bruneian football player
Faiq Jefri Bolkiah ( bear 9 May 1998 ) is a member of the Bruneian Royal Family and a bruneian professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Thai golf club Chonburi and the Brunei national team. He has served as the captain of the national team. [ 2 ]

Club career [edit ]

early career [edit ]

In 2009, while as a extremity of A.F.C. Newbury, Bolkiah signed a annual hand with the Southampton F.C. Academy. [ 3 ] He was still with Southampton until at least December 2011. [ 4 ] In 2014, Bolkiah signed a biennial youth contract with Chelsea of the Premier League after previously training with Reading and trialing with Arsenal. [ 5 ] During his time with Arsenal, Bolkiah competed in the 2013 Lion City Cup against Corinthians, Eintracht Frankfurt, PSV Eindhoven, and a Singapore youth choice. He scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over the team from Singapore. [ 6 ] With his contract with Chelsea set to expire in summer 2016, he left the team in December 2015. After a trial with Stoke City, [ 7 ] he signed for Leicester City on a reported three-year professional abridge in March 2016. [ 8 ] He far signed a annual extension to his deal in the summer of 2019. [ 9 ]

Marítimo [edit ]

On 23 September 2020, Bolkiah signed on a barren transfer to Marítimo of Portugal ‘s Primeira Liga. [ 10 ] Three months late, he made his debut with under-23 team in a 3–3 home pull back against Sporting CP U23 after being named in the starting line-up. [ 11 ] forty-five days later, he was named as a Marítimo utility for the first meter in a league match against Sporting CP. [ 12 ] On 11 April 2021, he made his senior debut for Marítimo B, coming on as a alternate in a 2–1 gain over Gondomar. [ 13 ]

International career [edit ]

Bolkiah was eligible to represent the United States and Brunei. He was scouted for the youth teams of the United States [ 14 ] but chose to represent Brunei, doing so at the U19 and U23 levels [ 8 ] including at the 2015 Southeast asian Games. [ 14 ] In that tournament, he scored in a 1–2 frustration to Timor Leste. [ 15 ] He was expected to make his aged international debut on 15 October 2016 in a 2016 AFF Championship reservation catch against Timor-Leste. [ 16 ] He debuted in the meet, starting and playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–1 victory. [ 17 ]

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personal life [edit ]

Faiq is the son of Jefri Bolkiah, Prince of Brunei and nephew of Hassanal Bolkiah, the current Sultan of Brunei. He was born in Los Angeles and holds both bruneian and american citizenship. [ 14 ] [ 18 ] He was educated in Great Britain at Bradfield College. [ 4 ] Bolkiah has been described as “ the richest football player in the world ”, with an calculate internet worth of US $ 20 billion. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ]

career statistics [edit ]

International [edit ]

As of match played 8 September 2018.[22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Brunei 2016 5 1
2018 1 0
Total 6 1
As of 21 October 2016[22]
Scores and results list Brunei’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bolkiah goal.
List of international goals scored by Faiq Bolkiah
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 October 2016 RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Laos 2–3 3–4 2016 AFF Championship qualification

References [edit ]

  • Faiq Bolkiah at Soccerway