Alfredo Bifulco

Alfredo Bifulco

Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Bifulco
Date of birth	(1997-01-19) 19 January 1997 (age 26)
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	0	(0)
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 12 January 2023 ‡ 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

Napoli

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

Loan to Rimini

On 6th 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Career statistics

Club

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 [lower-alpha 1]	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 [lower-alpha 2]	0	31	5
	2021–22	Serie C	23	4	8	3	—		4 [lower-alpha 2]	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. All appearance(s) in Serie C play-off.

References

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 2017-11-29.
4. "Teramo vs. Rimini - 2 April 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
5. "Italy - A. Bifulco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
6. "Ufficiale: Carpi, depositato il contratto di Alfredo Bifulco". tuttomercatoweb.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
7. "Perugia vs. Carpi - 13 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
8. "Vicenza vs. Carpi - 27 August 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
9. "SPAL vs. Carpi - 22 October 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
10. "Salernitana vs. Carpi - 17 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
11. "Novara vs. Carpi - 30 December 2016 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
12. "UFFICIALE: Napoli, Bifulco alla Pro Vercelli - TUTTOmercatoWEB.com" . Retrieved 2018-07-25.
13. "Palermo vs. Pro Vercelli - 25 September 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
14. "Pro Vercelli vs. Carpi - 21 October 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
15. "Pro Vercelli vs. Virtus Entella - 25 November 2017 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2017-11-29.
16. "Pro Vercelli vs. Ascoli - 27 January 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-07-25.
17. "Vis Pesaro vs. Ternana - 30 September 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
18. "Virtus Verona vs. Ternana - 14 October 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-10-15.
19. "Ternana vs. Rimini - 4 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
20. "Südtirol vs. Ternana - 12 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
21. "Ternana vs. Giana Erminio - 16 December 2018 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-01-01.
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 2019-10-14.
24. "Chievo vs. Juve Stabia - 13 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
25. "Juve Stabia vs. Venezia - 21 December 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2019-12-26.
26. "Juve Stabia vs. Spezia - 8 March 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
27. "Italy - A. Bifulco - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-10.
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 2020-12-19.
30. "Calcio Padova vs. Mantova - 7 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
31. "Fermana vs. Calcio Padova - 11 October 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
32. "Calcio Padova vs. Matelica Calcio - 15 November 2020 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-19.
33. "Alfredo Bifulco ceduto a titolo definitivo al Taranto" (in Italian). Calcio Padova. 12 January 2023.

External links

• Alfredo Bifulco at Soccerway