Lorenzo Carfora

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Lorenzo Carfora
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-01-11) 11 January 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Naples, Italy [1]
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Benevento
Number 30
Youth career
0000 A.S.D. Quartieri Giovanili
0000–2020 Portici
2020–2023 Benevento
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Benevento 18 (1)
International career‡
2022– Italy U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 5 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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

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