Joshua Bolma

Josh Bolma

Personal information
Full name	Joshua Bolma
Date of birth	(2002-04-10) 10 April 2002
Place of birth	Accra, Ghana
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	New England Revolution
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2017	Rising Stars Academy
2017–2021	Black Rock FC
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Maryland Terrapins	38	(6)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021	Ocean City Nor'easters	1	(0)
2022	Westchester Flames	7	(3)
2023–	New England Revolution	1	(0)
2023–	New England Revolution II	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:15, 08 January 2023 (UTC)

Joshua Bolma (born 10 April 2002) is a Ghanaian footballer whom New England Revolution traded up to take as the 4th pick overall in the 2023 MLS SuperDraft. He is a midfielder out of University of Maryland.

Early life

Bolma was born in Accra, Ghana. He moved from Ghana to the United States after graduating from the Rising Stars of Africa Academy in Ghana and was awarded a scholarship to attend the South Kent High School in Connecticut. He attended the University of Maryland where he played soccer for the Maryland Terrapins and was the Big Ten Freshman of the Year in 2021 and earned First Team All-Big Ten honors as both a freshman and sophomore. He was also only the fourth player in Maryland history to earn multiple first-team All-Big Ten honors.

Career

Entering the 2023 MLS SuperDraft, New England Revolution had the tenth overall pick. However they traded up with the San Jose Earthquakes to take Bolma as the 4th pick overall in the draft. They gave San Jose their No. 10 overall pick, $200,000 in 2023 General Allocation Money (GAM) and $50k GAM in 2024. Bolma signed on to a Generation Adidas contract and New England head coach Bruce Arena was quoted as saying “Josh Bolma is a really good, quick attacking player. He can play a number of positions and we are going to try him as a No. 8 in the center midfield.”