Jermaine Holwyn

Jermaine Holwyn

Personal information
Full name	Jermaine Titano Benito Holwyn[1]
Date of birth	16 April 1973[2]
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands[2]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Amstelland
	Zeeburgin
	Abcoude
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–1995	AFC Ajax	0	(0)
1995–1998	Port Vale	7	(0)
	HFC Haarlem
Total		7+	(0+)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jermaine Titano Benito Holwyn (born 16 April 1973) is a Dutch former footballer.

Playing career

Holwyn played for Amstelland, Zeeburgin, Abcoude and Ajax Amsterdam before being purchased by English First Division side Port Vale in May 1995 for a £5,000 fee.^[2] He made his debut in a friendly at Newcastle Town on 16 July 1995, but was stretchered off with cartilage and cruciate ligament damage to his knee after just ten minutes.^[2] After undergoing surgery in September 1995 he was sidelined for the rest of the season.^[2] He made his debut at Vale Park on 19 January 1997 in a 4–4 draw with Queens Park Rangers, scoring a 66th minute own goal as he inadvertently helped QPR recover a 4–0 deficit.^[3] He made just six further appearances in the 1996–97 season, before manager John Rudge allowed him to return to Holland with HFC Haarlem in 1998.

Statistics

• Sourced from Jermaine Holwyn profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1996–97	First Division	7	0	0	0	0	0	7	0

References

1. Sherwin, Phil (2010). The Port Vale Miscellany. Brimscombe Port: The History Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-7524-5777-2.
2. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 140. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
3. "Football: QPR come back from four down". The Independent. 20 January 1997. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

External links

• Jermaine Holwyn career statistics at Soccerbase