Clint Bolton
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| Clint Bolton | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Clint Brian Bolton | |
| Date of birth | 22 August 1975 | |
| Place of birth | Bundaberg, Australia | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Sydney FC | |
| Number | 1 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1983 1992–1993 |
Alloway (Bundaberg) Aston Villa (QLD) AIS |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1993–2000 2000–2003 2003–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–present |
Brisbane Strikers Sydney Olympic Parramatta Power Fraser Park APIA Leichardt Sydney FC |
178 (0) 95 (0) 27 (0) 10 (0) 11 (0) 100 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 1995 1996 2000–2006 |
Australia U-20 Australia U-23 Australia |
4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Clint Bolton (born 22 August 1975 in Bundaberg, Queensland) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays for Sydney FC in the Australian A-League. He was one of the most experienced goalkeepers in the history of the National Soccer League, which preceded the A-League. He played over 300 games for Brisbane Strikers, Sydney Olympic FC and Parramatta Power.
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[edit] Club career
[edit] Brisbane Strikers
Clint Bolton began his career at the Brisbane Strikers in 1993 signing for the club after spending a year at the Australian Institute of Sport. He spent seven seasons at the club making 178 appearances for the Brisbane Strikers, keeping 51 clean sheets. He also won the National Soccer League final in 1997 with the club. In 2000, Bolton signed for Sydney Olympic FC.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 Fraser Park where he made 10 appearances and afterwards he signed for APIA Leichhardt. He then went on to sign for Sydney FC for the inaugural A-League season.
[edit] 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 Victory on the 28th August, 2005. He helped his side to the inaugural Hyundai A-League Grand Final against the Central Coast Mariners in which Sydney FC won by one goal to nil. He played every game throughout the season in the league (24 games) for Sydney FC making 5 clean sheets. He was voted as Sydney FC player of the year for the 2005-06 season ahead of the other nominees Dwight Yorke, Alvin Ceccoli and David Carney. On receiving the honour Bolton stated
"It is always an honour to win an award like this, especially when it is voted on by your team mates. It has been a great year for Sydney FC, winning the Championships and doing well at the Club World Championships, and to receive this award is very flattering. We have all worked incredibly hard over the last 13 months since we started training and to be singled out amongst the players we have is special."
On 1 January, 2007 he achieved a record 5 consecutive clean sheets, beating Central Coast Stopper Danny Vukovic's record of 4. He again played every match of the A-League season in 2006-07 for Sydney, and is currently the club's highest capped player. Bolton was only the 2nd player to reach 100 competitive games for the Sky Blues when he played the first Pre-Season match against Queensland Roar. Clinton recived a standing ovation and a guard of honor as he ran out. In a statment given after the 2-1 victory he said he was extremly happy to of reached the milestone and hopes he can continue his career with Sydney for another 3-5 years. [1]
[edit] International career
Bolton was part of the Australian Under-20 squad for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship in Qatar. He also appeared for the Olyroos in qualifiers for the 1996 Olympic Games, but was not included in the squad for the final tournament. He made his senior international debut against Paraguay in 2000 and has since represented Australian national team on two other occasions against Tonga and Fiji in 2001 making clean sheets in all three international appearances.
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 lineup for an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. He kept a clean sheet and helped Australia to a 2-0 win.
[edit] Honours
With Sydney FC:
A-League Championship: 2005-2006- Oceania Club Championship: 2004-2005
With Sydney Olympic:
- NSL Championship: 2001-2002
With Brisbane Strikers:
- NSL Championship: 1996-1997
Personal Honours:
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