Kevin Bonifazi

Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bologna.

Kevin Bonifazi
Bonifazi with SPAL in 2018
Personal information
Full name Kevin Bonifazi
Date of birth (1996-05-19) 19 May 1996
Place of birth Toffia, Italy
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Bologna
Number 14
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 22 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Italy U21 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:00, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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, he moved to Bologna.[16]

International career

On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.

Personal life

On 22 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[17]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benevento (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 3020——50
Casertana (loan) 2015–16 8100——81
SPAL (loan) 2016–17 Serie B 20300——203
Torino 2017–18 Serie A 6010——70
SPAL (loan) 2018–19 26210——272
Torino 2019–20 311031—72
Total 91203100142
SPAL (loan) 2019–20 Serie A 14100——141
Total 606100000616
Udinese (loan) 2020–21 Serie A 30020——320
Bologna 2021–22 22010——230
Career total 13288031001439

Honours

Club
Torino
SPAL

References
  1. "Kevin Bonifazi". Bologna F.C. 1909. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  2. "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.
  3. "Calciomercato Torino: Contatti per il rinnovo di Bonifazi".
  4. "Bonifazi esplode e il Torino osserva: Quelle doti da piccolo Maksimovic…".
  5. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 20 September 2015.
  6. "Casertana, tanto gioco ma solo un gol. La Juve Stabia pareggia a Caserta". www.noicaserta.it. Archived from the original on 2016-02-18.
  7. "Bonifazi alla Spal".
  8. "SPAL vs. Carpi - 22 October 2016 - Soccerway".
  9. "Cittadella vs. SPAL - 3 December 2016 - Soccerway".
  10. "Bonifazi rinnova sino al 2022".
  11. "Cagliari vs. Torino - 31 marzo 2018 - Soccerway".
  12. "UFFICIALE: SPAL, dal Torino arrivano Valdifiori e Bonifazi". Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  13. "Roma-SPAL, 0-2: Bonifazi di testa da corner. Giallorossi inermi". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com. Retrieved 2022-07-11.
  14. "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.
  15. "Kevin Bonifazi è bianconero" (Press release) (in Italian). Udinese. 25 September 2020.
  16. "Kevin Bonifazi joins Bologna". Bologna. 2 July 2021.
  17. "Coronavirus, Bonifazi: "Io positivo, chi deve faccia controlli"". ansa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 23 August 2020.
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