Eric Bicfalvi
Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi (Romanian pronunciation: ['erik kosˈmin ˈbikfalvi], Hungarian: Bikfalvi Erik, Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈbikfɒlvi ˈɛrik]; born 5 February 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays mainly as an attacking midfielder for Russian club Ural Yekaterinburg.
 Bicfalvi playing for Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi | ||
| Date of birth | 5 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Carei, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | |||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ural Yekaterinburg | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2006 | Fink Fenster Petrești | 23 | (9) |
| 2006–2007 | Jiul Petroșani | 16 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Steaua București | 63 | (3) |
| 2008 | → Gloria Buzău (loan) | 25 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Volyn Lutsk | 72 | (26) |
| 2015–2016 | Liaoning Whowin | 12 | (0) |
| 2016 | Dinamo București | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | Tom Tomsk | 15 | (3) |
| 2017– | Ural Yekaterinburg | 89 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Romania U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Romania U21 | 23 | (3) |
| 2014– | Romania | 6 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017 | |||
He began his senior career in Romania with Fink Fenster Petrești in the third league, going on to amass over 100 Liga I appearances for Jiul Petroșani, Steaua București and Gloria Buzău combined. He then changed countries for the first time in 2012, and has since competed professionally in Ukraine, China and Russia.
Bicfalvi has been a full Romania international since November 2014.
Club career
In 2005, Bicfalvi began his senior career in the Romanian third division with Fink Fenster Petrești, where he spent one year. During this period, he made 23 appearances and scored nine goals for the club. The following season he moved to Liga I side Jiul Petroșani. After the team was relegated, he was signed by FC Steaua București on a five-year deal.
In 2012, as his contract expired he subsequently joined Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk. Bicfalvi ended the 2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League season as joint-top scorer with 17 goals,[1] which earned him a transfer to Liaoning Whowin in the Chinese Super League on 7 July 2015.[2]
He did not adapt to life in China and after a brief spell with Dinamo București, the cross-town rival of his former club Steaua, he put pen on a contract with Tom Tomsk, newly promoted to the Russian Premier League.[3]
On 23 January 2017, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with another Russian first division side, Ural Yekaterinburg.[4]
International career
Bicfalvi is a former Romania youth international, representing the nation at under-19 and under-21 levels.
In August 2013, after not being convoked by the Romania senior team on any occasion, his agent announced that Bicfalvi would like to play for Hungary in the near future.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
However, Romania senior manager Anghel Iordănescu named him as a possible call-up for the next UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier against Northern Ireland in November 2014.[12][13] On 18 November that year, Bicfalvi made his full debut in a friendly with Denmark.[14][15]
Personal life
Bicfalvi's paternal grandfather, Alexander Bicfalvi/Sándor Bikfalvi was also a footballer and played for Victoria Carei. He was ethnic Swedish according to Gazeta Sporturilor and Hungarian according to Nemzeti Sport, while Eric's mother, Elisabeta/Erzsébet, is of Hungarian heritage.[16][17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 May 2019[18]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jiul Petroșani | 2006–07 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| Steaua București | 2007–08 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| Gloria Buzău | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 1 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Steaua București | 2008–09 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||
| 2009–10 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total (2 spells) | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 3 | ||
| Steaua II București | 2009–10 | Liga II | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | |||
| Volyn Lutsk | 2012–13 | Ukrainian Premier League | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 28 | 19 | ||||
| Total | 72 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 28 | ||
| Liaoning Whowin | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 0 | ||
| Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 10 | 2 | |
| Tom Tomsk | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 3 | ||
| Ural Yekaterinburg | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 12 | 4 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 31 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 274 | 51 | 24 | 7 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 322 | 58 | ||
- One appearance in Supercupa României
- One appearance in Cupa Ligii
Honours
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2014–15
References
- "Top Scorers. Season 2014/2015". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- 辽足官宣乌超金靴加盟 at sports.sina.com 2015-07-07 Retrieved 2015-07-07
- https://www.dolce-sport.ro/fotbal/fotbal-international/exclusiv-eric-bicfalvi-i-gasit.html
- "УРАЛ" ЗАКЛЮЧИЛ КОНТРАКТ С ЭРИКОМ БИКФАЛВИ (in Russian). FC Ural Yekaterinburg. 23 January 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
- "Un fotbalist român, nemulțumit că nu e băgat în seamă de selecționer, vrea să evolueze pentru Ungaria!".
- "Magyar lenne egy román játékos". rangado.
- ORIGO. "Bikfalvi a magyar vlogatottsgon gondolkodik". origo.hu/.
- SZFU. "Magyar válogatott lenne Bikfalvi?". Szatmári Friss Újság.
- "Magyar válogatott akar lenni a románok elfelejtett játékosa". csakfoci.hu. Archived from the original on 26 November 2013.
- "Maszol - A magyar válogatott felé tapogatózik Eric Bicfalvi?". maszol.ro/.
- "Játékossors: magyar válogatott lenne a Steaua egykori játékosa? - N". NSO.hu. 13 August 2013.
- SZFU. "Iordănescu lehet a kapitány, Bikfalvit is meghívta". Szatmári Friss Újság.
- "OFICIAL: FRF confirmă varianta cu Iordănescu. "Secunzi" surpriză, Bicfalvi şi Puşcaş printre convocaţi".
- http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Echipa+Nationala/Sanmartean+tine+mortis+sa+joace+si+cu+Danemarca+chiar+daca+are+u
- http://www.nemzetisport.hu/minden_mas_foci/felkeszules-bevettek-a-danok-a-keseru-pirulat-2377325
- "Haginál a románok lecsaphatnak a magyar válogatottba vágyó Bicfalvira". Nemzeti Sport. 21 November 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- "Bunicul lui Eric, Alexander Bicfalvi, este de origine suedez, dar s-a stabilit in Romania si s-a casatorit cu o romanca, Maria. "Nu ma consider nici macar 0,1 la suta suedez, sint roman get-beget", a spus Bicfalvi". GSP. 10 June 2007. Retrieved 10 June 2007.
- Eric Bicfalvi at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- "Eric Bicfalvi". European Football. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
External links
- Eric Bicfalvi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Eric Bicfalvi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Eric Bicfalvi at FootballDatabase.eu
- Eric Bicfalvi – UEFA competition record