Jan Holldack (born 11 May 1996) is a German semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Rot Weiss Ahlen. He is a product of the 1. FC Köln academy and represented Germany at U18 level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Holldack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-11) 11 May 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Neunkirchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rot Weiss Ahlen | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2011 | Hennef 05 | ||
| 2011–2015 | 1. FC Köln | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Sportfreunde Lotte (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Wuppertaler SV (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2017–2019 | KFC Uerdingen 05 | 36 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Bonner SC | 15 | (3) |
| 2020 | VfR Aalen | 3 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 28 | (5) |
| 2021 | RC Grasse | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Rot Weiss Ahlen | 42 | (12) |
| National team | |||
| 2013 | Germany U18 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:39, 5 November 2022 (UTC) | |||
Adept in midfield or as a defender,[3] Holldack began his career in his homeland with Hennef 05, before joining Bundesliga side 1. FC Köln in 2011.[4] He made 78 appearances and scored six goals for the club's U17 and U19 teams between 2012 and 2015.[5] He progressed to the club's reserve team in March 2015 and was an unused substitute during three Regionalliga West matches in March 2015.[2] Holldack departed the Müngersdorfer Stadion at the end of the 2014–15 season.[6]
Holldack moved to England to sign a two-year Development Squad contract with Championship side Brentford on 1 July 2015.[6] He performed the role of a utility player during the 2015–16 season and scored 14 goals in 31 appearances.[7] After featuring regularly during the 2016–17 pre-season,[8] a spate of injuries saw Holldack called into the first team squad for the opening match of the season versus Huddersfield Town.[9][10] He remained an unused substitute during the 2–1 defeat and made the first senior appearance of his career with a start in the following match, playing at right back in a 1–0 EFL Cup first round extra time loss to Exeter City on 9 August 2016.[11] Despite failing to win a further first team call-up,[10] head coach Dean Smith remarked in early January 2017 that Holldack had been "constantly" training with the first team squad.[12]
After a period on trial with Sportfreunde Lotte at the club's winter training camp and featuring as an unused substitute during a 3. Liga match,[13] Holldack moved on loan to Regionalliga West club Wuppertaler SV until the end of the 2016–17 season on 20 January 2017.[14] He made his debut with a start versus Fortuna Düsseldorf II on 10 February and scored the first senior goal of his career in the 5–1 victory.[2] Holldack made 13 appearances and scored three goals during his spell at the Stadion am Zoo.[2] Holldack signed a one-year contract extension on 22 June 2017,[15] but after failing to win any further first team call ups,[2] he departed the club on 31 August 2017.[16]
On 31 August 2017, Holldack returned to Germany to join Regionalliga West club KFC Uerdingen 05 on two-year contract.[17] In what remained of the 2017–18 season, he made 26 appearances, scored two goals and celebrated promotion to the 3. Liga after victory in the Regionalliga promotion play-offs.[2][18] Holldack made 19 appearances and scored one goal during the 2018–19 season and was part of the club's Lower Rhine Cup-winning squad.[2][19] He was released in June 2019,[20] after making 45 appearances and scoring three goals for the club.[2]
On 2 July 2019, Holldack joined Regionalliga West club Bonner SC on a one-year contract.[21] He made 15 appearances and scored three goals before his departure in January 2020.[2][22]
On 11 January 2020, Holldack transferred to Regionalliga Südwest club VfR Aalen on an 18-month contract.[22] He failed to win a call into a matchday squad before the Regionalliga Südwest season was ended prematurely.[23] After making three early-2020–21 season appearances,[2] Holldack had his contract terminated by mutual consent on 2 October 2020.[24]
In October 2020, Holldack transferred to Regionalliga West club Rot Weiss Ahlen.[25] During what remained of the 2020–21 season, he made 28 appearances and scored five goals and departed the club at the end of the campaign.[26][27]
On 21 July 2021, Holldack transferred to French Championnat National 2 club RC Grasse.[28] Three weeks later, personal issues saw him depart the club.[29]
In August 2021, Holldack returned to Regionalliga West club Rot Weiss Ahlen and signed a two-year contract.[29][30] He made 28 appearances and scored a career-high 9 goals during a mid-table 2021–22 season.[2][31] Holldack's desire to leave the club during the 2022 off-season saw him frozen out of the squad,[32] though he returned to the team for the opening match of the 2022–23 season.[2]
Holldack won two caps for Germany at U18 level, appearing in matches versus Moldova U19 and Serbia U18 during a friendly tournament in Israel in December 2013.[33][34]
During his second spell with Rot Weiss Ahlen, Holldack shared a flat with teammate Andreas Ivan.[30]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Köln II | 2014–15[2] | Regionalliga West | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Brentford | 2016–17[11] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Sportfreunde Lotte (loan) | 2016–17[2] | 3. Liga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Wuppertaler SV (loan) | 2016–17[2] | Regionalliga West | 12 | 3 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 13 | 3 | ||
| KFC Uerdingen 05 | 2017–18[2] | Regionalliga West | 21 | 2 | — | — | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19[2] | 3. Liga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 19 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 1 | 45 | 3 | ||||
| Bonner SC | 2019–20[2] | Regionalliga West | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| VfR Aalen | 2020–21[2] | Regionalliga Südwest | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2020–21[2] | Regionalliga West | 28 | 5 | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| Rot Weiss Ahlen | 2021–22[2] | Regionalliga West | 28 | 9 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 28 | 9 | ||
| 2022–23[2] | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||||
| Total | 70 | 17 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 70 | 17 | ||||
| Career total | 136 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 147 | 26 | ||
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