Early career In 2009, whilst at
AFC Newbury, Bolkiah signed a one-year deal with the
Southampton academy. He was with Southampton until at least December 2011. In 2014, Bolkiah signed a two-year youth contract with
Chelsea of the
Premier League after previously training with
Reading and trialing with
Arsenal. During his time with Arsenal, Bolkiah competed in the
2013 Lion City Cup against
Corinthians,
Eintracht Frankfurt,
PSV, and a
Singapore youth selection. He scored a goal in a 2–1 victory over the team from Singapore. With his contract with Chelsea set to expire in summer 2016, he left the team in December 2015. After a trial with
Stoke City, he signed for
Leicester City on a reported three-year professional contract in March 2016. He further signed a one-year extension to his deal in the summer of 2019.
Marítimo On 23 September 2020, Bolkiah signed on a free transfer to
Marítimo of Portugal's
Primeira Liga. Three months later, he made his debut with
under-23 team in a 3–3 home draw against
Sporting CP U23 after being named in the starting line-up. Forty-five days later, he was named as a Marítimo substitute for the first time in a league match against
Sporting CP. On 11 April 2021, he made his senior debut for
Marítimo B, coming on as a substitute in a 2–1 win over
Gondomar.
Chonburi In December 2021, Bolkiah joined
Thai League 1 outift,
Chonburi ahead of the second half of the
2021–22 season. He became the first-ever Bruneian to join a Thai club. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–0 victory against
Port on 25 November 2022. He announced his departure from the club on 14 May 2023, after the conclusion of the
2022–23 Thai League 1.
Ratchaburi On 16 June 2023,
Ratchaburi announced on their official Facebook page the signing of Faiq for the upcoming
2023–24 Thai League 1 season. He made his debut against
Nakhon Pathom United on 19 August 2023 as a substitute in a 0–1 loss.{{cite web |title=RATCHABURI VS. NAKHON PATHOM UNITED 0 - 1 - Soccerway ==International career==