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Elijah Hollands (born 25 April 2002) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Carlton Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Elijah Hollands | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Elijah Hollands | ||
Date of birth | 25 April 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Adelaide, South Australia | ||
Original team(s) |
Murray Bushrangers (NAB League) Wodonga (O & M Football League) | ||
Draft | No. 7, 2020 national draft | ||
Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Carlton | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Playing career1 | |||
Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
2021–2023 | Gold Coast | 14 (8) | |
2024– | Carlton | 20 (16) | |
Total | 34 (24) | ||
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 2024 round 23. | |||
Career highlights | |||
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Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com |
Hollands was born in Adelaide, South Australia.[1] His father, Ben, was a professional Australian rules footballer who played 8 AFL games for Richmond in 1999 as well as spending years on Sydney and Port Adelaide's AFL lists.[2] Hollands lived the first nine years of his life in Adelaide before relocating to Wodonga on the Victoria-New South Wales border.
He didn't start playing football until he began with Auskick at the Wodonga Bulldogs[3] going on to play junior football in the Ovens & Murray Football League and made his senior debut for the club at 16 years of age.[4] Leading into his final year of junior football, Hollands was touted as a potential number one draft pick before tearing his ACL and missing the entirety of the 2020 NAB League season.[5] Despite his injury, he was drafted by the Gold Coast Suns with pick 7 in the 2020 AFL draft.[6]
Hollands made his AFL debut in QClash 23 against the Brisbane Lions in round 19 of the 2022 AFL season and kicked two goals in his first game, including a goal with his first kick.[7] He received a Rising Star Nomination two weeks later in round 21 against Hawthorn, collecting 23 disposals and kicking two goals. [8]
Hollands was traded to Carlton following the 2023 AFL season, joining his younger brother Ollie.[9]
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