Stuart Holden

Stuart Holden was a Scottish footballer who was born in Aberdeen in the U.S. on August 1, 1985 and played in the midfielder position. Holden grew up in Sugar Land, Texas and started playing football at college in Chemsom University for two years. Then in March 2005, Holden signed a contract to play in Premire League with Sunderland. In 2006, Holden returned to the United States and play Major League Soccer (MLS) which is also the home town club Houston Dynamo. With MLS debut on May 27, 2006...Read Full Story

American midfielder Stuart Holden has agreed to a contract extension with Bolton, just eight months after joining the English Premier League club from Major League Soccer 's Houston Dynamo . The 25-year-old from Texas , who was born in Scotland , had been signed through this season. The club announced Thursday he agreed to a deal through 2012-13. Holden initially joined Bolton in January on a short-term deal. The Netherlands ' Nigel de Jong broke Holden's right leg during a March 3 exhibition...Read Full Story

USA vs England ended with a draw 1-1 and Stuart Holden took his revenge.Stuart Holden had many reasons to beat England but Stuart Holden must thank with a draw. USA vs England was a very good game at FIFA World Cup 2010.Draw and fair distribution of points between England and America in the Royal Bafokeng stadium in South Africa. The selection directed by Fabio Capello disappointed in their debut World Cup match against the combined American. The British took only four minutes ahead in...Read Full Story

Bolton midfielder Stuart Holden has a double reason to beat England tonight – he is carrying the hopes of his native Scotland in the World Cup. Holden was born in Aberdeen and raised north of the border until his family moved to Texas when he was 10. The 23-year-old set -iece expert says Wanderers boss Owen Coyle is desperate for him to play a starring role against the English tonight and make Scotland proud. Holden has battled back to fitness after breaking a leg in a friendly...Read Full Story

Houston Dynamo midfielders Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden have been added to the U.S. roster for Wednesday's exhibition game against Denmark following their team's elimination from the Major League Soccer playoffs. Edgar Castillo, a defender with Tigres in Mexico, also was added Sunday by U.S. coach Bob Bradley, a day after the Americans lost an exhibition 1-0 at Slovakia. Jose Francisco Torres of Mexico's Pachuca was initially called up for the match, then was excused for personal reasons...Read Full Story

Brad Davis, Kei Kamara and Stuart Holden scored in a 5-minute span in the first half to lead the surging Houston Dynamo to a 3-0 victory over Toronto FC on Saturday night. Houston (5-2-3) improved to 5-0-2 in its last seven games, while Toronto (4-4-4) lost for the second time in three matches. Davis gave Houston a 1-0 lead in the 20th minute, sending a direct kick from just outside the upper right box under the Toronto wall and into the center of the net, freezing goalkeeper Stefan Frei. Two...Read Full Story

Our third response came from Stuart Holden. The kids were very excited about getting a response from Stu as he was the first player we had written to. They also may or may not have watched some of the Bolton vs Everton on the SmartBoard in our room. Shhhhhhhh. It was for research purposes!! The best part was when the kids were watching (for research purposes) they asked "Which one is Stuart?" I replied "The one with the blonde highlights." Their response: "I SEEEEEEEE HIM!" haahaaa.Read Full Story

Houston Dynamo standout Stuart Holden has some decisions to make in the coming weeks. It appears that he will have several options to choose from once his Major League Soccer contract expires at the end of December, several of which include teams in the Barclays Premier League. Most recently, Burnley Manager Owen Coyle has stated his intention to have talks with Holden regarding a move. It has also been reported that Blackburn Rovers have put a 4 year contract offer on the table for the young...Read Full Story

USA International Stuart Holden is getting playing time at Bolton as an attacking/creative midfielder… In the last three matches we see more touches on the ball each week… Is he getting better… or is it a function of the quality of teams Bolton is playing?  by  Guardian Chalkboards  by  Guardian ChalkboardsRead Full Story

The Houston Chronicle reports that Dynamo and USMNT midfielder Stuart Holden is in the UK for a short term trial with Prem club Burnley. Holden, 24, is a free agent as of today (1 Jan). The MLS wants to re-sign him to a long term contract. In a World Cup year is it better for Holden to move to England and fight for playing time on a mid to low level Premiership team or stay with Houston and remain on the radar screens of USMNT coach Bob Bradley? Holden holds a British passport so he does not...Read Full Story