Alfredo Bifulco (born 19 January 1997) is an Italian

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Napoli

Born in

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, Bifulco was a youth exponent of

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Loan to Rimini

On 6 August 2015, Bifulco was signed by

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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

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. 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

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. Bifulco also helped the club to avoid relegation in Serie D winning the play-out 4–2 on aggregate against

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, 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.

Loan to Carpi

On 28 July 2016, Bifulco was signed by

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on a season-long loan deal. 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

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. 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

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, he was replaced by

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in the 67th minute. On 22 October he scored his second goal in the 77th minute of a 3–1 away defeat against

. On 17 December, Bifulco scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 89th minute of a 2–1 away win over

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. On 30 December he played his first entire match for

, a 2–1 away defeat against Novara. Bifulco ended his loan to Carpi with 21 appearances and 3 goals.

Loan to Pro Vercelli

On 12 August 2017, Bifulco was signed by

side

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on a season-long loan deal. 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

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. On 25 September he scored his first goal for Pro Vercelli in the 20th minute of a 2–1 away defeat against Palermo. On 21 October he played his first entire match for the club, a 0–0 home draw against

. On 25 November, Bifulco scored his second goal in the 65th minute of a 1–1 home draw against

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. On 27 January 2018 he scored his third goal, as a substitute, in the 93rd minute of a 2–0 home win over

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. Bifulco ended his loan to Pro Vercelli with 29 appearances, 4 goals and 2 assists, but the team was relegated in

Loan to Ternana

On 18 August 2018, Bifulco was loaned to

club

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on a season-long loan deal. On 30 September he made his Serie C debut for Ternana as a substitute replacing

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in the 85th minute of a 0–0 away draw against

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. On 14 October he played his first match as a starter for Ternana, a 2–0 away win over

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, he was replaced

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after 53 minutes. On 4 December he played his first entire match for the team, a 3–0 home win over

. 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

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. Four more days later, on 16 December he scored twice in a 3–3 home draw against Giana Erminio. Bifulco ended his season-long loan to Ternana with 32 appearances, 5 goals and 2 assists.

Loan to Juve Stabia

On 2 September 2019, Bifulco joined to newly promoted club Juve Stabia on loan for the 2019–20 season. Three weeks later, on 28 September he made his debut for the club as a starter in a 1–0 home defeat against

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, he was replaced by

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in the 69th minute. On 13 December he played his first entire match for Juve Stabia, a 3–2 away win over

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. 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

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, 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

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. 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.

Padova

On 29 September 2020, he moved to

club

on a permanent basis and signed a three-year contract. On 4 October, Bifulco made his league debut for Padova as a substitute replacig

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for the last 5 minutes of a 1–1 away draw against

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. 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

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in the 61st minute. 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. 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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bifulco, Alfredo 1997 births Living people People from Ottaviano Footballers from Campania Italian footballers Association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players S.S.C. Napoli players Rimini F.C. 1912 players A.C. Carpi players F.C. Pro Vercelli 1892 players Ternana Calcio players S.S. Juve Stabia players Calcio Padova players Italy youth international footballers