Bernardo (footballer, born 1995)
Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior (born 14 May 1995), player name Bernardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He plays for Austrian Bundesliga side Red Bull Salzburg.[3]
_06.jpg.webp) Bernardo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 May 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | São Paulo, Brazil[2] | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Full-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Red Bull Salzburg | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Audax São Paulo | |||
| 2013–2014 | Red Bull Brasil | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Red Bull Brasil | 6 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Ponte Preta (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Liefering | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Red Bull Salzburg | 16 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | RB Leipzig | 40 | (1) |
| 2018–2021 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 39 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Red Bull Salzburg | 37 | (0) |
| 2023– | VfL Bochum | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:31, 3 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Early career
Bernardo started his career at Audax São Paulo. Then he went on to Red Bull Brasil in 2012. After three matches in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 he went on loan to Ponte Preta but he was only three times on the bench and was sent back to the Red Bulls. 2015 he made three matches in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.
RB Leipzig
2016 he went to Red Bull Salzburg in the Austrian Bundesliga.[4] His debut was on 7 February 2016 in the 2–1 Bundesliga victory over Admira.
Bernardo joined RB Leipzig on 28 August 2016 for £3.4m.[5] For Leipzig he played 32 matches in his first season. In his second season, he played 27 games for Leipzig.
Brighton & Hove Albion
On 5 July 2018he went to Brighton & Hove Albion from Leipzig for £9 million.[6] Bernardo made his debut for on 11 August in a 2–0 away loss to Watford. He played 22 Premier League matches in his first season with Brighton. He scored his first goal for on 17 September 2020 in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup. [7]
Loan to Red Bull Salzburg
On 19 January 2021 Bernardo returned to Red Bull Salzburg on a loan until the end of the season.[8] 5 days later he made second debut for Salzburg coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute . Bernardo scored his first goal since his return on the 22 May versus WSG Wattens[9]
Bernardo signed permanently for Salzburg on 2 July 2021. [10]
VfL Bochum
In August 2023 he went to VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga.[11]
Personal life
Bernardo is the son of former Brazil international footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 September 2023[13]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Red Bull Brasil | 2014 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2015 | Série D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Ponte Preta (loan) | 2015 | Série A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Liefering | 2015–16 | Erste Liga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2015–16 | Austrian Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Austrian Bundesliga | 3 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | – | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | |||
| RB Leipzig | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 18 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | 8[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 7] | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 7] | 1 | – | – | 7 | 1 | |||
| Total | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | ||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2020–21 (loan) | Austrian Bundesliga | 14 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 0[lower-alpha 8] | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021–22 | Austrian Bundesliga | 19 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 1 | – | 3[lower-alpha 9] | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Austrian Bundesliga | 18 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | – | 5[lower-alpha 10] | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 8 | 1 | – | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg combined total | 67 | 2 | 12 | 1 | – | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 4 | |||
| VFL Bochum | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 153 | 3 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 203 | 6 | ||
- Appearances in the Paulista A2
- Appearances in the Austrian Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Appearances in the DFB-Pokal
- Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the FA Cup
- Appearance in EFL Cup
- Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
- Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one in the UEFA Europa League
Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2020–21,[9] 2021–22,[14] 2022–23[15]
- Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2020–21,[9] 2021–22
References
- "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- "Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior". Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- "Bernardo". Red Bull Leipzig (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Brasilianischer Spieler Bernardo Neu in Salzburg". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
- "Bernardo: Von Salzburg nach Leipzig" [Bernardo: From Salzburg to Leipzig] (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- "Brighton sign Bernardo from RB Leipzig on a four-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- "Brighton fringe players impress in win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Bernardo is back". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. January 19, 2021. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
- "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Berisha opens title party as fans return". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- Owen, Brian (2 July 2021). "Brighton defender Bernardo signs Red Bull Salzburg deal". The Argys. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- VfL Bochum Homepage (German)
- "'O Red Bull Salzburg pode fazer história na Liga dos Campeões'". Red Bull.
- Bernardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
- Spielbericht (German)