Lorenzo Carfora

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Lorenzo Carfora
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Naples, Italy [1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benevento
Number 7
Youth career
A.S.D. Quartieri Giovanili
–2020 Portici
2020–2023 Benevento
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Benevento 29 (1)
International career‡
2022– Italy U17 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:00, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Lorenzo Carfora (born 11 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie C Group C club Benevento.

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Club career

Born in Naples [2] and raised in San Giorgio a Cremano, [3] [4] Carfora played for grassroots club A.S.D. Quartieri Giovanili and Portici before joining Benevento's youth academy in the summer of 2020. [5] [6]

During the 2022–23 season, following his performances for the under-17 team, [7] [8] as well an injury crisis within the first team, [7] Carfora was promoted to Benevento's senior squad under head coach Roberto Stellone. [7] [8] On 1 March 2023, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Daam Foulon at half-time of a 0–2 league defeat to Südtirol. [9] [10] At 17 years and 53 days, he became the club's second youngest player to ever feature in a Serie B match, behind only Siriki Sanogo; he also became the first player born in 2006 to feature in the Italian second tier. [11] In March 2023, he took part in the Viareggio Cup with Benevento's under-19 squad. [12] [13]

On 1 April 2023, Carfora made his first start in a 2–0 league defeat to Bari. [14] [15] In the process, he became the first 2006-born player to start a game in any Italian professional league. [2] He went on to be a part of the team that suffered relegation to Serie C at the end of the season. [2] [16] In July 2023, he agreed to his first professional contract with Benevento, signing a three-year deal. [17] [18]

International career

Carfora has represented Italy at youth international level: after taking part in a training camp with the Italian under-17 national team in November 2022, [19] he made his debut for the side in December of the same year. [20] [21]

Style of play

Carfora is an attacking midfielder, [2] [8] who can also play as a winger, a second striker or a mezzala . [3] [6]

An ambidextrous and tactically intelligent player, [2] he has been regarded for his technical skills, his balance, his work rate and his creativity. [3] [6] He has been compared to Tommaso Baldanzi. [2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 May 2023 [22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Benevento 2022–23 Serie B 80000080
Career total80000080

    References

    1. ↑ "CARFORA LORENZO - Under 17". Benevento Calcio. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Mongiardo, Emanuele (12 July 2023). "La migliore promessa del calcio italiano che ancora non conoscete". L'Ultimo Uomo (in Italian). Retrieved 12 July 2023.
    3. 1 2 3 "Lorenzo Carfora: una speciale giovane promessa". Serie B (in Italian). 29 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    4. ↑ Festa, Marco (31 March 2023). "Benevento, alla scoperta di Carfora: dall'Under 17 alle prime partite in B". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    5. ↑ "Un gioiellino della "cantera" Portici al Benevento. Blitz dei sanniti, superate Napoli, Spal e Cavese". Il Resto del Calcio (in Italian). 15 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    6. 1 2 3 Nalesso, Pietro (12 April 2023). "[FOCUS] Benevento, Lorenzo Carfora è il seme per il futuro". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
    7. 1 2 3 Trusio, Luigi (26 February 2023). "Benevento, Stellone: "Niente cali di tensione contro l'Ascoli"" . Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    8. 1 2 3 Manfredini, Stefano (7 April 2023). "Per Benevento e Spal la speranza sono i giovani". Il Resto del Carlino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    9. ↑ Tretola, Oreste (1 March 2023). "Benevento-Sudtirol 0-2, è di nuovo crisi" . Il Mattino (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    10. ↑ "Benevento vs. Südtirol - 1 March 2023". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 10 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    11. ↑ Maschio, Tommaso (2 March 2023). "Carfora a un soffio da un record storico del Benevento. Ma è il primo 2006 in Serie B". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    12. ↑ "Viareggio Cup, Westchester United-Benevento 2-10: Ciprio e Rossi show, le streghe strapazzano gli americani". MondoPrimavera (in Italian). 22 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    13. ↑ "Benevento". Viareggio Cup (in Italian). 24 March 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    14. ↑ "Il Bari riparte con Antenucci-Folorunsho, è terzo. Il Frosinone rallenta". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 1 April 2023. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    15. ↑ Maschio, Tommaso (3 April 2023). "Benevento, Carfora brucia Pafundi: è lui il primo 2006 titolare nel calcio italiano". TUTTOmercatoweb.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    16. ↑ Schirru, Francesco (13 May 2023). "Benevento in Serie C: dal sogno Serie A all'incubo retrocessione". Goal.com (in Italian). Archived from the original on 12 June 2023. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
    17. ↑ "LORENZO CARFORA: PRIMO CONTRATTO DA PROFESSIONISTA". Benevento Calcio (in Italian). 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
    18. ↑ Maschio, Tommaso (11 July 2023). "UFFICIALE: Doppio rinnovo in Benevento, Carfora e Talia blindati dai giallorossi". TUTTOmercatoWEB.com (in Italian). Retrieved 11 July 2023.
    19. ↑ "Dall'11 al 13 novembre a Novarello il Torneo dei Gironi, convocati 60 calciatori classe 2006". FIGC (in Italian). 8 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    20. ↑ "L'Italia vince anche la seconda amichevole con l'Ungheria grazie alla rete di Finocchiaro". FIGC (in Italian). 1 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    21. ↑ "Hungary - Italy 0:1 (U17 Friendlies 2022, December)". Worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
    22. ↑ Lorenzo Carfora at Soccerway
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