Holland joined West Ham United, signing a three-and-a-half-year deal. He made his first team debut on 19 September 2017 in a 3–0

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third round home win over

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, coming on as a 61st-minute substitute. Holland went on to feature regularly for the club's U23 side in both

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and the

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, and in May 2019 signed a new three-year contract keeping him at West Ham until 2022. On 4 December 2019, he made his Premier League debut as a 71st-minute substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to

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. On 8 January 2020, Holland joined

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club

on loan for the remainder of the 2019–20 season. He scored his first senior professional goal on 4 February 2020 in a 3–2

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fourth round defeat at home to

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. Holland's loan spell was cut short in March 2020 after sustaining a

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which ruled him out for the remainder of the season. In July 2021, he returned to Oxford United for a second loan spell ahead of the 2021–22 season. Following his return to West Ham at the conclusion of the season, Holland was one of several players released by the club.

Milton Keynes Dons

On 22 June 2022, Holland joined League One club Milton Keynes Dons on a permanent deal following his release from West Ham. He made his debut on 30 July 2022 in a 1–0 defeat away to Cambridge United. Holland went on to make 35 appearances in all competitions in his debut season, scoring 2 goals.

Forest Green Rovers

On 24 August 2023, Holland joined League Two club Forest Green Rovers for an undisclosed fee. Following relegation at the end of the 2023–24 season, Holland was released.

International career

As well as

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, Holland is eligible to represent

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. He made 26 appearances for England at U16 to U19 level, including 15 appearances and 2 goals for the U17 side.

Honours

Individual * West Ham United Young Player of the Year: 2019–20

Career statistics

References

External links

*
England profile
at

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