Valentine Holmes

Valentine Holmes
Personal information
Full nameValentine Holmes
Born (1995-07-24) 24 July 1995
Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 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 16 8 49 0 130
Total 219 116 447 10 1370
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–23 Australia 21 20 22 0 124
2017–25 Queensland 22 13 51 0 154
Source:
As of 14 March 2026
Football career
Profile
PositionRunning back / return specialist
Career information
High schoolIgnatius Park College, Kirwan State High School (Townsville, Australia)
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 or winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League and Queensland Maroons in State of Origin.

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.