 Bicfalvi withUral Yekaterinburg in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi | ||
| Date of birth | (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Carei, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,forward | ||
| 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) |
| 2017–2025 | Ural Yekaterinburg | 196 | (49) |
| 2025 | Oțelul Galați | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2007 | Romania U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Romania U21 | 23 | (3) |
| 2014–2021 | Romania | 9 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 August 2025 | |||
Eric Cosmin Bicfalvi (Romanian pronunciation:['erikkosˈminˈbikfalvi]; born 5 February 1988) is a Romanian professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder or aforward.
Bicfalvi began his senior career with Fink Fenster Petrești in theRomanian third tier, and went on to amass over 100 appearances in theLiga I forJiul Petroșani,FC Steaua București andGloria Buzău combined. He moved abroad for the first time by joining Ukrainian teamVolyn Lutsk in 2012, where he was top scorer of thenational league in the2014–15 season. After brief spells in China and back to Romania, Bicfalvi has played in Russia since 2016.
Bicfalvi has been a fullRomania international since November 2014, making his debut in a 2–0friendly win overDenmark. He previously represented the nation atunder-19 andunder-21 levels.
In 2005, Bicfalvi began his senior career in theRomanian 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 toLiga I sideJiul Petroșani. After the team was relegated, he was signed byFC Steaua București on a five-year deal.
In 2012, as his contract expired he subsequently joined Ukrainian clubVolyn Lutsk. Bicfalvi ended the2014–15 Ukrainian Premier League season as joint-top scorer with 17 goals,[1] which earned him a transfer toLiaoning Whowin in theChinese Super League on 7 July 2015.[2]
He did not adapt to life in China and after a brief spell withDinamo București, thecross-town rival of his former club Steaua, he put pen on a contract withTom Tomsk, newly promoted to theRussian 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 asRussian Premier League player of the month for May 2022 after scoring 4 goals in 4 games during the month.[5]
Bicfalvi left Ural Yekaterinburg after eight years at the club on 15 January 2025.[6]
After nine years in Russia, Bicfalvi returned in Liga I signing a contract withOțelul Galați until June 2026.[7]
Bicfalvi is a former Romania youth international, representing the nation atunder-19 andunder-21 levels.
In August 2013, after not being called up by theRomania senior team on any occasion, his agent announced that Bicfalvi would like to play forHungary in the near future.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]
However, Romania senior managerAnghel Iordănescu named him as a possible call-up for the nextUEFA Euro 2016 qualifier againstNorthern Ireland in November 2014.[15][16] On 18 November that year, Bicfalvi made his full debut in afriendly withDenmark.[17][18]
Bicfalvi's paternal grandfather, Alexander Bicfalvi/Sándor Bikfalvi was also a footballer and played for Victoria Carei. He was ethnic Swedish according toGazeta Sporturilor and Hungarian according toNemzeti Sport, while Eric's mother, Elisabeta/Erzsébet, is of Hungarian heritage.[19][20]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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 | Liga I | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Liga I | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | Liga I | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 63 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 94 | 3 | |||
| Gloria Buzău (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga I | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | Liga I | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | |||
| 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 | Ukrainian Premier League | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Ukrainian Premier League | 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[e] | 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 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[f] | 0 | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 24 | 10 | ||||
| 2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 28 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 10 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Russian Premier League | 26 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 37 | 8 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Russian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 27 | 4 | |||
| 2024–25 | Russian First League | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 196 | 49 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 229 | 61 | |||
| Oțelul Galați | 2025–25 | Liga I | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 2025–26 | Liga I | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Career total | 423 | 84 | 46 | 15 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 496 | 99 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
| 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 |
Steaua București[21]
Dinamo București
Ural Yekaterinburg[21]
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