Alfredo Bifulco (born 19 January 1997) is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Trapani.[1][2]

Alfredo Bifulco
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Ottaviano, Italy
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Trapani
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Napoli 0 (0)
2015–2016Rimini (loan) 18 (1)
2016–2017Carpi (loan) 20 (3)
2017–2018Pro Vercelli (loan) 29 (4)
2018–2019Ternana (loan) 33 (5)
2019–2020Juve Stabia (loan) 26 (2)
2020–2023 Padova 41 (9)
2023–2024 Taranto 48 (9)
2024– Trapani 18 (3)
International career
2013–2014 Italy U17 2 (0)
2014–2015 Italy U18 6 (4)
2015–2016 Italy U19 11 (1)
2016–2018 Italy U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

Club career

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Napoli

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Born in Ottaviano, Bifulco was a youth exponent of Napoli.

Loan to Rimini

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On 6 August 2015, Bifulco was signed by Serie C side Rimini on a season-long loan deal. Five weeks later, on 13 September, he made his professional debut in Serie C for Rimini as a starter, he was replaced by Pasquale Mazzocchi in 60th minute of a 1–0 home defeat against SPAL.[3] On 2 April 2016, Bifulco scored his first professional goal for the club, as a substitute, in the 75th minute of a 1–1 away draw against Teramo.[4] Bifulco also helped the club to avoid relegation in Serie D winning the play-out 4–2 on aggregate against L'Aquila, playing both matches as a substitute. He ended his season-long loan to Rimini with 20 appearances, including six of them as a starter, and scoring one goal, however he never played an entire match for the club during the season.[5]

Loan to Carpi

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On 28 July 2016, Bifulco was signed by Serie B side Carpi on a season-long loan deal.[6] On 13 August he made his debut for Carpi as a substitute replacing Matteo Fedele in the 46th minute of a 2–1 away defeat in the third round of Coppa Italia.[7] On 27 August, Bifulco made his debut in Serie B and he scored his first goal for Carpi in the 58th minute of a 2–0 away win over Vicenza, he was replaced by Kevin Lasagna in the 67th minute.[8] On 22 October he scored his second goal in the 77th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against SPAL.[9] On 17 December, Bifulco scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 2–1 away win over Salernitana.[10] On 30 December he played his first entire match for Carpi, a 2–1 away defeat against Novara.[11] Bifulco ended his loan to Carpi with 21 appearances and 3 goals.[5]

Loan to Pro Vercelli

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On 12 August 2017, Bifulco was signed by Serie B side Pro Vercelli on a season-long loan deal.[12] On 26 August he made his debut for Pro Vercelli as a substitute replacing Filippo Berra in the 69th minute of a 2–0 home defeat against Frosinone. On 25 September he scored his first goal for Pro Vercelli in the 20th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Palermo.[13] On 21 October he played his first entire match for the club, a 0–0 home draw against Carpi.[14] On 25 November, Bifulco scored his second goal in the 65th minute of a 1–1 home draw against Virtus Entella.[15] On 27 January 2018 he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 93rd minute of a 2–0 home win over Ascoli.[16] Bifulco ended his loan to Pro Vercelli with 29 appearances, 4 goals and 2 assists, but the team was relegated in Serie C.[5]

Loan to Ternana

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On 18 August 2018, Bifulco was loaned to Serie C club Ternana on a season-long loan deal. On 30 September he made his Serie C debut for Ternana as a substitute replacing Marino Defendi in the 85th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vis Pesaro.[17] On 14 October he played his first match as a starter for Ternana, a 2–0 away win over Virtus Verona, he was replaced Francesco Nicastro after 53 minutes.[18] On 4 December he played his first entire match for the team, a 3–0 home win over Rimini.[19] Eight days later, on 12 December, Bifulco scored his first goal for Ternana, as a substitute, in the 77th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Südtirol.[20] Four more days later, on 16 December he scored twice in a 3–3 home draw against Giana Erminio.[21] Bifulco ended his season-long loan to Ternana with 32 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assists.[5]

Loan to Juve Stabia

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On 2 September 2019, Bifulco joined to newly promoted club Juve Stabia on loan for the 2019–20 season.[22] Three weeks later, on 28 September he made his debut for the club as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat against Cittadella, he was replaced by Luigi Canotto in the 69th minute.[23] On 13 December he played his first entire match for Juve Stabia, a 3–2 away win over ChievoVerona.[24] One week later, on 21 December he scored his first goal for the club in the first minute of a 2–0 home win over Venezia,[25] On 8 March 2020, Bifulco scored his second goal for Juve Stabia, as a substitute, in the 73rd minute of a 3–1 home win over Spezia.[26] Bifulco ended his season-long loan to Juve Stabia with 26 appearances, 2 goals and 2 assist, however the club was relegated in Serie C.[27]

Padova

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On 29 September 2020, he moved to Serie C club Padova on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract.[28] On 4 October, Bifulco made his league debut for Padova as a substitute replacig Ronaldo for the last 5 minutes of a 1–1 away draw against Fano.[29] Three days later, on 7 October, he played his first match as a starter and he also scored his first goal for Padova in the 36th minute of a 3–1 home win over Mantova, he was replaced by Enej Jelenič in the 61st minute.[30] Four more days later, on 11 October, he scored his second goal for the club in the second minute of a 1–0 away win over Fermana.[31] He became Padova's first-choice early in the season. On 15 November he scored his third goal for Padova in the 20th minute of a 3–0 home win over Matelica.[32]

Taranto

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On 12 January 2023, Bifulco was signed by Serie C club Taranto on a permanent deal.[33]

Trapani

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On 22 July 2024, Bifulco joined Trapani.[34]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 12 January 2023
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rimini (loan) 2015–16 Serie C 18 1 0 0 2[a] 0 20 1
Carpi (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 20 3 1 0 21 3
Pro Vercelli (loan) 2017–18 Serie B 29 4 0 0 29 4
Ternana (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 33 5 0 0 33 5
Juve Stabia (loan) 2019–20 Serie B 26 2 0 0 26 2
Padova 2020–21 Serie C 26 5 0 0 5[b] 0 31 5
2021–22 Serie C 23 4 8 3 4[b] 0 35 7
2022–23 Serie C 0 0 3 1 3 1
Total 49 9 11 4 9 0 69 13
Taranto 2022–23 Serie C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 175 24 12 4 11 0 199 28
  1. ^ All appearance(s) in Serie C play-out.
  2. ^ a b All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

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  1. ^ Alfredo Bifulco at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ Alfredo Bifulco at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
  3. ^ "Rimini vs. SPAL - 13 September 2015 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  4. ^ "Teramo vs. Rimini - 2 April 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d "Italy - A. Bifulco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  6. ^ "Ufficiale: Carpi, depositato il contratto di Alfredo Bifulco". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Perugia vs. Carpi - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Vicenza vs. Carpi - 27 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  9. ^ "SPAL vs. Carpi - 22 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Salernitana vs. Carpi - 17 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  11. ^ "Novara vs. Carpi - 30 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  12. ^ "UFFICIALE: Napoli, Bifulco alla Pro Vercelli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com". Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  13. ^ "Palermo vs. Pro Vercelli - 25 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  14. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Carpi - 21 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Virtus Entella - 25 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Pro Vercelli vs. Ascoli - 27 January 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Vis Pesaro vs. Ternana - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Virtus Verona vs. Ternana - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  19. ^ "Ternana vs. Rimini - 4 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  20. ^ "Südtirol vs. Ternana - 12 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
  21. ^ "Ternana vs. Giana Erminio - 16 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  22. ^ "Bifulco è un nostro calciatore!" (Press release) (in Italian). Juve Stabia. 2 September 2019.
  23. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Cittadella - 28 September 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  24. ^ "Chievo vs. Juve Stabia - 13 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  25. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Venezia - 21 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  26. ^ "Juve Stabia vs. Spezia - 8 March 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Italy - A. Bifulco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  28. ^ "Alfredo Bifulco è un giocatore del Calcio Padova" (Press release) (in Italian). Padova. 29 September 2020.
  29. ^ "Fano vs. Calcio Padova - 4 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  30. ^ "Calcio Padova vs. Mantova - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  31. ^ "Fermana vs. Calcio Padova - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Calcio Padova vs. Matelica Calcio - 15 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  33. ^ "Alfredo Bifulco ceduto a titolo definitivo al Taranto" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 12 January 2023.
  34. ^ "Alfredo Bifulco è un attaccante del Trapani" [Alfredo Bifulco is a striker for Trapani] (in Italian). Trapani. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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