Omar Holness

Omar Duke Holness (born 13 March 1994) is a Jamaican international footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League North club Darlington.

Omar Holness
Personal information
Full name Omar Duke Holness[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994
Place of birth Kingston, Jamaica
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Darlington
Youth career
2009–2011 Real Mona
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 North Carolina Tar Heels 59 (5)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Portland Timbers U23s 5 (1)
2016–2017 Real Salt Lake 18 (1)
2016–2017 → Real Monarchs (loan) 9 (0)
2018 Bethlehem Steel 9 (2)
2019– Darlington 34 (4)
National team‡
2011 Jamaica U17 8 (0)
2012–2013 Jamaica U20 6 (1)
2014–2015 Jamaica U23 6 (1)
2014– Jamaica 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:38, 15 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2016

Career

College and amateur

On 22 May 2013, it was announced that Holness committed to the University of North Carolina. In his first season with the Tar Heels, he made 20 appearances and finished the year with two goals and three assists. One of his two goals came on 21 November in a 1-0 win over the University of South Florida in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.[2]

Holness also spent time with Portland Timbers U23s in the USL Premier Development League.[3]

Club career

Real Salt Lake

Holness was drafted in the first round of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft (5th overall) by Real Salt Lake.[4]

Bethlehem Steel

In January 2018, Holness signed for Bethlehem Steel FC in the USL.[5] Bethlehem Steel released Holness at the end of the 2018 season.[6]

Darlington

Holness signed for English National League North (sixth-tier) club Darlington on his 25th birthday.[7] He started in their next match, a 2–1 win away to Nuneaton Borough; he was involved in the first goal but was sent off late in the match for a second yellow card.[8]

On 9 November 2019, Holness scored Darlington's first goal as they held League 2 side Walsall to a 2-2 draw in the first round of the FA Cup.

International career

Holness represented Jamaica in both the under-17 and under-20 level.[9] On 5 September 2014, Holness received his first senior call up to the Jamaican national team.[10][11] He made his debut on 9 September in a 3-1 defeat to Canada.[12]

Personal

In February 2018 Holness received a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[13]

References
  1. "Jamaica's 40 player provisional list to Copa Centenario". Jamaica Football Federation. 3 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
  2. "Carolina Advances 1-0 Over USF In NCAA FIrst Round". GoHeels.com. University of North Carolina. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. "2014 Portland Timbers U23s stats". USLsoccer.com. United Soccer Leagues. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. http://www.sltrib.com/sports/3419357-155/real-salt-lake-rsl-drafts-unc
  5. "Bethlehem Steel FC add midfielder Omar Holness". bethlehemsteelfc.com. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. Simpson, Ray (13 March 2019). "Quakers sign midfielder Omar Holness". Darlington F.C. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  8. Stoddart, Craig (23 March 2019). "Report: Nuneaton Borough 1 Darlington 2". The Northern Echo. Darlington. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. https://int.soccerway.com/players/omar-holness/173441/
  10. "Jamaica Squad to Face Canada". Jamaica Football Federation. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  11. Fellwock, Laura (8 September 2014). "Holness Called To Jamaican National Team". GoHeels.com. North Carolina Athletic Communications. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  12. http://matchcenter.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter/2014-09-09-canada-vs-jamaica/boxscore
  13. "Steel FC's Omar Holness Receives Green Card". Philadelphia Union. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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