Bernardo (footballer, born 1995)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Fernandesand the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

Bernardo

Bernardo with Red Bull Salzburg in 2021
Personal information
Full name	Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior [1]
Date of birth	(1995-05-14) 14 May 1995 (age 29) [2]
Place of birth	São Paulo, Brazil [2]
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) [2]
Position(s)	Full-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	VfL Bochum
Number	5
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	FC 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	37	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior (born 14 May 1995), known simply as Bernardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. ^[3]

Club career

Early career

Bernardo started his career at Audax São Paulo, before moving to Red Bull Brasil, the Brazilian Red Bull GmbH football team, in 2012. He made three appearances for the Red Bulls in the 2014 edition of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, before being sent out on loan to Ponte Preta. He failed to make a single appearance for the Macaca, being selected three times for the bench, before being sent back to the Red Bulls.

In his final season with the Red Bulls, he made three appearances in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

RB Leipzig

Bernardo joined Red Bull Salzburg on 1 January 2016 from Red Bull Brasil. ^[4] He made his Red Bull's debut on 7 February 2016 in the 2–1 Bundesliga victory over Admira. Bernardo was sent off in only his third Bundesliga game, against Rheindorf Altach for a second bookable offence. ^[5]

Bernardo joined RB Leipzig on 28 August 2016 for a reported fee of £3.4m. ^[6]

Bernardo made 32 appearances for Leipzig in his first season including playing in all 6 Champions League games. In his second season, he played 27 games for Leipzig.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 5 July 2018, Bernardo joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Leipzig for £9 million. ^[7] Bernardo made his debut for the Sussex club on 11 August in a 2–0 away loss to Watford. He made a total of 22 Premier League appearances in his first season with Brighton. He scored his first goal for The Seagulls on 17 September 2020 in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup. ^[8]

Loan to Red Bull Salzburg

On 19 January 2021, Bernardo returned to Red Bull Salzburg on a loan until the end of the season. ^[9] 5 days later he made his return to action for Salzburg coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in a 2–0 away win at SCR Altach, in what also happened to be his 100th league appearance of his career. ^[10] On 27 January, Bernardo made his first start on his return in his second appearance starting in a 3–0 home victory over SV Ried, going off injured in the 61st minute after being caught up in a rumble. ^[11] He returned to action on 13 March, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home victory over Admira. ^[12] On 1 May Bernardo came on as a 77th minute substitute replacing Zlatko Junuzović in the 2020–21 Austrian Cup Final, coming on 2–0 up over LASK, eventually winning the final 3–0 with an 88th minute goal scored by Enock Mwepu. This Bernardo's second Austrian Cup title with the club after winning the 2015–16 competition where he played whole match of that final. ^[13] Bernardo scored his first goal since his return on the 22 May, the last game of the season, as the already confirmed champions thrashed WSG Wattens 4–0 at home, with the return of fans in the game described by the Salzburg website as a 'Title Party.' ^[14]

Permanent return to Red Bull Salzburg

Bernardo signed for Salzburg on a permanent deal on 2 July 2021 after a successful loan spell in the second half of the previous season. ^[15] On 16 July 2021, Bernardo scored the opener in the Austrian Cup in a 4–1 away win against WSC Hertha Wels. ^[16] Bernardo helped Salzburg to a fourth consecutive double – his third overall with the club – and a ninth consecutive league title with another successful campaign. ^{[17] [18]}

VfL Bochum

On 2 August 2023, Bernardo signed a two-year contract with VfL Bochum in Bundesliga. ^[19] He finished his first season at Bochum in 2023–24 as the player with most duels won in the league in 504 occasions. ^[20]

Personal life

Bernardo is the son of former Brazil international footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva. ^[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024 ^[22]

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 [a]	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
FC Liefering	2015–16	Erste Liga	1	0	0	0	–		–		–		1	0
Red Bull Salzburg	2015–16	Austrian Bundesliga	13	0	3 [b]	0	–		–		–		16	0
	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	3	1	1 [b]	0	–		6 [c]	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 [d]	0	–		8 [e]	0	–		27	1
	Total		40	1	1	0	–		8	0	0	0	49	1
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19	Premier League	22	0	4 [f]	0	1 [g]	0	–		–		27	0
	2019–20	Premier League	14	0	1 [f]	0	1 [g]	0	–		–		16	0
	2020–21	Premier League	3	0	1 [f]	0	3 [g]	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 [b]	0	–		0 [h]	0	–		15	1
	2021–22	Austrian Bundesliga	19	0	3 [b]	1	–		3 [i]	0	–		25	1
	2022–23	Austrian Bundesliga	18	0	4 [b]	0	–		5 [j]	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	33	1	1 [d]	0	–		–		1 [k]	0	35	1
	2024–25	Bundesliga	4	0	0	0	–		–		–		4	0
	Total		37	1	1	0	–		–		1	0	39	1
Career total			187	4	20	1	5	1	22	1	4	0	238	7

1. Appearances in the Paulista A2
2. Appearances in the Austrian Cup
3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
4. Appearances in the DFB-Pokal
5. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five in the UEFA Europa League
6. Appearances in the FA Cup
7. Appearance in EFL Cup
8. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
9. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
10. Four appearances in the UEFA Champions League, one in the UEFA Europa League
11. Appearance in Bundesliga Relegation Play-offs

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

• Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2015–16,^{[ citation needed ]} 2020–21, ^[14] 2021–22, ^[23] 2022–23 ^[24]
• Austrian Cup: 2015–16,^{[ citation needed ]} 2020–21, ^[13] 2021–22 ^[18]

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