Alfredo Bifulco

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Alfredo Bifulco
Personal information
Full name Alfredo Bifulco
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
 Taranto
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2020 Napoli 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Rimini (loan) 18 (1)
2016–2017 → Carpi (loan) 20 (3)
2017–2018 → Pro Vercelli (loan) 29 (4)
2018–2019 → Ternana (loan) 33 (5)
2019–2020 → Juve Stabia (loan) 26 (2)
2020–2023 Padova 41 (9)
2023– Taranto 48 (9)
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 5 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2018

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

Club career[edit]

Napoli[edit]

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

Loan to Rimini[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

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[edit]

  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.

External links[edit]

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