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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side

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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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side Carpi on a season-long loan deal. On 13 August he made his debut for Carpi as a substitute replacing

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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 Kevin Lasagna 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 Carpi, 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

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. On 21 October he played his first entire match for the club, a 0–0 home draw against Carpi. 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 Ascoli. 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 Marino Defendi in the 85th minute of a 0–0 away draw against Vis Pesaro. 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. 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

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. 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

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

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

On 12 January 2023, Bifulco was signed by Serie C club

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on a permanent deal.

Trapani

On 22 July 2024, Bifulco joined

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bifulco, Alfredo 1997 births Living people People from Ottaviano Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Naples Italian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie B players Serie C players SSC Napoli players Rimini FC 1912 players AC Carpi players FC Pro Vercelli 1892 players Ternana Calcio players SS Juve Stabia players Calcio Padova players Taranto FC 1927 players FC Trapani 1905 players Campobasso FC players Italy men's youth international footballers 21st-century Italian sportsmen