| Kevin Bonifazi | |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1996 |
| Birth Place: | Toffia, Italy |
| Height: | 1.87 m[1] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Bologna |
| Youthyears1: | 2009–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | Tor Tre Teste |
| Youthyears2: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Siena |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Torino |
| Years1: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Torino |
| Caps1: | 6 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs2: | → Benevento (loan) |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2016 |
| Clubs3: | → Casertana (loan) |
| Caps3: | 8 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs4: | → SPAL (loan) |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs5: | → SPAL (loan) |
| Caps5: | 26 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | SPAL |
| Caps6: | 0 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Torino |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | → SPAL (loan) |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 1 |
| Years9: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs9: | SPAL |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs10: | → Udinese (loan) |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2021– |
| Clubs11: | Bologna |
| Caps11: | 36 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2024 |
| Clubs12: | → Frosinone (loan) |
| Caps12: | 6 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2017–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Italy U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 9 June 2024 |
Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Bologna.
He began his playing career with Tor di Quinto and Nuova Tor Tre Teste. At age 15 he was sold to Siena,[2] but following the bankruptcy of the club was signed by Torino in 2014.[3] He won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera with the Granata in the 2014–15 season.[4]
The following season, he was loaned to Benevento in Lega Pro. He made his professional debut on 20 September 2015 in a game against Foggia.[5] In January 2016, he was loaned to Casertana. He scored his first goal for the club on 14 February 2016, a home draw against Juve Stabia.[6]
On 19 July 2016, Torino officially announced his loan to SPAL in Serie B.[7] He made his competitive debut for SPAL on 22 October in a 3–1 home win against Carpi.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, a 2–1 win away to Cittadella.[9] On 17 March 2017, Torino announced they had renewed his contract until 2022.[10]
He made his senior debut for Torino on 29 November, in the Coppa Italia against Carpi. On 31 March 2018, he made his Serie A debut, entering as a substitute for Nicolas Nkoulou in a 4–0 win against Cagliari in Sardinia.[11]
On 16 August 2018, he returned to SPAL on loan with an option to buy, and a buy-back option in favour of Torino.[12] On 20 October, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–0 victory against Roma in his first appearance back at SPAL.[13]
On 24 January 2020 he returned to SPAL 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.[14]
On 25 September 2020, he joined Udinese on loan with an option to buy.[15]
On 2 July 2021, Bonifazi moved to Bologna.[16] On 8 January 2024, Bologna sent him on loan to fellow Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season.[17]
On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.
On 22 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.[18]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Benevento (loan) | 2015–16 | Lega Pro | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Casertana (loan) | 2015–16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| SPAL (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |||
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 60 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | |||
| Udinese (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Bologna | 2021–22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 132 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 9 | |||
2014–15