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Bolden in 2022
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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 | 5 ft 8 in (1.72 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Como | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVLA Mercury Black | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | LMU Lions | 71 | (18) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Sandvikens IF | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020 | Xinbei Hangyuan | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | San Francisco Nighthawks | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Elfen Saitama | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Illawarra Stingrays | 6 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Newcastle Jets | 20 | (14) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Como | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Philippines | 52 | (31) | |||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 30, 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 30, 2024 (UTC) |
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Sarina Isabel Calpo Bolden (born June 30, 1996) is a professional footballer. She plays as a forward for Como in Serie A, Italy's top women's football league. Born in the United States, she proudly represents the Philippines in international games.
Bolden made history by scoring the Philippines' first-ever goal in a FIFA Women's World Cup. On July 25, 2023, she scored a header against co-host New Zealand. This goal helped the Philippines achieve their historic first World Cup win.
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Early Life and Education
Sarina Isabel Bolden was born on June 30, 1996, in Santa Clara, California, U.S. Her parents are Sherry and Robert Bolden. She also has a younger brother. Sarina's mother is from Pangasinan, Philippines. Her father is African American. Both of Sarina's parents enjoy sports, though football was not their main sport.
She went to Milpitas High School. Later, she attended Loyola Marymount University. There, she earned a business degree. She plans to use this degree as a backup plan for her career after football.
Youth Football Career
Bolden played for both the women's soccer and softball teams at Milpitas High School. With the Milpitas High School Trojans, she led her high school soccer team to win the 2015 SCVAL El Camino Division title. She was chosen for the first team All-SCVAL for three years, from 2013 to 2015.
At the club level, Bolden played for MVLA Mercury Black '96. She helped this club reach the 2014 ECNL National Playoffs. She also helped the De Anza Force '95 team win the 2013 and 2015 ECNL North West Conference championships.
College Football Career
Bolden went to Loyola Marymount University. She played for the school's women's soccer team. In 2016, she scored six goals for her college team. She was also named to the All-West Coast Conference First Team and the NSCAA All-West Region.
Club Football Career
In 2020, Bolden played for Xinbei Hangyuan in the Taiwan Mulan Football League. After that, she played for the San Francisco Nighthawks in the Women's Premier Soccer League in the United States.
In June 2021, Elfen Saitama from Japan's WE League signed Bolden. She played her first game for Saitama on October 10, 2021. This was a 1–4 loss to Tokyo Verdy Beleza. Bolden came into the game as a substitute in the 62nd minute. Since English is her first language, it was sometimes hard for her to connect with her teammates.
In December 2022, Bolden ended her contract with Elfen Saitama. She then moved to the Australian club Western Sydney Wanderers.
Before the 2023–24 A-League Women season, Western Sydney Wanderers did not re-sign Bolden. Bolden shared that she received offers from many clubs. However, she wanted to stay in the A-League and not move "big, far moves abroad" at that time. To stay fit, she mostly relied on playing with the Philippine national team.
After five rounds of the 2023–24 season, Newcastle Jets signed Bolden. She played a match the very day she signed, scoring two goals. Head coach Gary van Egmond invited Bolden to join the team.
In August 2024, Bolden signed a contract to play for an Italian club. Two weeks later, Como announced Bolden as their new player. She signed a contract that will keep her with the club until June 30, 2026. In April 2025, Bolden had an ACL injury while playing for Como. She had surgery in Australia the next month and has been recovering since then.
International Football Career
Bolden's strong performance with the Loyola Marymount University women's soccer team led to an invitation. She was asked to join a training camp in Orlando, Florida, in April 2017. This camp was organized by the United States women's national under-23 soccer team. In late 2017, she also took part in training camps for the Philippines women's national football team. There, she caught the eye of Richard Boon, who was the national team's head coach at the time. She was later chosen for the Philippine national team that played in the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup.
In the Philippines' first group stage match against host Jordan, Bolden played her first international game. She scored the winning goal for the Philippines in their 2–1 victory against the hosts.
Bolden was also part of the Philippine national team for the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. The Philippines reached the knockout stage of the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time ever. In the quarterfinals against Chinese Taipei, the game ended in a 1–1 draw. It then went to a penalty shoot-out. Bolden scored the winning penalty, which meant the Philippines qualified for their first-ever FIFA Women's World Cup, the 2023 edition. On July 25, 2023, she scored the only goal in a 1–0 win over World Cup co-host New Zealand. This was her country's first goal and first victory in the competition.
She played her 50th international game in a friendly match against South Korea on April 5, 2024.
Career Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elfen Saitama | 2021–22 | WE League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Western Sydney Wanderers | 2022–23 | A-League | 10 | 1 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||
| Illawarra Stingrays | 2023 | NPL NSW | 6 | 5 | – | – | 6 | 5 | ||
| Newcastle Jets | 2023–24 | A-League | 20 | 14 | – | – | 20 | 14 | ||
| Como | 2024–25 | Serie A | 9 | 1 | – | – | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 58 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 21 | ||
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 |  Jordan |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 2. | November 29, 2019 | Biñan Football Stadium, Biñan, Philippines |  Malaysia |
1–0 | 5–0 | 2019 Southeast Asian Games |
| 3. | 3–0 | |||||
| 4. | 4–0 | |||||
| 5. | January 27, 2022 | Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex, Pune, India |  Indonesia |
2–0 | 6–0 | 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup |
| 6. | May 9, 2022 | Cẩm Phả Stadium, Cẩm Phả, Vietnam |  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, Slovenia |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | July 6, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines |  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. | September 6, 2022 | Titan Stadium, Fullerton, United States |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 17. | April 5, 2023 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisar, Tajikistan |  Pakistan |
2–0 | 4–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 18. | April 11, 2023 |  Hong Kong |
1–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 19. | 2–0 | |||||
| 20. | May 6, 2023 | RCAF Old Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Malaysia |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 Southeast Asian Games |
| 21. | May 9, 2023 | RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | Vietnam |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 22. | July 25, 2023 | Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand | New Zealand |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup |
| 23. | September 22, 2023 | Wenzhou Sports Center Stadium, Wenzhou, China | Hong Kong |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 Asian Games |
| 24. | September 25, 2023 |  South Korea |
1–0 | 1–5 | ||
| 25. | September 28, 2023 | Myanmar |
1–0 | 3–0 | ||
| 26. | September 30, 2023 |  Japan |
1–3 | 1–8 | ||
| 27. | October 26, 2023 | Perth Rectangular Stadium, Perth, Australia | .svg){kind=small} Chinese Taipei |
1–1 | 4–1 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 28. | 3–1 | |||||
| 29. | October 26, 2024 | Emirhan Sport Complex, Antalya, Turkey | Jordan |
1–0 | 3–0 | 2024 Pink Ladies Cup |
| 30. | 2–0 | |||||
| 31. | October 30, 2024 |  Kenya |
1–2 | 1–4 |
Honors and Awards
Philippines National Team
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
Individual Awards
- PSA Annual Awards Ms. Football: 2024
- PSC–PCW Women in Sports Awards Athlete of the year: 2024
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Bolden in 2022
