Clint Bolton
 Bolton training with Sydney FC ahead of the 2009–10 season | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Clint Brian Bolton | ||
| Date of birth | 22 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alloway, Bundaberg | |||
| 1987–1991 |
Aston Villa | ||
| 1992–1993 | AIS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–2000 |
Brisbane Strikers | 178 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 |
Sydney Olympic | 95 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 |
Parramatta Power | 28 | (0) |
| 2004 | Fraser Park | 10 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 |
APIA Leichhardt | 11 | (0) |
| 2005–2010 | Sydney FC | 110 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 |
Melbourne Heart | 70 | (0) |
| Total | 502 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994–1995 |
Australia U-20 | 8 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Australia U-23 | 5 | (0) |
| 2000–2006 | Australia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Clint Brian Bolton (born 22 August 1975) is an Australian former
Club career
Brisbane Strikers
Clint Bolton began his career at the Brisbane Strikers in 1993 signing for the club after spending a year at the
Sydney Olympic FC
Sydney Olympic FC was Clint Bolton's second club and he spent three seasons at the club making 95 appearances for the club making 32 clean sheets. In the 2001/02 National Soccer League competition, Sydney Olympic FC won the NSL title. The club also made it to the NSL final in the 2002/03 season, but were defeated by Perth Glory in the final. After three seasons at the club, Bolton signed for the Parramatta Power.
Parramatta Power
Parramatta signed Bolton in 2003 after Bolton had spent the previous three seasons at Sydney Olympic FC. He played one season for the club making 27 appearances and keeping 11 clean sheets. In the final National Soccer League competition in 2003/04, Parramatta made it to the NSL Grand Final against the Perth Glory. The winner would be the final winner of the National Soccer League competition which had been running since 1977. Clint Bolton was making his 300th NSL appearance and it was to be his last. The Parramatta Power lost the game in extra-time 1–0 to Perth Glory in the final game of the season and the final game of the NSL competition. After the NSL competition had folded, Bolton was looking for another club to keep his match practice and fitness. He opted to sign for firstly
Sydney FC
Clint Bolton signed for Sydney FC from APIA Leichhardt for the inaugural A-League season. He made his Sydney FC league debut against the
Melbourne Heart
On 16 February 2010, it was announced that Bolton had signed for the new
As a result of the Heart finishing second-to-last on the A-League ladder, their worst finish in an A-League season, Bolton, along with teammates
Club career statistics
| Club | Season | Domestic | League | Cup[A] | Asia[B] | Other[C] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sydney FC | 2005–06
|
A-League
|
24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
2006–07
|
A-League
|
23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 0 | |
2007–08
|
A-League
|
21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
2008–09
|
A-League
|
10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 12 | 0 | |
2009–10
|
A-League
|
31 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | 0 | |
Melbourne Heart
|
2010–11
|
A-League
|
30 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | 0 |
2011–12
|
A-League
|
26 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 26 | 0 | |
2012–13
|
A-League
|
14 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | 0 | |
| Australia total | 179 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 214 | 0 | ||
Source: worldfootball.net, football-lineups.com
International career
Bolton was part of the
On 16 August 2006, Bolton was recalled to the Socceroos side, after 20 appearances on the bench over the years, in a second-string Australian line-up for an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. He kept a clean sheet and helped Australia to a 2–0 win.
National team statistics
| Australia national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Brisbane Strikers
- Sydney Olympic
- A-League Premiership: 2009–10
- 2004–05
Country
Individual
- A-League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2005–06
- Sydney FC Player of the Year: 2005–06
- 2010–11, 2011-12
- PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2011–12
- Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015[8]
- Sydney FC Team of the Decade: 2006-2015
References
- ^ "FIFA Club World Championship Japan 2005 – Official Rosters". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 December 2005. Archived from the original on 19 December 2005.
- ^ Archived copyArchived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "News Display". Archived from the original on 20 February 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Bolton Heart's best". The World Game. SBS. Archived from the original on 7 October 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Lynch, Michael (30 April 2011). "Goalkeeper Bolton wins Hearts' top gong in debut season". The Age. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Melbourne Heart Axes Four Players As Club Looks To Rebound From Worst Ever Finish Herald Sun [dead link]
- ^ Clint Bolton at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Sydney FC inducts eight greats to its Hall of Fame". The World Game. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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