In 2015, Holloway moved to the United States to study and play college soccer at Cumberland University. She played four seasons for NAIA team Cumberland Phoenix, notably earning Mid-South Conference First-Team selection in three straight years and was named back to back Mid-South Conference Player of the Year in 2017 and 2018. As a senior, Holloway led the league in goals with 22.[3][4]
Club career
Nashville Rhythm
In 2019, Holloway played for semi-professional WPSL team Nashville Rhythm. She made 11 appearances, scoring one goal as Nashville finished second in the Southeast Conference.[5]
Birmingham City
On 24 July 2019, Holloway returned to England to sign with FA WSL team Birmingham City.[6] On 19 July 2021, Holloway signed a contract extension at Birmingham for the 2021–22 season.[7]
Racing Louisville
On 31 March 2022, Racing Louisville paid a transfer fee to purchase Holloway, signing her to a two-year contract.[8]
Holloway made nine total appearances, starting in five, in the 2023 season. On 2 September 2023 she got her first assist for Racing Louisville, helping Thembi Kgatlana’s game-winner for the club’s first ever victory over Portland Thorns.[9]
Her Racing Louisville contract expired in November 2023.[10]
International career
Holloway represented Northern Ireland at under-19 level. She received several invitations to senior women's squad training camps, however her studies in the USA prevented her from attending.[11]
In August 2019, Holloway was named to the senior team for UEFA Euro 2021 qualifying matches against Norway and Wales but was an unused substitute in both.[12] Having removed herself from the national team fold to focus on her mental health, Holloway eventually made her senior international debut on 9 April 2021, against Ukraine in the Euro 2022 qualifying play-offs. She played the full 90 minutes of both legs stepping in for injured long-term left-back Demi Vance as Northern Ireland won 4–1 on aggregate, qualifying the team for the Euro 2022. It was the first time Northern Ireland had qualified for a major international tournament.[13]
Holloway was part of the squad that was called up to the UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[14] At the Euro 2022, she played in all three group stage games, starting twice and coming on as a substitute once.
^"Candidates for the Degrees – Jeanette C. Rudy School of Nursing & Health Professions – Bachelor of Science: August 24, 2019". 177th Annual Commencement Exercises. Lebanon, Tennessee: Cumberland University. 4 May 2019. p. 14.
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