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]

Sarina Bolden

Bolden in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Sarina Isabel Calpo Bolden
Date of birth	(1996-06-30) June 30, 1996 (age 26)
Place of birth	Santa Clara, California, United States
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Forward
Club information
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)
National team‡
2017	United States U23
2018–	Philippines	27	(17)
Honours Women's football Representing the  Philippines AFF Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 16, 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:05; October 12, 2022 (UTC)

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
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

External links

• Sarina Bolden on Instagram