Mirko Valdifiori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SPAL.<\/P>
A Cesena youth-product, he began his career with the senior side in 2004, but was sent on loan to Serie C sides Pavia and Legnano, before moving to Serie B side Empoli in 2008. With Empoli, he became the sixth most capped player in the team's history and helped the team achieve Serie A promotion in 2014. He made his debut in the Italian top division the following season, and his performances throughout the year earned him a transfer to Napoli in 2015. Following a successful first season in Serie A with Empoli, he also earned his first international call-up in 2015, making his Italy debut the same year.<\/P>
A creative, right-footed central midfielder with good vision, Valdifiori's preferred role is as a deep-lying playmaker in front of the defence, where he is able to utilise his passing ability to set the tempo of his team's play, and create scoring opportunities for team-mates. Although he is not known for scoring goals, he is an accurate set-piece taker, renowned for his ball delivery from free-kicks. His style of play is inspired by Andrea Pirlo.<\/P>","8084EC95B881D770":"Delfino Pescara 1936","2F200EF80307E2A90BE724565D2038D0":"2020-9-8","75B83B44A2FCDD1B4FF631FCD2E3CC16":"10","D1BA8203CB065367D63301112214EF98":"500000.00","147403B66C8CB5C7":"746","F52748F924D1E675":"71kg","816C8DE73A2D153866B49ADDE8EB04C4":"Italy","3B9127F7BC829326":"1","86178E7285C328960D9569BD40C7D883":"1986-4-21","A494ABC507986833":"Mirko Valdifiori","078F3C827B475FC4":"38839","3F6EEC72E60D52B53E2E6377341938DB":"1","4EB8C1CDD4A86AD4B213AF7FAE87E4FE":"Spal","e_index":2};