Bernardo Vital

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Bernardo Vital
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital [1]
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23) [1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Estoril
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2011 Futebol Benfica
2012–2015 AFD Torre
2015–2019 Estoril
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019– Estoril 71 (2)
International career
2022–2023 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:46, 1 April 2024 (UTC)

Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital (born 29 December 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club G.D. Estoril Praia as a centre-back.

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Club career

Born in Lisbon, Vital joined G.D. Estoril Praia's academy at the age of 14. [2] He made his senior debut with the club in the Liga Portugal 2 on 20 September 2020, coming on as a late substitute for André Vidigal in a 1–0 away loss against Académica de Coimbra. [3] He added three more appearances until the end of the season, in an eventual promotion as champions. [4]

Vital played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 7 August 2021, starting and finishing the 2–0 win at F.C. Arouca. [5] In December, as his contract was due to expire, he renewed it until 2025. [6]

Vital scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 27 February 2022, opening an eventual 2–3 home defeat to Boavista FC. [7]

International career

On 24 September 2022, Vital won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level, playing the second half of the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia. [8]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2023 [9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Estoril 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 40200060
2021–22 Primeira Liga 1710020191
2022–23 2602020300
Career Total4714040551

Honours

Estoril

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bernardo Vital" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. "Bernardo Vital" (in Portuguese). Jovens Promessas 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. "II Liga: Académica arranca com vitória sobre o Estoril" [II League: Académica get started with victory over Estoril] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. Almeida Santos, Rui (7 August 2021). "Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (9 December 2021). "Bernardo Vital renova contrato com o Estoril até 2025" [Bernardo Vital renews contract with Estoril until 2025]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. Gouveia, Ricardo (27 February 2022). "Estoril-Boavista, 2–3 (crónica)" [Estoril-Boavista, 2–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. "Portugal goleia Geórgia por 4–1 num encontro particular" [Portugal rout Georgia 4–1 in friendly match]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. Bernardo Vital at Soccerway