Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 January 2006 | ||
Place of birth | Naples, Italy[1] | ||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Benevento | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
A.S.D. Quartieri Giovanili | |||
–2020 | Portici | ||
2020–2023 | Benevento | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Benevento | 18 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2022– | Italy U17 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 5 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 1 December 2022 (UTC) |
Lorenzo Carfora (born 11 January 2006) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie C Group C club Benevento.
Born in Naples[2] and raised in San Giorgio a Cremano,[3][4] Carfora played for grassroots club A.S.D. Quartieri Giovanili and Portici before joining Benevento's youth academy in the summer of 2020.[5][6]
During the 2022–23 season, following his performances for the under-17 team,[7][8] as well an injury crisis within the first team,[7] Carfora was promoted to Benevento's senior squad under head coach Roberto Stellone.[7][8] On 1 March 2023, he made his professional debut, coming on as a substitute for Daam Foulon at half-time of a 0–2 league defeat to Südtirol.[9][10] At 17 years and 53 days, he became the club's second youngest player to ever feature in a Serie B match, behind only Siriki Sanogo; he also became the first player born in 2006 to feature in the Italian second tier.[11] In March 2023, he took part in the Viareggio Cup with Benevento's under-19 squad.[12][13]
On 1 April 2023, Carfora made his first start in a 2–0 league defeat to Bari.[14][15] In the process, he became the first 2006-born player to start a game in any Italian professional league.[2] He went on to be a part of the team that suffered relegation to Serie C at the end of the season.[2][16] In July 2023, he agreed to his first professional contract with Benevento, signing a three-year deal.[17][18]
Carfora has represented Italy at youth international level: after taking part in a training camp with the Italian under-17 national team in November 2022,[19] he made his debut for the side in December of the same year.[20][21]
Carfora is an attacking midfielder,[2][8] who can also play as a winger, a second striker or a mezzala.[3][6]
An ambidextrous and tactically intelligent player,[2] he has been regarded for his technical skills, his balance, his work rate and his creativity.[3][6] He has been compared to Tommaso Baldanzi.[2]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Benevento | 2022–23 | Serie B | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |