Bernardo Morgado

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Bernardo Morgado
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Gil Coutinho Morgado
Date of birth (1998-03-24) 24 March 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth Setúbal, Portugal
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Degerfors IF
Number 30
Youth career
–2012 GD Os Amarelos
2012 Vitória FC
2013–2014 Sporting CP
2014–2019 Vitória FC
2019–2020 GD Estoril Praia
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Vitória FC 0 (0)
2020 Ytterhogdals IK 10 (0)
2021 Piteå IF 26 (1)
2022 FC Trollhättan 28 (2)
2023 IL Hødd 18 (0)
2023IL Hødd 2 5 (0)
2024– Degerfors IF 30 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2025

Bernardo Gil Coutinho Morgado (born 24 March 1998) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a defender for Degerfors IF.

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Early life

Morgado was born on 24 March 1998. Born in Setúbal, Portugal, he is the son of a Portuguese footballer. [1] Growing up, he was friends with Angola international Rui Modesto. [2]

Career

Morgado started his career with Portuguese side Vitória FC in 2017, where he made zero league appearances. During the summer of 2020, he signed for Swedish side Ytterhogdals IK, where he made ten league appearances and scored zero goals. Following his stint there, he signed for Swedish side Piteå IF, where he made twenty-six league appearances and scored one goal.

In 2022, he signed for Swedish side FC Trollhättan, where he made twenty-eight league appearances and scored two goals. Ahead of the 2023 season, he signed for Norwegian side IL Hødd, where he made eighteen league appearances and scored zero goals. Subsequently, he signed for Swedish side Degerfors IF in 2024, where he captained the club and helping them achieve promotion from the second tier to the top flight. He also became team captain. [3]

References

  1. "Morgado höll sitt löfte till lagkamraterna i lilla division 2-klubben: "De skrattade åt mig"" [Morgado kept his promise to his teammates in the small Division 2 club: "They laughed at me"] (in Swedish). Värmlands Folkblad. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  2. "Från Sportings akademi till Degerfors - Morgado: "Jag tog en chansning"" [From Sporting's academy to Degerfors - Morgado: "I took a chance"] (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen.se  [ sv ]. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  3. "Kaptenens val – bor i Degerfors: "Alla mår inte bra av det"" [The captain's choice - living in Degerfors: "Not everyone feels good about it"] (in Swedish). Karlskoga Tidning-Kuriren  [ sv ]. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.