Jan Holenda

Jan Holenda
Personal information
Date of birth22 August 1985
Place of birthPrague, Czech Republic
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
FC Viktoria Plzeň
Number16
Youth career
1991–2003Sparta Prague
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Sparta Prague B34(2)
2004–2010Sparta Prague35(6)
2004–2005→ FK Drnovice (loan)25(5)
2005–2007→ Slovan Liberec (loan)31(6)
2007→ České Budějovice (loan)11(1)
2007→ FK Baník Most (loan)8(0)
2010–2012Anzhi Makhachkala43(11)
2012–2014FC Rostov30(6)
2013–2014→ FC Tom Tomsk (loan)21(3)
2014–FC Viktoria Plzeň5(0)
National team
2006–2007Czech Republic U-2114(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2014.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jan Holenda (born 22 August 1985) is a Czech professional footballer, who is under contract as a striker with FC Viktoria Plzeň.

Career

Holenda, during his time at Anzhi Makhachkala.

Holenda began his football career at Sparta Prague. He played in the reserve side for one season as he made 34 appearances and scoring twice in 2003/04 season.

Loan spell

The next season, he joined FK Drnovice on loan, which the club plays in regional division and made 35 appearances in five goals. The following season, he joined Slovenian side Slovan Liberec on loan once again, which he made 31 appearances in six goals and the club would win the league title. He would spend another season at the club and he would made his Champions League Qualification debut, coming on as a substitute, in a 0-0 draw against Russian side Spartak Moscow. However, the club lost 2-1 and would go to the First Round of UEFA Cup. In the First Round of UEFA Cup on the second leg, Holenda scored a winning goal in a 2-1 win over Red Star Belgrade and advanced to the Group Stage. However, the club was eliminated in the Group Stage. In the club's UEFA Cup campaign, Holenda played all the match. In the second half of the season, Holenda returned to Sparta Prague after his first team there was limited and was loan to České Budějovice for six month. After a loan spell at České Budějovice, he was loaned again, but this to Baník Most in September. Holenda made his debut on 30 September 2007 in a 1-0 loss against České Budějovice After making eight appearances playing 90 minutes without a rest, he returned to the parent club in January.

Return to Sparta Prague

Holenda in the match.

After various loan spell, Holenda became a first team regular at Sparta Prague. He played his first match on 10 March 2008, in a 1-0 win over Teplice once again after he made his debut in the early of the season, coming on as a substitute on the 85 minutes, in a 2-1 loss against Teplice on 16 September 2007. Holenda scored his first goal in a 3-0 win over Baník Most on 20 April 2008 and scored on the last game of the season, against his former club in a 4-3 loss on 17 May 2008. At the end of the season, Sparta Prague win the Czech Cup.

The following season, Holenda would managed to get more playing time and he scored his first goal of the season in a 2-1 win over Viktoria Žižkov on 8 March 2009. The next game, Holenda scored another goal and provided assist for Wilfried Bony in a 4-0 win over Zbrojovka Brno eight days later. At the early of the season, Holenda played all four match in the club's Champions League's campaign before the club being eliminated in third round against Panathinaikos.

The following season, Holenda scored his first goal of the season in a 1-1 draw against Zbrojovka Brno. In the Europa League group stage, he scored a brace in a 3-2 win over CFR Cluj. However the club couldn't progress to the knockout stage. After scoring a brace in the Europa League, he had been on a goalscoring with three in the last three games. In the third round of the Champions League, he scored his first CL goal in a 3-1 win over Panathinaikos.

Anzhi Makhachkala

In January transfer window, Holenda joined Russian side Anzhi Makhachkala. At the opening game of the season on 13 March 2010, Holenda made his debut in a 0-0 draw against Spartak Nalchik. He scored his first goal in a 2-0 win over Alania Vladikavkaz on 3 April 2010 and scored a brace in the next games in a 4-2 win over Sibir Novosibirsk on 11 April 2010. Six Month later, he scored in a 3-3 draw against Zenit Saint Petersburg, ending his six month without a goal drought. One month later, he scored in a 3-1 win over Terek Grozny on 13 November 2010.

At the beginning of the season, Holenda went on the scoring form with four. However soon after, Holenda would soon receive a lack of first team football at the club after the club was purchase by Suleyman Kerimov and the club went on the shopping spree, signing players like Samuel Eto'o and Yuri Zhirkov. But he did score a brace in a 5-3 loss against CSKA Moscow on 23 October 2010 and hadn't score since. Holenda says he wants a first team football.[1] At the end of the season, Holenda was the second top scorer behind Eto.

FC Rostov

In the summer transfer window, Holenda had joined FC Rostov on a three year deal.[2][3] He made his debut in the opening game of the season, in a 1-0 loss against CSKA Moscow. The next game, he scored against his former club in a 2-2 draw on 29 July 2012. On 25 August 2012, Holenda scored a hat-trick in a 3-1 win over Alania Vladikavkaz.[4]

International career

In his international career, he played in the youth Czech national team U-15, U-16, U-18, U-19 and U-21. In 2007, Holenda was involved in the squad for UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship but the national team U21 was placed last with one point.

References

  1. ↑ "ANZHI MAKHACHKALA’S JAN HOLENDA EYEING FIRST TEAM FOOTBALL". Bettor.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Голенда перешел в "Ростов" (in Russian). Sports Russia. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  3. ↑ Голенда перешел в "Ростов" (in Russian). Rostov Official Homepage. 3 July 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.
  4. ↑ "ROSTOV VS ALANIYA 3-1". Soccerway. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2012.

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