Clint Bolton

Brisbane Strikers

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.

Sydney Olympic FC

Sydney Olympic was 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 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. 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. 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…

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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 for Australia against Paraguay in 2000, and was a squad member when Australia won the 2000 OFC Nations Cup. He subsequently represented Australia against Tonga and Fiji in 2001, keeping clean sheets in all of his 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 line-up for an Asian Cup qualifier against Kuwait. He kept a clean sheet and helped Australia to a 2–0 win.

Brisbane Strikers NSL Championship: 1996–97 Sydney Olympic NSL Championship: 2001–02 Sydney FC A-League Championship: 2005–06, 2009–10 A-League Premiership: 2009–10 Oceania Club Championship: 2004–05 Australia

OFC Nations Cup: 2000 FIFA Confederations Cup: 3rd place, 2001 Australia U-20

OFC U-20 Championship: 1994

Individual

A-League Goalkeeper of the Year: 2005–06 Sydney FC Player of the Year: 2005–06 Melbourne Heart Player of the Year: 2010–11, 2011-12 PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2011–12 Sydney FC Hall of Fame: 2015 Sydney FC Team of the Decade: 2006-2015