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John Tolkin

ジョン・トルキン　/　じょん・とるきん

American association football player

July 31, 2002 (age 23)　・　Chatham Borough, New Jersey, United States

New Jersey
association football player

My Take

What I admire about John Tolkin is the unglamorous shape of his career. A left-back from small-town Chatham, New Jersey, who clawed his way to the US national team, an Olympic appearance, and a move to German football is exactly the kind of grinder I root for. Fullbacks rarely get the highlight reels, yet they cover the most ground and shoulder both defense and overlapping runs. Born in 2002, he is still early in his arc, and players who go abroad young tend to harden into something better. I find his steady, no-shortcuts trajectory genuinely easy to respect.

Overview

John Michael Tolkin (born July 31, 2002), nicknamed "JMi", is an American professional soccer player who plays as a left-back for 2. Bundesliga club Holstein Kiel and the United States national team. He competed for the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): John Tolkin
Name (Japanese): ジョン・トルキン
Reading: じょん・とるきん
Born: July 31, 2002 (age 23)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Horse
Origin: Chatham Borough, New Jersey, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 170 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Chatham High School
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/johntolkin/
Xhttps://x.com/TolkinJohn
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3

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