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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.

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Eric Bicfalvi

Bicfalvi with Ural Yekaterinburg in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi
Date of birth	(1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 34)
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
0000–2005	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	151	(44)
National team‡
2006–2007	Romania U19	3	(1)
2007–2010	Romania U21	23	(3)
2014–	Romania	9	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2020

Bicfalvi began his senior career with Fink Fenster Petrești in the Romanian third tier, and went on to amass over 100 appearances in the Liga I for Jiul Petroșani, FC Steaua București and Gloria Buzău combined. He moved abroad for the first time by joining Ukrainian team Volyn Lutsk in 2012, where he was top scorer of the national league in the 2014–15 season. After brief spells in China and back to Romania, Bicfalvi has played in Russia since 2016.

Bicfalvi has been a full Romania international since November 2014, making his debut in a 2–0 friendly win over Denmark. He previously represented the nation at under-19 and under-21 levels.

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] Bicfalvi was chosen as Russian Premier League player of the month for May 2022 after scoring 4 goals in 4 games during the month.[5]

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.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12]

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.[13][14] On 18 November that year, Bicfalvi made his full debut in a friendly with Denmark.[15][16]

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.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2022[19]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National 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		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[lower-alpha 2]	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	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	32	8
	2019–20		26	8	1	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	28	8
	2020–21		22	7	2	3	—		—		24	10
	2021–22		28	10	1	0	—		—		29	10
	Total		137	41	12	7	0	0	1	0	150	48
Career total			351	76	28	10	22	0	4	0	405	86

International

As of match played 25 March 2021[20]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania
	2014	1	0
	2016	2	0
	2017	3	0
	2020	2	1
	2021	1	0
Total		9	1

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bicfalvi goal.[20]

List of international goals scored by Eric Bicfalvi

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 November 2020	Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland	8	Northern Ireland	1–1	1–1	2020–21 UEFA Nations League B

Honours

Steaua București[19]

• Cupa României: 2010–11

Dinamo București

• Cupa României runner-up: 2015–16

Ural Yekaterinburg[19]

• Russian Cup runner-up: 2016–17, 2018–19

Individual

• Ukrainian Premier League top scorer: 2014–15 (17 goals)

References

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 (archive)

На других языках

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[de] Eric Bicfalvi

Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi (* 5. Februar 1988 in Carei, Kreis Satu Mare) ist ein rumänischer Fußballspieler. Seit Januar 2017 spielt der Mittelfeldspieler in der russischen Premjer-Liga bei Ural Jekaterinburg.

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- [en] Eric Bicfalvi

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[fr] Eric Bicfalvi

Eric Bicfalvi est un footballeur international roumain né le 5 février 1988 à Carei. Il évolue au poste de milieu offensif avec l'équipe russe de FK Oural Iekaterinbourg.

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[it] Eric Bicfalvi

Eric Bicfalvi (Carei, 5 febbraio 1988) è un calciatore rumeno, centrocampista o attaccante dell'Ural.

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[ru] Бикфалви, Эрик

Э́рик Ко́смин Бикфа́лви (рум. Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi, венг. Bikfalvi Erik Cosmin; 5 февраля 1988, Карей, Румыния) — румынский футболист венгерского происхождения, полузащитник клуба «Урал» и национальной сборной Румынии.

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