Bernardo Couto

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Berna
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto
Date of birth (2002-08-16) 16 August 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Braga, Portugal
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger, Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Spartak Varna
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2012 Póvoa de Lanhoso
2012–2021 Braga
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Braga B 54 (5)
2022–2023 Braga 1 (0)
2023–2024 Trofense 22 (6)
2024– Spartak Varna 33 (5)
International career
2019–2020 Portugal U18 10 (2)
2020 Portugal U19 1 (0)
2021–2022 Portugal U20 9 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:01, 19 May 2025 (UTC)

Bernardo Marques Duarte Couto (born 16 August 2002), known also as Berna, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Spartak Varna. [1]

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Career

Berna spend his youth career at Braga. He made his professional debut for the team on 1 April 2022 in a league match against Benfica. [2] On 21 May 2022 he signed his first professional contract with Braga, keeping him in the team until 2025. [3] In July 2023 he moved to Trofense with Braga keeping 30% of his rights. [4] On 12 July 2024 he moved to Spartak Varna. [5] He scored his debut goal in the league on 23 October 2024 in a match against Lokomotiv Plovdiv, and was sent off seconds later, as he received a second yellow card for taking his shirt off. [6]

References

  1. "Berna - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
  2. Ficha de Jogo SC Braga 3-2 Benfica
  3. "Berna renova até 2025". May 21, 2022.
  4. "Berna Couto, o jogador que emocionou Carvalhal, deixa o Sp. Braga". Maisfutebol.
  5. "Официално: Спартак (Варна) се подсили с футболист от Брага". Sportal.bg.
  6. "Спартак (Варна) стигна до драматична победа в последните минути срещу Локо (Пд)". Sportal.bg.