Stuart Holden on Soccer AM

Last Saturday, Houston's own Stuart Holden was on the British show Soccer AM. Holden, a midfielder for Bolton and the United States National Team, is out for approximately six months after he sustained a knee injury when Johnny Evans tackled him in last month's Bolton - Manchester United match.


Stu Holden on Soccer AM by ivyarchive

Johnny Evans injures Stuart Holden in Manchester United's 1-0 Victory Over Bolton

Stuart Holden was having a good match for Bolton against Manchester United at Old Trafford until the 76th minute when he was the victim of a harsh tackle by Johnny Evans. As you can see in the video, Holden was stretchered off the pitch. Despite going done a man due to Evans receiving a red card for the tackle, Dimitar Berbatov picked up a goal in the 88th minute, giving Manchester United the win.

It was barely a year ago that Stuart Holden suffered a broken leg as a result of a Nigel De Jong tackle during a US friendly with Holland.

As of publishing this post, Holden's status is unknown. Holden, who previously played for the Houston Dynamo in MLS, was recently named to the United States roster for its upcoming friendlies against Argentina and Paraguay.

UPDATE for March 21, 2011:

Stuart Holden will be undergoing knee surgery and he is expected to be out for up to 6 months. The exact nature of Holden's injury has not been disclosed, but it does not appear to be a broken bone.



Same video, just a different source:

Readers of The Guardian pick Stuart Holden as best EPL Player of the Season, so Far

Less than year after leaving the Houston Dynamo and MLS for Europe, Stuart Holden has made a splash not only at his club, middle of the table Bolton, but in the English Premier League itself.

On its website, the British paper The Guardian allows its readers to submit player ratings for each game played in the EPL. The Guardian recently tabulated and analyzed the reader submitted player ratings and determined that its readers have ranked a young American midfielder, Stuart Holden, as the top player in the EPL so far this season.

CLICK HERE to read the story from The Guardian.

Other players who made The Guardian readers top XI include Richard Kingson (Blackpool), Bacary Sagna (Arsenal), Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United), Nemanja Vidic (Manchester United), Leighton Baines (Everton), Samir Nasri (Arsenal), Luka Modric (Tottenham), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham), Johan Elmander (Bolton), Andy Carroll (Newcastle).

Since joining Bolton in this past January's transfer window, Holden has become a regular member of the team's starting XI and has picked up two goals this season, including the game winner against Blackburn earlier this month.

Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Holden grew up in the Sugar Land suburb of Houston. After stints at Clemson University and Sunderland, Holden earned a star role with his hometown Houston Dynamo and with the United States National Team, being part of the 23 man roster at the World Cup finals in South Africa 2010.

Young American players interested in playing in the EPL or elsewhere in Europe can take heart in the recent success of Americans like Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, and Stuart Holden in England. It appears that these are the players who are best positioned to pave the way for more American players to get a serious shot from European clubs.

VIDEO: Stuart Holden Scores Game Winner for Bolton

Houston's own Stuart Holden, a former midfielder with the Houston Dynamo, scored today's winning goal for Bolton in its match with Blackburn Rovers. Holden, who was coming off an injury, scored the goal while Bolton was down to 10 men.

Houston's Stuart Holden Scores First EPL Goal for Bolton

Former Houston Dynamo midfielder Stuart Holden scored his first goal for Bolton Wanderers in the English Premier League during today's 3-2 victory over Wolverhampton Wolves. In fact, Holden's goal proved to be the game winning goal giving Bolton the always good to have 3 points on the road.

Click here for The Guardian's Match Report.

Here's some video of the goal:

Stu scores his first goal in English football from The Haptonstall Group on Vimeo.