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{{Short description|French footballer (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wilfried Niflore
| image = Wilfried_Niflore.jpg
| upright = 0.9
| caption = Niflore with [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]] in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|4|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toulouse]], France
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| years1 = 2001–2002
| clubs1 = [[Toulouse FC|Toulouse]]
| caps1 = 23
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2002–2004
| clubs2 = [[AS Cannes|Cannes]]
| caps2 = 52
| goals2 = 18
| years3 = 2004–2005
| clubs3 = [[Tours FC|Tours]]
| caps3 = 30
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2005–2007
| clubs4 = [[FC Gueugnon|Gueugnon]]
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 23
| years5 = 2008–2011
| clubs5 = [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]
| caps5 = 75
| goals5 = 39
| years6 = 2011–2013
| clubs6 = [[Nîmes Olympique|Nîmes]]
| caps6 = 18
| goals6 = 1
| years7 = 2013
| clubs7 = → [[Paris FC]] (loan)
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 2
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs8 = [[AS Muret|Muret]]
| caps8 = 19
| goals8 = 4
| totalcaps = 301
| totalgoals = 99
| manageryears1 = 2014–2016
| managerclubs1 = [[AS Muret|Muret]] (youth)
| manageryears2 = 2016
| managerclubs2 = [[AS Muret|Muret]] (assistant)
| manageryears3 = 2016–2019
| managerclubs3 = [[Blagnac FC|Blagnac]]
| manageryears4 = 2019
| managerclubs4 = [[SO Cholet|Cholet]] (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2019
| managerclubs5 = [[SO Cholet|Cholet]] (caretaker)
| manageryears6 = 2019–2021
| managerclubs6 = [[AS Muret|Muret]]
}}
'''Wilfried Niflore''' (born 29 April 1981) is a French professional [[Association football|football]] manager and former player.

==Playing career==
===In France===
Born in [[Toulouse]], Niflore began his career at local club [[Toulouse FC]], making his professional debuts in 2001–02. He earned 23 appearances for the club, scored three goals, before moved to [[AS Cannes]] in the summer of 2002. In his country Niflore also played for [[Tours FC]] and [[FC Gueugnon]], before in January 2008 relocated to Bulgaria.

===Litex Lovech===
On 10 January 2008, Niflore signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with [[PFC Litex Lovech|Litex Lovech]]. He made his competitive debut for Litex on 1 March 2008 against [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]]. A few days later, on 8 March Niflore scored his first goal for the club against [[OFC Vihren Sandanski|Vihren Sandanski]].

In the [[2008–09 A Group|2008–09 season]], Niflore's form blossomed as he became first-choice striker due to the departure of [[Emil Angelov]] to [[Denizlispor]]. In this season, Niflore earned 31 appearances for the club and scored 10 goals.

Wilfried started excellently the [[2009–10 A Group|2009–10 season]], scoring his first goals of the season in the first round of [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]] on 8 August 2009 in a 5–0 victory over [[FC Lokomotiv Mezdra|Lokomotiv Mezdra]]. He scored twice. This season proved to be one of remarkable personal achievements for Niflore. He completed the season as the Professional League's top goal-scorer with 19 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.novsport.com/news95247_1022.html |title=Нифлор стана голмайстор на "А" група |publisher=Novsport.com |language=bg |date=16 May 2010 |access-date=9 June 2010}}</ref>

=== Return to France ===
After 94 matches for Litex, in which he scored some 43 goals, Niflore signed for French [[Championnat National]] side [[Nîmes Olympique]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://football.sportal.bg/news.php?news=284159 |title=Litex sold their star |publisher=sportal.bg |language=bg |date=31 January 2011 |access-date=31 January 2011 }}</ref> He would have spells at [[Paris FC]] and [[AS Muret|Muret]] before retiring in 2014.{{citation needed|date=February 2024}}

==Honours==
'''Litex Lovech'''
* [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]]: [[2009–10 A Group|2009–10]]
* [[Bulgarian Cup]]: [[2007–08 Bulgarian Cup|2008]], [[2008–09 Bulgarian Cup|2009]]
* [[Bulgarian Supercup]]: [[2010 Bulgarian Supercup|2010]]

'''Individual'''
* [[First Professional Football League (Bulgaria)|First Professional Football League]] top scorer: [[2009–10 A Group|2009–10]]

==References==
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==External links==
*{{LFP|niflore-wilfried}}
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{{Bulgarian A Professional Football Group top scorers}}

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