Kevin Bonifazi is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club SPAL, on loan from Torino, and the Italy national under-21 football team. He began his playing career with Tor di Quinto and Nuova Tor Tre Teste. At age 15 he was sold to Siena, but following the bankruptcy of the club was signed by Torino in 2014. He won the Campionato Nazionale Primavera with the Granata in the 2014–15 season. 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. 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. On 19 July 2016, Torino officially announced his loan to SPAL in Serie B. He made his competitive debut for SPAL on 22 October in a 3–1 home win against Carpi. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, a 2–1 win away to Cittadella. On 17 March 2017, Torino announced they had renewed his contract until 2022. 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. On 16 August 2018, he returned to SPAL on loan with an option to buy, and a buy-back option in favour of Torino. On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain. |
