Faiq Bolkiah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faiq Jefri Bolkiah | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, United States | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Leicester City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2009 | AFC Newbury | ||
| 2009–2013 | Southampton | ||
| 2014–2016 | Chelsea | ||
| 2016– | Leicester City | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Brunei U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2015– | Brunei U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016– | Brunei | 5 | (1) |
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Faiq Jefri Bolkiah (born 9 May 1998) is a Bruneian international footballer who plays as a midfielder for the reserve side of Premier League club Leicester City and the Brunei national team. He serves as the captain of the national team.[1]
Club career
Youth
In 2009, while as a member of A.F.C. Newbury, Bolkiah signed a 1-year deal with the Southampton F.C. Academy.[2] He was still with Southampton until at least December 2011.[3] In 2014, Bolkiah signed a 2-year youth contract with Chelsea of the Premier League after previously training with Reading and trialing with Arsenal.[4] During his time with Arsenal, Bolkiah competed in the 2013 Lion City Cup against Corinthians, Eintracht Frankfurt, PSV Eindhoven, and a Singapore youth selection. He scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over the team from Singapore.[5] With his contract with Chelsea set to expire in summer 2016, he left the team in December 2015. After a trial with Stoke City,[6] he signed with fellow-premier league club Leicester City on a reported 3-year professional contract in March 2016.[7]
International career
Bolkiah was eligible to represent the United States and Brunei. He was scouted for the youth teams of the United States[8] but chose to represent Brunei, doing so at the U19 and U23 levels[7] including at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games.[8] In that tournament, he scored in a 1–2 defeat to Timor Leste.[9] He was expected to make his senior international debut on 15 October 2016 in a 2016 AFF Championship qualification match against Timor-Leste.[10] He debuted in the match, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of the 2–1 victory.[11]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 October 2016 | RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Laos | | | 2016 AFF Championship qualification | |||||
| Correct as of 21 October 2016[12] | |||||||||||
International appearances
- As of match played 14 November 2016[12]
| International appearances | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result† | Competition | |
| 2016 | ||||||
| 1 | 15 October | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia |  Timor-Leste |
2–1 | 2016 AFF Championship qualification | |
| 2 | 18 October |  Cambodia |
0–3 | |||
| 3 | 21 October | RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Laos |
3–4 | ||
| 4 | 12 November | Sarawak Stadium, Kuching, Malaysia |  Macau |
1–1 | 2016 AFC Solidarity Cup | |
| 5 | 14 November | Laos |
2–3 | |||
| †Brunei's goal tally first. | ||||||
International career statistics
- As of match played 14 November 2016.[12]
| Brunei national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 1 |
Personal life
Bolkiah is the son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, current Sultan of Brunei. He was born in Los Angeles in the United States and holds both Brunei and United States citizenship.[8][13] He was educated in Great Britain at Bradfield College.[3]
References
- ↑ "Laos vs. Brunei". The AFC. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
- ↑ "AFC Newbury Newsletter" (PDF). AFC Newbury. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- 1 2 "Bradfield News: Christmas 2011" (PDF). Bradfield College. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Nash, Mathew. "Chelsea sign the Sultan of Brunei's nephew on youth deal". HITC. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Osman, Sadat. "Bruneian royalty Faiq Bolkiah looks to improve his game". Goal.com. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ Jones, Simon. "Leicester snap up former Chelsea winger Faiq Bolkiah as teenager proclaims: 'I can't wait to get started'". Daily Mail. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- 1 2 O'Rourke, Peter. "Brunei international Faiq Jefri Bolkiah joins Leicester City from Chelsea". ESPN FC. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Eubank, Mark. "Chelsea FC's Royalty Faiq Bolkiah Shows Off Talent In SEA Games". International Business Times. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tireless Timor Leste scores first victory against Brunei". SEA Games 2015. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "Leicester City youngster Faiq poised for Brunei debut". AFF. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ↑ "BRUNEI VS. TIMOR-LESTE 2 - 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 "NFT Profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ Parchman, Will. "How Chelsea's Faiq Bolkiah came to be the most interesting U.S. prospect ever". Top Drawer Soccer. Retrieved 16 October 2016.