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STUART HOLDEN RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL

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Former Bolton Wanderers midfielder and United States international, Stuart Holden, has announced his retirement from professional football.

Holden, aged 30, has not played football since March 2014 – when he re-injured his knee in a Bolton reserve fixture against Everton, in what coincidentally was his comeback appearance from a previous injury.

In the past five-years or so, his career was ravaged by persistent long-term knee-injuries, and unfortunately, he has had to call time on his time in the game.

Holden’s injury problems began in March 2010, when he was sidelined with a broken leg following a challenge from Nigel De Jong in an international friendly – the Scottish-born player left knee and a fractured femur near the knee joint in March 2011 during a game against Manchester United – caused by Jonny Evans.

In July 2013, Holden tore his anterior cruciate ligament whilst on international duty at the Gold Cup, and did not play competitively again.

Having spent a decade in the upper echelons of the sport, Holden began Sunderland before returning to the United States with MLS side, Houston Dynamo. He signed for Bolton Wanderers in January 2010 having spent a month training with the Trotters.

Stuart spent four-years in the heart of the Wanderers’ midfield, earning praise for his form during the 2010/11 season, however, the club were relegated from the top-flight in May 2012 – turning out 30 times for the club – in a spell which also included a loan stay with Sheffield Wednesday.

Everyone at SillySeason wants to wish Stuart all the best with his future plans.

 

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