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Kevin Bonifazi
Italian footballer (born 1996)
Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Frosinone, on loan from Bologna.
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Bonifazi with SPAL in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Bonifazi | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996 (age 27) | ||
| Place of birth | Toffia, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Frosinone (on loan from Bologna) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Tor Tre Teste | ||
| 2011–2014 | Siena | ||
| 2014–2015 | Torino | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | Torino | 6 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Benevento (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Casertana (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | → SPAL (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2018–2019 | → SPAL (loan) | 26 | (2) |
| 2019 | SPAL | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Torino | 3 | (1) |
| 2020 | → SPAL (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | SPAL | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Udinese (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bologna | 36 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Frosinone (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Italy U21 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:49, 9 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
He began his playing career with Tor di Quinto and Nuova Tor Tre Teste. At age 15 he was sold to Siena,[2] but following the bankruptcy of the club was signed by Torino in 2014.[3] He won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera with the Granata in the 2014–15 season.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6]
On 19 July 2016, Torino officially announced his loan to SPAL in Serie B.[7] He made his competitive debut for SPAL on 22 October in a 3–1 home win against Carpi.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, a 2–1 win away to Cittadella.[9] On 17 March 2017, Torino announced they had renewed his contract until 2022.[10]
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.[11]
On 16 August 2018, he returned to SPAL on loan with an option to buy, and a buy-back option in favour of Torino.[12] On 20 October, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–0 victory against Roma in his first appearance back at SPAL.[13]
On 24 January 2020 he returned to SPAL once more on loan, which turned into a permanent transfer at the end of the 2019–20 season as certain conditions were met. He also signed a 4.5-year contract with SPAL.[14]
On 25 September 2020, he joined Udinese on loan with an option to buy.[15]
On 2 July 2021, Bonifazi moved to Bologna.[16] On 8 January 2024, Bologna sent him on loan to fellow Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season.[17]
On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.
On 22 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[18]
- As of match played 21 May 2022
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| SPAL (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | ||
| Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | |||
| Torino | 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | ||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| Total | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | ||
| Udinese (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| Bologna | 2021–22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 9 | ||
Club
- Campionato Primavera: 2014–15
- "Kevin Bonifazi". Bologna F.C. 1909. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- "G Factor: Kevin Bonifazi, un talento "esploso per caso" che piace a Roma e Lazio". gianlucadimarzio.com. Archived from the original on 2018-05-07.
- "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 September 2015.
- "Casertana, tanto gioco ma solo un gol. La Juve Stabia pareggia a Caserta". www.noicaserta.it. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18.
- "UFFICIALE: SPAL, dal Torino arrivano Valdifiori e Bonifazi". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- "Roma-SPAL, 0-2: Bonifazi di testa da corner. Giallorossi inermi". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
- "KEVIN BONIFAZI RITORNA IN BIANCAZZURRO!" (Press release) (in Italian). SPAL. 24 January 2020. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- "Kevin Bonifazi è bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese. 25 September 2020.
- "Kevin Bonifazi joins Bologna". Bologna. 2 July 2021.
- "Bonifazi è Giallazzurro" [Bonifazi is Giallazzurro] (in Italian). Frosinone Calcio. 8 January 2024. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- "Coronavirus, Bonifazi: "Io positivo, chi deve faccia controlli"". ansa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
- Kevin Bonifazi at WorldFootball.net