# Bernardo (footballer, born 1990)

Bernardo Vieira de Souza (born 20 May 1990), better known as Bernardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Rio Branco.

## Club career

Bernardo was promoted to professionals in 2009 to the professional team of Cruzeiro, after a distinguished in Copa São Paulo de Juniores, where he was the top scorer.
Bernardo's professional debut was the victory against the 5x0 Guarani-MG State Championship in 2009. The player was surprised by injuries to three companions, who forced the coach Adilson Batista to use it more frequently in comprissos Cruise: Wágner, the holder of the position, suffering a left thigh strain. The left lateral Fernandinho suffered a serious injury to cruciate ligament rupture in the knee, and the idol Sorín lacked the conditions to act on the side due to pain in the heel. That made the substitute for Wagner, Gerson Magrão, was improvised on the left, thus making room for the entry of Bernard on the team.
The player has been repeatedly praised by coach Adilson Batista, who, however, highlighted as points francs which must be corrected to immaturity and lack of attention to positioning on the pitch when your team does not have the ball. The player humbly grateful for the advice of the coach and is willing to improve.
The first goal from Bernardo in professional football was a penalty that he himself suffered in the rout of 7x0 against the Democrata.
In May 2010, Bernando was loaned to Goiás until the end of that year.
In November 2020, Bernando joined Hong Kong Premier League club Pegasus.
On 12 February 2021, Bernardo terminated his contract with Pegasus to return to Brazil and sign with Rio Branco.

## Career statistics
### Club

    (Correct as of November 11, 2023)
| Club | Season | League | League | State League | State League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cruzeiro | 2009 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 28 | 2 |
| Cruzeiro | 2010 | – | – | 11 | 2 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| Cruzeiro | Total | 13 | 1 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 42 | 5 |
| Goiás | 2010 | 26 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | 31 | 7 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2011 | 30 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 58 | 18 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2012 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2013 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 7 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 8 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2014 | – | – | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | 2015 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 3 |
| Vasco da Gama | Total | 37 | 7 | 58 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 117 | 33 |
| Santos (loan) | 2012 | 14 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 14 | 1 |
| Palmeiras (loan) | 2014 | 8 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 0 |
| Ceará | 2015 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai FC | 2016 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 0 |
| Coritiba | 2016 | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Botafogo–SP | 2017 | – | – | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Ipatinga | 2018 | – | – | 8 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| Al-Khaleej | 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Volta Redonda | 2020 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| Hong Kong Pegasus | 2020–21 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 |
| Rio Branco–PR | 2021 | – | – | 9 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Brasiliense | 2021 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Brasiliense | 2022 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 4 |
| Brasiliense | Total | 12 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 5 |
| Maguary | 2023 | – | – | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 3 |
| Maricá | 2023 | – | – | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 7 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | 136 | 19 | 148 | 30 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 331 | 57 |

## Honours
### Cruzeiro

* Campeonato Mineiro: 2009

### Vasco da Gama

* Copa do Brasil: 2011
* Campeonato Carioca: 2015