| Aaron Amadi-Holloway | |
| Fullname: | Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway[1] |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet)[2] |
| Birth Date: | 1 February 1993 |
| Birth Place: | Cardiff, Wales |
| Position: | Forward, centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cardiff City |
| Years1: | 2011–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Bristol City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2011 |
| Clubs2: | → Bath City (loan) |
| Caps2: | 5 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | Newport County |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014–2016 |
| Clubs4: | Wycombe Wanderers |
| Caps4: | 52 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Clubs5: | → Oldham Athletic (loan) |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs6: | Fleetwood Town |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs7: | Oldham Athletic |
| Caps7: | 51 |
| Goals7: | 2 |
| Years8: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs8: | Shrewsbury Town |
| Caps8: | 30 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Brisbane Roar |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 1 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | East Bengal |
| Caps10: | 13 |
| Goals10: | 2 |
| Years11: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs11: | Burton Albion |
| Caps11: | 6 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2022 |
| Clubs12: | → Barrow (loan) |
| Caps12: | 14 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs13: | Hereford |
| Caps13: | 37 |
| Goals13: | 4 |
| Years14: | 2023– |
| Clubs14: | Chippenham Town |
| Caps14: | 34 |
| Goals14: | 5 |
| Nationalteam1: | Wales U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalteam2: | Wales U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:59, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
| Currentclub: | Chippenham Town |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
Aaron Joshua Amadi-Holloway (born 1 February 1993) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a forward or a centre-back for National League South club Chippenham Town.
Born in Cardiff, Amadi-Holloway was a part of the Cardiff City youth system before joining Bristol City in 2011. On 24 November that year he was loaned to Conference Premier club Bath City until January, alongside Joe Bryan.[3] 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.[4]
On 12 February 2014 Amadi-Holloway joined Newport County and made his Football League debut in the League Two 4–1 loss at Morecambe on 11 March 2014 as a 65th-minute substitute for Robbie Willmott.[5] He made three more substitute appearances and was released by Newport at the end of the 2013–14 season.
Amadi-Holloway signed for Wycombe Wanderers of League Two on 10 August 2014 on a deal until January 2015.[6] On 4 October, he scored his first career goal, an added-time header from Joe Jacobson's corner kick to secure a 1–1 home draw against Northampton Town.[7] The following 2 May, he scored again in a 3–2 win in the reverse fixture to qualify the Chairboys for the play-offs.[8]
A week later in the first leg of the semi-finals, Amadi-Holloway scored in a 3–2 victory at Plymouth Argyle (5–3 aggregate).[9] In the final at Wembley Stadium 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.[10]
Amadi-Holloway joined struggling League One side Oldham Athletic on an emergency loan until the end of the season on 12 February 2016.[11] He played ten games for them and scored twice in a 3–2 home loss to Greater Manchester neighbours Rochdale on 19 March,[12] as the Latics avoided relegation.
Amadi-Holloway signed for Fleetwood Town of League One on a two-year contract in May 2016, for an undisclosed fee.[13] 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 first-round game four days later, opening a 2–2 draw at Highbury Stadium which Leeds won on penalties.[14]
On 20 January 2017 Amadi-Holloway returned to Oldham Athletic on a permanent deal.[15] 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 at Boundary Park on 24 October.[16]
On 13 July 2018 Amadi-Holloway joined League One side Shrewsbury Town for an undisclosed fee.[17] He played 38 total games and scored three times.
On 25 June 2019, Amadi-Holloway moved outside of British football for the first time when he signed for A-League side Brisbane Roar, becoming the third signing the club announced under Robbie Fowler.[18]
On 16 October 2020, he moved to new ISL side SC East Bengal with his former coach Robbie Fowler.[19] [20] He made his debut for the club on 15 December against Hyderabad FC.
On 23 July 2021, Amadi-Holloway returned to England to join League One side Burton Albion on a one-year deal.[21] The following 28 January, he joined EFL League Two side Barrow on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[22] Amadi-Holloway was released at the end of his one-year deal.[23]
On 5 August 2022, Amadi-Holloway dropped into non-league football joining National League North club Hereford.[24] 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.[25] 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.[26]
On 12 July 2023, it was announced that Amadi-Holloway had joined National League South club Chippenham Town.[27] He extended his stay for the 2024–25 season on 8 June 2024.[28]
Born in Wales, Amadi-Holloway is of Nigerian descent.[29] He attained 10 caps for Wales at under-17 level and represented Wales at under-19 level.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Bristol City | 2011–12 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bath City (loan) | 2011–12 | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1[30] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Newport County | 2013–14 | League Two | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Wycombe Wanderers | 2014–15 | League Two | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[31] | 1 | 35 | 4 | |
| 2015–16 | League Two | 23 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[32] | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 52 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 64 | 8 | |||
| Oldham Athletic (loan) | 2015–16 | League One | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
| Fleetwood Town | 2016–17 | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1[33] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Oldham Athletic | 2016–17 | League One | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | League One | 36 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 4 | ||
| Total | 51 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 58 | 4 | |||
| Shrewsbury Town | 2018–19 | League One | 30 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Brisbane Roar | 2019–20 | A-League | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | ||||
| East Bengal | 2020–21[34] | Indian Super League | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
| Burton Albion | 2021–22 | League One | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | |
| Barrow (loan) | 2021–22 | League Two | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | |
| Hereford | 2022–23 | National League North | 37 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |||
| Chippenham Town | 2023–24 | National League South | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 2024–25 | National League South | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 37 | 5 | ||||
| Career Total | 285 | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 326 | 37 | |||