1. Valentine Holmes was born on 24 July 1995 and 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 the State of Origin series.
Valentine Holmes previously played for the North Queensland Cowboys, where he would transition into a centre from fullback.
Valentine Holmes has played for Australia at international level as a winger, fullback and centre.
Valentine 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.
Valentine Holmes has played in 4 State of Origin series wins for Queensland.
Valentine Holmes was born in Townsville, Queensland to a Cook Islands mother and a New Zealand father.
Valentine Holmes has three older brothers and an older sister.
Valentine Holmes played his junior rugby league in Townsville for the Western Lions, before being signed by National Rugby League club, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, in 2012 at the age of 17.
Valentine Holmes moved to Sydney in 2013 to play for the Cronulla-Sutherland SG Ball Cup team.
In December 2013, Valentine Holmes was named in the 2014 Queensland Academy of Sport Under 20s Emerging Origin squad.
Valentine Holmes played 33 games, scored 24 tries and kicked 53 goals for 202 points in his U20s career from 2013 to 2015.
Valentine Holmes finished his debut year in the NRL with him playing in 6 matches and scoring 3 tries.
Valentine Holmes was named at wing in the 2014 NYC Team of the Year.
On 8 September, Valentine Holmes was named in the 2014 Junior Kangaroos train-on squad.
Valentine Holmes played for Cronulla-Sutherland in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.
Valentine Holmes finished off the season as Cronulla's highest try-scorer with 16 tries, as well as kicking 11 goals and 3 field goals in 25 matches.
Valentine Holmes was then stood down from the Sharks' 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad after previously being named.
Valentine Holmes finished the season playing 23 games and scoring 19 tries, Cronulla's highest try scorer.
Valentine Holmes was selected to play for Australia in the 2017 ANZAC Test.
Valentine Holmes was then selected in Game III, where he scored three tries.
Valentine Holmes set another record by scoring a total of twelve tries throughout the World Cup.
At the season's conclusion, Valentine Holmes was the second highest try-scorer and lead the season in highest amount of line-breaks.
In November 2018, Valentine Holmes was released from his contract with the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League to chase his dream to one day play in the National Football League.
On 24 November 2019, Valentine Holmes returned to rugby league, signing a six-year deal with the North Queensland Cowboys, beginning in 2020.
Valentine Holmes scored the team's first try in the game, becoming the first Cowboys player to score a try at Queensland Country Bank Stadium.
In Round 5, Valentine Holmes injured his ankle in a loss to the New Zealand Warriors, which ruled him out for two weeks.
Valentine Holmes returned from injury in Round 16, against his former club, the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks.
In Game 3, Valentine Holmes started on the wing for Queensland, scoring a try and kicking four goals, in their series-deciding win.
On 30 May, Valentine Holmes was named in the Queensland squad for the 2021 State of Origin Series.
In June, Valentine Holmes was selected for game one of the 2022 State of Origin series by Queensland.
Valentine Holmes finished as the competitions top point scorer with 244 points.
In May, Valentine Holmes was selected by Queensland for the 2023 State of Origin series.
Valentine Holmes played 18 games for North Queensland in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 11th on the table.
Valentine Holmes finished as the clubs top point scorer with 170 points.
On 10 September 2023, Valentine Holmes became the subject of investigations by the NRL Integrity Unit and the North Queensland Cowboys after posting a photo to his Instagram showing himself with a white bag in his mouth.
On 15 August, Valentine Holmes signed a three-year deal with the St George Illawarra Dragons starting in the 2025 NRL season.
Valentine Holmes did not play in the third game against the New Orleans Saints.
Valentine Holmes was waived by the Jets during final roster cuts, but was added to the Jets' practice squad on 1 September 2019, as an exempt international player.