Danny Holla (born 31 December 1987) is a former Dutch professional

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who last played as a

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for

Sliema Wanderers Sliema Wanderers Football Club, nicknamed "tax-Xelin" ( of the shilling), is a professional Maltese football club. It is the most successful team in Malta and hails from the seaside town of Sliema. It currently plays in the Maltese Premier Leagu ...

in the

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Club career

Early career

Born in

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Flevoland Flevoland () is the twelfth and newest province of the Netherlands, established in 1986, when the southern and eastern Flevopolders, together with the Noordoostpolder, were merged into one provincial entity. It is in the centre of the countr ...

, Holla started his career at

FC Groningen Football Club Groningen () is a Dutch professional association football club based in Groningen, Groningen (province), Groningen province. Founded in 1971 as the successor of GVAV-Rapiditas, GVAV, Groningen compete in the Eredivisie, the first t ...

. He played on loan to

FC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

during the first half of the 2007–08 season, but returned to parent club Groningen to replace

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, who had moved to

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. During the second half of the 2011–12 season, he was sent on loan again, this time to

VVV-Venlo VVV-Venlo (, ''VVV'' stands for ''Venlose Voetbal Vereniging'' meaning "Venlo Football Club") is a Dutch association football, football club from Venlo, a city on the border with Germany. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutc ...

Brighton & Hove Albion

In June 2012, Holla signed with

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation ...

before transferring to English club

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during August 2014. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–2 loss against

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. His contract with Brighton & Hove Albion was terminated by mutual consent on 25 August 2016.

Melbourne Victory

In July 2018, Holla joined Australian club

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on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract, hoping to stay for longer. However, it was reported that the deal had fallen through and that the Dutchman admitted to abandoning contract negotiations.

Den Bosch

In late August 2018, after spells with

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and

PEC Zwolle Prins Hendrik Ende Desespereert Nimmer Combinatie Zwolle, commonly known as PEC Zwolle, is a Dutch professional football club based in Zwolle, Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football. They have played in the Ered ...

, he joined

Den Bosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...

. He was released by Den Bosch on 1 July 2019.

Sliema Wanderers

Holla joined Maltese club

in September 2020. He extended his contract with the Wanderers for the 2021–22 season on 18 August 2021. He was released on July 1, 2022. He hung up his boots in 2023.

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* * Living people 1987 births Footballers from Almere Men's association football midfielders Dutch men's footballers FC Groningen players PEC Zwolle players VVV-Venlo players ADO Den Haag players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players FC Twente players FC Den Bosch players Sliema Wanderers F.C. players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players English Football League players Maltese Premier League players Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Malta {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub