Scott Bolkan
Personal information
Date of birth	February 18, 1986 (1986-02-18) (age 23)
Place of birth	Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
1999–2002	Stanford
Senior career1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005 2007 2008 2008	Cascade Surge Westchester Flames Los Angeles Galaxy → Portland Timbers (loan)	09 0(2) 10 0(1) 00 0(0) 00 0(0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Scott Bolkan (born February 18, 1986 in Corvallis, Oregon) is a retired American soccer defender.

Bolkan graduated from South Salem High School in Salem, Oregon in 2004, where he was a McDonald’s High School All American soccer player. He then attended Stanford University, playing on the men’s soccer team from 2004 to 2007.^[1] He graduated in spring 2008 with a bachelors degree in biology.

In 2005, Bolkan played during the collegiate off-season with the Cascade Surge of the fourth division Premier Development League.^[2] In 2007, he played for the Westchester Flames of the PDL.^[3] Although Bolkan attended the 2008 MLS Player Combine, he was undrafted. On April 9, 2008, the Los Angeles Galaxy signed Bolkan to a developmental contract and sent him on loan to the Portland Timbers of the USL First Division.^[4]

Bolkan made his professional debut on 10 June, 2008, in the Timbers' shock loss to Hollywood United in the first round of the US Open Cup.^[5]. In 2008 he also played several games for Galaxy's reserve team, but never played for the first team.

On 15 November 2008, Bolkan announced his retirement from professional soccer.^[6] Currently, he is a research assistant in the Behavioral Neuroscience department of Oregon Health & Science University.

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• Portland Timbers player profile