Sarina Bolden
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Full name | Sarina Isabel Calpo Bolden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | June 30, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Santa Clara, California, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
– | Milpitas H.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | MLVA Mercury Black '96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
– | DeAnza Force '95 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Loyola Marymount | 71 | (18) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Sandvikens IF | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2020 | Xinbei Hangyuan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | San Francisco Nighthawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2021– | Chifure AS Elfen Saitama | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017 | United States U23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2018– | Philippines | 29 | (17) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:10; November 16, 2022 (UTC) |
Sarina Isabel Calpo Bolden (born June 30, 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WE League club Chifure AS Elfen Saitama. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines women's national team.[1]
Early life
Sarina Isabel Bolden was born on June 30, 1996[2] in Santa Clara, California, U.S. to Sherry and Robert Bolden and has a younger brother. She attended Milpitas High School where she played for its women's soccer and softball teams.[3]
With the Milpitas High School Trojans, Bolden led her high school team to the 2015 SCVAL El Camino Division title. She was named as part of the first team All-SCVAL selection for three years from 2013 to 2015. In the club level, Bolden played for MLVA Mercury Black '96 helping the club reach the 2014 ECNL National Playoffs and helped the Denza Force '95 win the 2013 and 2015 ECNL North West Conference championships.[3]
Collegiate career
Bolden attends the Loyola Marymount University where she plays for the school's women's soccer team.[1] In 2016 she scored six goals for her college team and she was named as part of the All-West Coast Conference First Team and the NSCAA All-West Region.[4]
Club career
Bolden in 2020 played for Xinbei Hangyuan in the Taiwan Mulan Football League.[5] She later played for the San Francisco Nighthawks of the Women's Premier Soccer League in the United States.[6]
In June 2021, Bolden was signed in by Chifure AS Elfen Saitama of the WE League of Japan.[7] She debuted in Saitama's 1–4 lost to Tokyo Verdy Beleza on October 10, 2021, after she was brought in as a substitute in the 62nd minute.[8]
International career
Bolden's performance with the Loyola Marymount University women's soccer team led to her being invited to participate in a training camp in Orlando, Florida in April 2017 which was organized by the United States women's national under-23 soccer team.[4] In late 2017, she was able to participate in training camps organized by the Philippines women's national football team and caught the attention of Richard Boon, then head coach of the national team. She was later named in the final line up for the Philippine national team that participated at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[9]
In the Philippines' first group stage match against host Jordan, Bolden had her first international cap.[9] She scored the winning goal for the Philippines in their 2–1 victory against the hosts.[10]
Bolden was named in the line up for the Philippine national team that participated at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Philippines advanced to the knockout stage of the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time. During the quarterfinals against Chinese Taipei, which ended in a penalty shoot-out following a 1–1 draw, Bolden scored the winning penalty which resulted in the Philippines qualifying for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2023 edition.[11]
International goals
- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | April 6, 2018 | Amman International Stadium, Amman | Jordan | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2. | November 29, 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan | Malaysia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
3. | 3–0 | |||||
4. | 4–0 | |||||
5. | January 27, 2022 | Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune | Indonesia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
6. | May 9, 2022 | Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả | Cambodia | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2021 Southeast Asian Games |
7. | May 21, 2022 | Myanmar | 1–1 | 2–1 | ||
8. | June 23, 2022 | Terme Čatež, Brežice | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
9. | 3–0 | |||||
10. | July 6, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila | Singapore | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
11. | July 10, 2022 | Indonesia | 2–1 | 4–1 | ||
12. | 3–1 | |||||
13. | 4–1 | |||||
14. | July 15, 2022 | Vietnam | 3–0 | 4–0 | ||
15. | 4–0 | |||||
16. | July 17, 2022 | Thailand | 3–0 | 3–0 | ||
17. | September 6, 2022 | Titan Stadium, Fullerton | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- AFF Women's Championship: 2022
Personal life
Bolden's cousins Jalen Brown and Ryanne Brown are also professional footballers.[12]
References
- ^ a b "Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan". ABS-CBN Sports. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Philippines – AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 – Playing Squad". AFC Women's Asian Cup Jordan 2018 Press Kit. Asian Football Confederation. p. 9.
- ^ a b "Sarina Bolden 3". LMU Lions. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ a b "Midfielder: Sarina Bolden". LMU Magazine. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Yumol, David Tristan (June 1, 2021). "PH Malditas players Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan's first women's pro football league". CNN Philippines. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ Montayre, Mia (September 6, 2021). "Five PWNFT members continue pro careers overseas with new clubs". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
- ^ Montayre, Mia (June 1, 2021). "Bolden, Quezada to play in Japan WE League". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (October 16, 2021). "Bolden makes WE.League debut in Saitama loss to Tokyo". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
- ^ a b "Bolden the beautiful as Philippines delight in stunning upset". Asian Football Cofederation. April 7, 2018. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (April 7, 2018). "Sarina Bolden, Malditas stun Jordan for dream start to Asian Cup campaign". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
- ^ Carandang, Justin Kenneth (January 31, 2022). "Philippine women's football team qualifies for FIFA Women's World Cup for first time ever". GMA News Online. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
- ^ "Ryanne Brown - Women's Soccer". Wake Forest University Athletics.
External links
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Citizens of the Philippines through descent
- Filipino women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Philippines women's international footballers
- Filipino expatriate footballers
- Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate women's footballers in Sweden
- Filipino people of African-American descent
- American women's soccer players
- Soccer players from California
- Sportspeople from Santa Clara, California
- People from Milpitas, California
- American sportspeople of Filipino descent
- Loyola Marymount Lions women's soccer players
- Chifure AS Elfen Saitama players
- American expatriate women's soccer players
- American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Competitors at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games
- WE League players
- African-American women's soccer players
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in football
- Competitors at the 2021 Southeast Asian Games