Bernardo Folha

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Bernardo Folha
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Pereira Folha [1]
Date of birth (2002-03-23) 23 March 2002 (age 22) [1]
Place of birth Porto, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al Wahda
Number 22
Youth career
2009–2010 Boavista
2010–2021 Porto
2017–2018 → Padroense (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 Porto B 80 (6)
2021–2023 Porto 5 (0)
2024– Al Wahda 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Portugal U18 4 (0)
2021 Portugal U20 4 (0)
2022– Portugal U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:17, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:24, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Bernardo Pereira Folha (born 23 March 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda.

Contents

Club career

Porto

Born in Porto, Folha joined FC Porto's youth system at age 8. On 18 December 2020, he renewed his contract with the club until 2024. [2]

Folha made his Liga Portugal 2 debut with the reserves on 14 February 2021, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 1–2 home loss against U.D. Oliveirense and being sent off with a straight red card after only nine minutes on the pitch. [3] [4] He scored his first goal in the competition one month later, opening the 1–1 away draw with G.D. Chaves following an individual effort. [5]

Folha's first competitive appearance for the main squad took place on 15 December 2021, when he replaced Sérgio Oliveira late into the 1–0 win over Rio Ave F.C. in the group stage of the Taça da Liga. [6] In the following edition of the tournament he contributed four appearances for the winners, scoring in the semi-finals on 25 January 2023 to help defeat Académico de Viseu F.C. 3–0. [7] [8] [9] On 1 February, his Primeira Liga bow, he was again ejected, after two bookings in the first half of an eventual 2–0 victory at C.S. Marítimo who also finished with ten players. [10] [11]

Al Wahda

On 31 July 2024, having ran out of contract at Porto, Folha signed for Al Wahda FC in the UAE Pro League. [12]

International career

Folha won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level on 29 March 2022, coming on for Fábio Carvalho in the 4–0 win in Greece for the 2023 UEFA European Championship qualifiers. [13]

Personal life

Folha's father, António, was also a footballer. A winger, he was also developed at Porto, and coached his son at the reserve team. [14] [3]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2024 [15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Porto B 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 131———131
2021–22 Liga Portugal 2292———292
2022–23 Liga Portugal 2162———162
2023–24 Liga Portugal 2221———221
Total806———806
Porto 2021–22 Primeira Liga 0000100010
2022–23 Primeira Liga5020412 [lower-alpha 1] 0131
2023–24 Primeira Liga0000000000
Total50205120141
Career total856205120947
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Porto

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bernardo Folha" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  2. ↑ "FC Porto anuncia renovação e promoção de Bernardo Folha" [FC Porto announce renewal and promotion of Bernardo Folha]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  3. 1 2 Sousa, Rui (14 February 2021). "Filho de António Folha estreia-se pelo FC Porto B... e é expulso com vermelho direto" [António Folha's son makes debut for FC Porto B... and is sent off with straight red]. Record (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 25 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "FC Porto B derrotado pela Oliveirense (2–1) em mais um jogo conturbado" [FC Porto B defeated by Oliveirense (2–1) in yet another troubled match] (in Portuguese). Porto Canal. 15 February 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Chaves-FC Porto B, 1–1: Empate em jogo com golo anulado aos dragões ao cair do pano" [Chaves-FC Porto B, 1–1: Draw in match with goal disallowed to dragons in the nick of time]. Record (in Portuguese). 14 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Cruz, André (15 December 2021). "Taça da Liga: FC Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (crónica)" [League Cup: FC Porto-Rio Ave, 1–0 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "FC Porto vence Ac. Viseu e vai defrontar Sporting na final da Taça da Liga" [FC Porto beat Ac. Viseu and will face Sporting in the League Cup final]. Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Farinha, Rui (26 January 2023). "Bernardo Folha estreia-se a marcar mais cedo do que o pai António" [Bernardo Folha's scoring debut came sooner than father António's]. Jornal de Notícias (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Porto beat Sporting 2–0 to lift first Taça da Liga". PortuGOAL. 28 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  10. ↑ "Marítimo-FC Porto: Bernardo Folha é titular nos Barreiros" [Marítimo-FC Porto: Bernardo Folha starts at the Barreiros] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  11. ↑ "Marítimo perde com o FC Porto num jogo com quatro expulsões" [Marítimo lose to FC Porto in match with four ejections] (in Portuguese). RTP Madeira. 1 February 2023. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  12. ↑ "OFICIAL: depois do FC Porto, Bernardo Folha muda-se para os Emirados" [OFFICIAL: after FC Porto, Bernardo Folha moves to the Emirates] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Esteves, Adérito (29 March 2022). "Sub-21: Grécia-Portugal, 0–4 (crónica)" [Under-21: Greece-Portugal, 0–4 (report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Archived from the original on 2 February 2023. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  14. ↑ "Bernardo Folha fala do pai: "Gostava de conseguir ainda melhor"" [Bernardo Folha talks about his father: "I would like to do even better"]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 18 December 2020. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  15. ↑ Bernardo Folha at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Kundert, Tom (4 June 2023). "Dominant Porto dispatch Braga to lift Portuguese Cup". PortuGOAL. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
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