{{short description|Canadian soccer player|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Brandon Bonifacio | image = Brandon Bonifacio.jpg | image_size = 175px | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|6|29|df=y}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = 10 | position = Midfielder | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2006 | youthclubs1 = Whitecaps FC Academy | collegeyears1 = 2012–13 | college1 = UBC Thunderbirds | collegecaps1 = | collegegoals1 = | years1 = 2006–2009 | years2 = 2009 | years3 = 2009– | clubs1 = SC Cambuur | clubs2 = → FC Zwolle (loan) | caps1 = 13 | caps2 = 3 | goals1 = 0 | goals2 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2006–2008 | nationalteam1 = Canada U20 | nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 4 February 2009 | ntupdate = 4 February 2009 }}
'''Brandon Bonifacio''' (born 29 June 1989) is a Canadian soccer player who played for UBC Thunderbirds.<ref>[https://gothunderbirds.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/brandon-bonifacio/1717 Bonifacio profile] at UBC</ref>
==Career== He began as a midfielder with Whitecaps FC Academy<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.romantulis.com/php/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=48 |title=European Soccer School of Excellence – World Class Soccer Program |access-date=2009-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313042439/http://www.romantulis.com/php/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=48 |archive-date=2010-03-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and joined 2006 in the youth system of SC Cambuur of the Dutch Eerste Divisie.<ref>[http://www.canucks-abroad.com/content/brandon-bonifacio-life-leeuwardens-sc-cambuur Brandon Bonifacio on life at Leeuwarden's SC Cambuur | Canucks Abroad] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091108015956/http://www.canucks-abroad.com/content/brandon-bonifacio-life-leeuwardens-sc-cambuur |date=November 8, 2009 }}</ref>
After advancing to SC Cambuur's professional team for one year and half he went on loan to FC Zwolle. A short time later he made a decision to return to Canada to attend the University of British Columbia rather than continue with professional soccer.
==International career== He is former member of the Canada U-20 men's national soccer team and has five games played for the team.<ref>[http://www.canadasoccer.com/eng/players/profile.asp?playerid=236&sub=8&gender=male Player profile at CanadaSoccer.com]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was also voted second for Canadian U20 Player of the Year.
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