Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi (; born 5 February 1988) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as an

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or a

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for

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club Oțelul Galați. Bicfalvi began his senior career with Fink Fenster Petrești in the Romanian third tier, and went on to amass over 100 appearances in the

for

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FC Steaua București Fotbal Club FCSB (), formerly named and still sometimes referred to as FC Steaua București, is a Romanian professional Association football, football club based in Bucharest. It has spent its entire history in the Liga I, the top flight of th ...

and Gloria Buzău combined. He moved abroad for the first time by joining Ukrainian team

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in 2012, where he was top scorer of the

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in the 2014–15 season. After brief spells in China and back to Romania, Bicfalvi has played in Russia since 2016. Bicfalvi has been a full

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international since November 2014, making his debut in a 2–0 friendly win over

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. He previously represented the nation at under-19 and under-21 levels.

Club career

In 2005, Bicfalvi began his senior career in the Romanian third division with Fink Fenster Petrești, where he spent one year. During this period, he made 23 appearances and scored nine goals for the club. The following season he moved to

side

. After the team was relegated, he was signed by

on a five-year deal. In 2012, as his contract expired he subsequently joined Ukrainian club

. Bicfalvi ended the

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season as joint-top scorer with 17 goals, which earned him a transfer to

Liaoning Whowin Liaoning Football Club (), officially known as Liaoning Hongyun (), was a professional association football club with a long history in Chinese football. The club can predate their formation to 1953, when Shenyang government sports body joined ex ...

in the

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on 7 July 2015. He did not adapt to life in China and after a brief spell with

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, the cross-town rival of his former club Steaua, he put pen on a contract with

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, newly promoted to the

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. On 23 January 2017, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with another Russian first division side, Ural Yekaterinburg. Bicfalvi was chosen as

player of the month for May 2022 after scoring 4 goals in 4 games during the month. Bicfalvi left Ural Yekaterinburg after eight years at the club on 15 January 2025. After nine years in Russia, Bicfalvi returned in Liga I signing a contract with Oțelul Galați until June 2026.

International career

Bicfalvi is a former Romania youth international, representing the nation at under-19 and under-21 levels. In August 2013, after not being convoked by the Romania senior team on any occasion, his agent announced that Bicfalvi would like to play for

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in the near future. However, Romania senior manager

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named him as a possible call-up for the next UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against

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in November 2014. On 18 November that year, Bicfalvi made his full debut in a friendly with

Personal life

Bicfalvi's paternal grandfather, Alexander Bicfalvi/Sándor Bikfalvi was also a footballer and played for Victoria Carei. He was ethnic Swedish according to ''

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'' and Hungarian according to ''

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'', while Eric's mother, Elisabeta/Erzsébet, is of Hungarian heritage.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bicfalvi goal''.

Honours

Steaua București *

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Dinamo București *

runner-up: 2015–16 Ural Yekaterinburg * Russian Cup runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19 *

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: 2018 Individual *

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top scorer: 2014–15 (17 goals)

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bicfalvi, Eric 1988 births People from Carei Sportspeople from Satu Mare County Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian people of Swedish descent Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards CSM Jiul Petroșani players FCSB players FC Gloria Buzău players FC Volyn Lutsk players Liaoning F.C. players FC Dinamo București players FC Tom Tomsk players FC Ural Yekaterinburg players ASC Oțelul Galați players Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Ukrainian Premier League players Ukrainian Premier League top scorers Chinese Super League players Russian Premier League players Russian First League players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Expatriate men's footballers in China Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia 21st-century Romanian sportsmen