Eric Bicfalvi
![]() Bicfalvi with Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi | ||
Date of birth | 5 February 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Carei, Romania | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ural Yekaterinburg | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
Școala Sportivă Carei | |||
–2005 | Kaizer Carei | ||
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 | 73 | (26) |
2015–2016 | Liaoning Whowin | 12 | (0) |
2016 | Dinamo București | 7 | (1) |
2016 | Tom Tomsk | 15 | (3) |
2017– | Ural Yekaterinburg | 125 | (34) |
National team‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Romania U19 | 3 | (1) |
2007–2010 | Romania U21 | 23 | (3) |
2014– | Romania | 9 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 November 2020 |
Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi (Romanian pronunciation: ['erik kosˈmin ˈbikfalvi]; born 5 February 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for Russian Premier League club Ural Yekaterinburg.
He began his senior career 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 changed countries for the first time in 2012, and has since competed professionally in Ukraine, China and Russia. In the former country, he was the top scorer of the league championship with Volyn Lutsk in the 2014–15 season.
Bicfalvi has been a full Romania international since November 2014.
Club career[edit]
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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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of 11 December 2021.[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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[a] | 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 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 29 | 19 | |||||
Total | 73 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 28 | |||
Liaoning Whowin | 2015 | Chinese Super League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Dinamo București | 2015–16 | Liga I | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
Tom Tomsk | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
Ural Yekaterinburg | 2016–17 | Russian Premier League | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 12 | 4 | |||
2017–18 | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 8 | |||||
2018–19 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||||
2019–20 | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 8 | |||||
2020–21 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 10 | |||||
2021–22 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||||
Total | 125 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 41 | |||
Career total | 339 | 69 | 28 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 391 | 79 |
- ^ One appearance in Supercupa României
- ^ Appearance in the Cupa Ligii
International[edit]
- As of 25 March 2021.[19]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Romania | |||
2014 | 1 | 0 | |
2016 | 2 | 0 | |
2017 | 3 | 0 | |
2020 | 2 | 1 | |
2021 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 9 | 1 |
- As of 18 November 2020.
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bicfalvi goal.[19]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 18 November 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | 8 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours[edit]
Steaua București[18]
Ural Yekaterinburg[18]
- Russian Cup runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19
Individual
- Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2014–15 (17 goals)
References[edit]
- ^ "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/. 14 August 2013.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "România - Danemarca 2-0. Keşeru a adus victoria "tricolorilor" cu prima sa dublă la naţională".
- ^ "Felkészülés: Bevették a dánok a Keserü-pirulát - NSO". 18 November 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c Eric Bicfalvi at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Eric Bicfalvi". European Football. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
External links[edit]
- 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 (archive)
- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Carei
- Romanian footballers
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Romanian people of Swedish descent
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Liga I players
- CSM Jiul Petroșani players
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Gloria Buzău players
- Ukrainian Premier League players
- FC Volyn Lutsk players
- Chinese Super League players
- Liaoning F.C. players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Russian Premier League players
- FC Tom Tomsk players
- FC Ural Yekaterinburg players
- Ukrainian Premier League top scorers
- Romania youth international footballers
- Romania under-21 international footballers
- Romania international footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Ukraine
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate footballers in Russia
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia