Mirko Valdifiori is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SPAL.<\/P>
A Cesena youth-product, he began his career with the senior side in 2004, but was sent on loan to Serie C sides Pavia and Legnano, before moving to Serie B side Empoli in 2008. With Empoli, he became the sixth most capped player in the team's history and helped the team achieve Serie A promotion in 2014. He made his debut in the Italian top division the following season, and his performances throughout the year earned him a transfer to Napoli in 2015. Following a successful first season in Serie A with Empoli, he also earned his first international call-up in 2015, making his Italy debut the same year.<\/P>
A creative, right-footed central midfielder with good vision, Valdifiori's preferred role is as a deep-lying playmaker in front of the defence, where he is able to utilise his passing ability to set the tempo of his team's play, and create scoring opportunities for team-mates. Although he is not known for scoring goals, he is an accurate set-piece taker, renowned for his ball delivery from free-kicks. His style of play is inspired by Andrea Pirlo.<\/P>","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1986-4-21","3D0CAED1D8820318D15DE014CB00C4C7":"Italy","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2020-9-8","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Spal,Torino,Napoli,Empoli,AC Legnano[on loan],Pavia[on loan],Cesena","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Mirko Valdifiori","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"185cm","97C471949E1057BEF55B60029EC94B5E":"500000.00","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","4ADA354908754559E53E3FA7C013DA37":"10","e_index":6};