# Kevin Bonifazi

Kevin Bonifazi (born 19 May 1996) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie B club Sassuolo on loan from Bologna.

## Club career

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 20 October, he scored his first Serie A goal in a 2–0 victory against Roma in his first appearance back at SPAL.
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.
On 25 September 2020, he joined Udinese on loan with an option to buy.
On 2 July 2021, Bonifazi moved to Bologna. On 8 January 2024, Bologna sent him on loan to fellow Serie A club Frosinone until the end of the 2023–24 season. On 30 August 2024, Bonifazi moved on loan to Lecce, with an option to buy. On 3 February 2025, he moved on a new loan to Sassuolo.

## International career

On 1 September 2017 he made his debut with the Italy U21 team in a friendly match lost 3–0 against Spain.

## Personal life

On 22 August 2020 he tested positive for COVID-19.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 21 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | 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 | Lega Pro | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2016–17 | Serie B | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 3 |
| Torino | 2017–18 | Serie A | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie A | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 2 |
| Torino | 2019–20 | Serie A | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Torino | Total | Total | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| SPAL (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie A | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 1 |
| SPAL (loan) | Total | 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 | Serie A | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 132 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 9 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Torino

* Campionato Primavera: 2014–15

#### SPAL

* Serie B: 2016–17