Emiliano Bonfigli (born February 23, 1989, in

Bahía Blanca Bahía Blanca (; English: ''White Bay''), colloquially referred to by its own local inhabitants as simply Bahía, is a city in the Buenos Aires Province, Buenos Aires province of Argentina, centered on the northwestern end of the eponymous Blanc ...

) is an Argentine

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who currently plays for Deportes Valdivia in the

Segunda División Profesional de Chile Segunda División Profesional del Fútbol Profesional Chileno () is the third level of Chilean football league system, since the season 2012, is organized by the Asociación Nacional de Fútbol Profesional. The Chilean ''Segunda División Profe ...

Career

Club

Bonfigli began his youth career with Tiro Federal de Bahía Blanca and in 2007 joined Rácing Club. In 2010, he joined

Club Almagro Club Almagro is an Argentine sports club from José Ingenieros, Buenos Aires, although its headquarters are in the Almagro, Buenos Aires, Almagro district. The association football, football team currently plays in the Primera Nacional, the secon ...

Primera B Metropolitana Primera B Metropolitana is one of two professional leagues that form the third level of the Argentine football league system. The division is made up of 17 clubs mainly from the city of Buenos Aires and its metropolitan area, Greater Buenos Aires ...

and was one of the league's top scorers with 16 goals. As a result of his play with Almagro he received interest from other South American clubs and in 2011 signed with top Ecuadorean club Manta FC. He is most known by Zerkaa's FIFA Ultimate Team series known as Bigbon. Bonfigli appeared in 18 league games for Manta scoring one goal. During January 2012, Bonfigli participated in the

2012 MLS SuperDraft The 2012 MLS SuperDraft was the thirteenth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 12, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (ET). The draft was reduced from three rounds to two with the 19 MLS clubs selecting a total of 38 ...

in hopes of getting selected by a club in

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. On January 17, 2012, he was selected by

Real Salt Lake Real Salt Lake (RSL) is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. Fou ...

in the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. Bonfigli was released by Salt Lake on December 3, 2012.

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* * * 1989 births Living people Club Almagro players Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Ecuador Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Mexico Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the United States Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Chile Men's association football forwards Club Atlético Atlanta footballers C.D. Cuenca footballers Ecuadorian Serie A players Expatriate men's footballers in Ecuador Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Major League Soccer players Manta F.C. footballers Real Salt Lake draft picks Real Salt Lake players Club Jaiba Brava footballers Zacatepec F.C. players C.D. Olimpia players Expatriate men's footballers in Chile Segunda División Profesional de Chile players Deportes Valdivia footballers Footballers from Bahía Blanca 21st-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-forward-1980s-stub