Valentine Holmes

Val Holmes
Personal information
Full nameValentine Holmes
Born (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2014–18 Cronulla Sharks 105 66 51 3 369
2020–24 North Qld Cowboys 98 42 347 7 871
2025– St. George Illawarra 12 4 38 0 92
Total 215 112 436 10 1332
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–23 Australia 21 20 22 0 124
2017– Queensland 20 13 42 0 136
Source:
As of 6 June 2025

American football career
Career information
High school:Ignatius Park College, Kirwan State High School (Townsville, Australia)
Position:Running back / return specialist
Career history
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Valentine Holmes (born 24 July 1995) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a centre for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and for the Queensland Maroons in State of Origin as a winger.

Holmes previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NRL, with whom he won the 2016 NRL Grand Final as a winger. Holmes previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, where he would transition into a centre from fullback. Holmes has played for Australia at international level as a winger, fullback and centre. Holmes was a winger for the Australian teams that won the 2016 Four Nations, the 2017 Rugby League World Cup and the 2022 Rugby League World Cup. Holmes has played in 4 State of Origin series wins for Queensland. In 2019, spent several months on the practice squad for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL) as a part of the league's International Player Pathway Program.