{"id":27816,"date":"2026-06-09T10:44:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/27816\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:44:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T10:44:24","slug":"a-league-sydney-fc-signs-jake-hollman-to-three-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/27816\/","title":{"rendered":"A-League: Sydney FC signs Jake Hollman to three-year deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jake Hollman has come \u201chome\u201d to Sydney FC.<\/p>\n<p>The former Australian under-23 international has signed a three-year deal with the Sky Blues after a season in the UK with English League Two (fourth-tier) club Walsall.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cComing back to Sydney FC feels like coming home,\u201d said Hollman, who played youth team football for the Sky Blues before an five-season stint with Macarthur FC, where he won two Australia Cups. <\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Sydney) is the club where I developed as a player and as a person. I have so many great memories from my academy years and winning the National Youth League grand final with a fantastic group of players. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot over the past few years, both in the A-League and during my time in England, and I feel I\u2019m returning a better player with a lot more experience.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSydney FC has always been a club that expects success and that\u2019s exactly the environment I want to be in. I can\u2019t wait to pull on the Sky Blue jersey again and get started.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Hollman\u2019s return to the Sky Blues comes hot on the heels of Sydney\u2019s confirmation that his younger brother Corey, also a midfielder, would not be returning to the club next season following the expiration of his contract.<\/p>\n<p>Jake Hollman will also re-united with Sky Blues mentor Patrick Kisnorbo, who coached the now 24-year-old midfielder when he was in charge of the A-League All-Stars in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJake is a player we know very well and someone who understands exactly what it means to represent Sydney FC,\u201d Kisnorbo said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has come through our academy, experienced success in the A-League, tested himself overseas and is now returning as a more mature and complete footballer. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got excellent energy, quality on the ball and a tremendous work ethic. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt 24, he is entering some of the best years of his career and we\u2019re delighted to bring him home.\u201d <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"author-content_image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/journalists\/marco-monteverde\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-content_image_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/marco_monteverde.png\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Marco Monteverde\"\/><\/a><a class=\"author-content_name g_font-title-s\" href=\"https:\/\/www.couriermail.com.au\/journalists\/marco-monteverde\" data-tgev=\"event10\" data-tgev-metric=\"npv\" data-tgev-order=\"1\" data-tgev-label=\"Marco Monteverde\" data-tgev-container=\"author-all\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Marco Monteverde<\/a>Sports reporter<\/p>\n<p class=\"g_font-body-s author-content_bio\">Marco Monteverde is a Brisbane-based sports reporter for NCA Newswire. He worked in a similar role for The Courier-Mail from 2007 to 2020. During a journalism career of more than 25 years, he has also worked for The Queensland Times, The Sunshine Coast Daily, The Fraser Coast Chronicle and The North West Star. He has covered three FIFA World Cups and the 2000 Sydney Olympics, as well as a host of other major sporting events in Australia and around the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jake Hollman has come \u201chome\u201d to Sydney FC. 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