Paolo Buonfiglio | |
Birth Date: | 28 January 1995 |
Birth Place: | Prato, Italy |
Height: | 1.82m (05.97feet) |
Weight: | 1080NaN0 |
Position: | Prop |
Currentclub: | Zebre |
Youthclubs1: | UR Prato-Sesto |
Years1: | 2013−2014 |
Clubs1: | F.I.R. Academy |
Years2: | 2014−2019 |
Clubs2: | Mogliano |
Apps2: | 74 |
Points2: | 10 |
Years3: | 2019− |
Clubs3: | Zebre |
Apps3: | 28 |
Points3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2019−2021 |
Clubs4: | →Mogliano |
Apps4: | 6 |
Points4: | 0 |
Repyears1: | 2014−2015 |
Repteam1: | Italy Under 20 |
Repcaps1: | 20 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Repyears2: | 2016−2021 |
Repteam2: | Italy A |
Repcaps2: | 6 |
Reppoints2: | 0 |
Repyears3: | 2023− |
Repteam3: | Italy |
Repcaps3: | 1 |
Reppoints3: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 23 Sep 2022 |
Repupdate: | 5 Aug 2023 |
Paolo Buonfiglio (Prato, 28 January 1995) is an Italian rugby union player.His usual position is as a Prop and he currently plays for Zebre in Pro14.[1] [2]
Under contract with Mogliano, in 2015–16 Pro12 season, he named as Additional Player for Benetton Treviso in Pro 12.[3]
In 2014 and 2015, Buonfiglio was named in the Italy Under 20 squad and in 2016 and 2017 he was named in the Emerging Italy squad.[4] [5] On 8 November 2021 he was named in the Italy A squad for the 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals.[6] On 5 July 2023, he was selected by Kieran Crowley to be part of an Italy squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up matches. He made his debut against Ireland in the second match of 5 Augbust 2023.[7]
For injury cover, On 2 October 2023, he was named in the Italy's 33-man squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[8]