Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

He began his playing career with Tor di Quinto and Nuova Tor Tre Teste. At age 15 he was sold to

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, but following the bankruptcy of the club was signed by

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in 2014. He won the

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with the ''Granata'' in the 2014–15 season. The following season, he was loaned to

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. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2015 in a game against

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. In January 2016, he was loaned to

Casertana Casertana Football Club is an Italian association football club based in Caserta, Campania. The club currently plays in Serie D. History The club was founded in 1908 as Robur Caserta and became known as Unione Sportiva Casertana from 1928 unt ...

. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2016, a home draw against Juve Stabia. On 19 July 2016, Torino officially announced his loan to

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. He made his competitive debut for SPAL on 22 October in a 3–1 home win against

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. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, a 2–1 win away to

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. On 17 March 2017, Torino announced they had renewed his contract until 2022. He made his senior debut for Torino on 29 November, in the

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against

. On 31 March 2018, he made his

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debut, entering as a substitute for

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in a 4–0 win against

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. On 16 August 2018, he returned to

on loan with an option to buy, and a buy-back option in favour of Torino. On 20 October, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–0 victory against

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in his first appearance back at SPAL. On 24 January 2020 he returned to

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. On 25 September 2020, he joined

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on loan with an option to buy. On 2 July 2021, he moved to

International career

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

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Personal life

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

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;

* Campionato Primavera: 2014–15 ;

: 2016–17

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bonifazi, Kevin 1996 births Living people Sportspeople from the Province of Rieti Association football defenders Italian footballers Italy under-21 international footballers Benevento Calcio players Casertana F.C. players S.P.A.L. players Torino F.C. players Udinese Calcio players Bologna F.C. 1909 players Serie A players Serie B players Serie C players Footballers from Lazio