Chris Holroyd
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cambridge United | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
Chris Holroyd (born 24 October 1986) is an English professional football player who currently plays as a striker for Cambridge United in the Conference National.
Career
Starting out in the Crewe Alexandra academy, Holroyd was a mainstay in the highly rated youth set-up. However, he moved from Crewe after he was denied a professional contract.
After moving to Chester City he spent some time in the youth and reserve teams, and scored a goal against his former club in the Cheshire Cup. Impressing in Chester's youth team - scoring 25 goals in 28 starts and one substitute appearance in the Football League Youth Alliance - he signed his first professional contract in 2006. In the 2006–07 season which followed, he made a total of 25 appearances in the Chester first-team, seven of which were starts.
Holroyd scored his first goal for Chester in a competitive match on 9 October 2007, in a 4–2 Football League Trophy defeat at Carlisle United. His first Football League goal followed later in the month when Chester drew 2–2 with Wycombe Wanderers, with further goals following during the season against Morecambe and Accrington Stanley (two).
On 25 July 2008, Holroyd left Chester by mutual agreement, while being linked with a transfer to other clubs.[1] He finally signed for Cambridge United on 13 August 2008.[2]
He signed a new contract at Cambridge, taking the option of a further year on the original contract he was offered.
Having been given the number 9 shirt following the departure of fellow striker Scott Rendell, Holroyd started the 2009–10 season with Cambridge scoring 14 league goals in the first 18 league games, including a hat-trick against former club Chester City. His performances and goalscoring form attracted the attention of scouts from Football League clubs, with both Norwich City ,Bournemouth, Brighton and Hove Albion and Morecombe FC being linked with a move in the January transfer window.[3]
References
- ^ "Holroyd parts company with Blues". Chester Chronicle. 2008-07-25. Retrieved 2008-08-03.
- ^ "U's Sign New Striker". cambridgeunited.com. 2008-08-13. Retrieved 2008-08-13.
- ^ "League clubs linked with Conference striker". bbc.co.uk. 2009-11-04.
External links
- Chris Holroyd at Soccerbase
- Chester City Official Website Profile