Kevin Bonifazi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Kevin Bonifazi | ||
Date of birth | 19 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Toffia, Italy | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SPAL (on loan from Torino) | ||
Number | 14 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2011 | Tor Tre Teste | ||
2011–2014 | Siena | ||
2014–2015 | Torino | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015– | Torino | 6 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Benevento (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2016 | → Casertana (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2016–2017 | → SPAL (loan) | 20 | (3) |
2018– | → SPAL (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017– | Italy U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2017 |
Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club SPAL, on loan from Torino, and the Italy national under-21 football team.
Club career
He began his playing career with Tor di Quinto and Nuova Tor Tre Teste. At age 15 he was sold to Siena,[1] but following the bankruptcy of the club was signed by Torino in 2014.[2] He won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera with the Granata in the 2014–15 season.[3]
The following season, he was loaned to Benevento in Lega Pro. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2015 in a game against Foggia.[4] In January 2016, he was loaned to Casertana. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2016, a home draw against Juve Stabia.[5]
On 19 July 2016, Torino officially announced his loan to SPAL in Serie B.[6] He made his competitive debut for SPAL on 22 October in a 3–1 home win against Carpi.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, a 2–1 win away to Cittadella.[8] On 17 March 2017, Torino announced they had renewed his contract until 2022.[9]
He made his senior debut for Torino on 29 November, in the Coppa Italia against Carpi. On 31 March 2018, he made his Serie A debut, entering as a substitute for Nicolas Nkoulou in a 4–0 win against Cagliari in Sardinia.[10]
On 16 August 2018, he returned to SPAL on loan with an option to buy, and a buy-back option in favour of Torino.[11]
International career
On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.
Career statistics
- As of 28 February 2018
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benevento (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
Casertana (loan) | 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | |||
S.P.A.L. (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
Honours
Club
- Campionato Primavera: 2014–15
References
- ↑ http://gianlucadimarzio.com/it/g-factor-kevin-bonifazi-un-talento-esploso-per-caso-che-piace-a-roma-e-lazio
- ↑ http://www.toronews.net/calcio-mercato/calciomercato-torino-contatti-per-il-rinnovo-di-bonifazi/
- ↑ http://www.toronews.net/calcio-mercato/bonifazi-esplode-e-il-torino-osserva-quelle-doti-da-piccolo-maksimovic/
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.noicaserta.it/casertana_tanto_gioco_ma_solo_un_gol_la_juve_stabia_pareggia_a_caserta.html
- ↑ http://torinofc.it/news/19/07/2016/bonifazi-alla-spal_11687
- ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/10/22/italy/serie-b/spal-1907/carpi-fc-1909/2327556/
- ↑ https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/03/italy/serie-b/as-cittadella/spal-1907/2327629/
- ↑ http://torinofc.it/news/17/03/2017/bonifazi-rinnova-sino-al-2022_14046
- ↑ https://it.soccerway.com/matches/2018/03/31/italy/serie-a/cagliari-calcio/torino-fc/2539075/
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: SPAL, dal Torino arrivano Valdifiori e Bonifazi". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
External links
- Kevin Bonifazi at WorldFootball.net