Bernardo (footballer, born 1995)

**Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior** (born 14 May 1995), known simply as **Bernardo**, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for German  club VfL Bochum.

### Early career

Bernardo started his career at Audax São Paulo. Then he went on to Red Bull Brasil in 2012. After three matches in the Campeonato Paulista Série A2 he went on loan to Ponte Preta but he was only three times on the bench and was sent back to the Red Bulls. 2015 he made three matches in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

### RB Leipzig

2016 he went to Red Bull Salzburg  in the Austrian Bundesliga. His  debut was on 7 February 2016 in the 2–1 Bundesliga victory over Admira.

Bernardo joined RB Leipzig on 28 August 2016 for £3.4m. For Leipzig he played 32 matches in his first season. In his second season, he played 27 games for Leipzig.

### Brighton & Hove Albion

On 5 July 2018he went to Brighton & Hove Albion from Leipzig for £9 million. Bernardo made his debut for on 11 August in a 2–0 away loss to Watford. He played  22 Premier League matches in his first season with Brighton. He scored his first goal for  on 17 September 2020 in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup.

#### Loan to Red Bull Salzburg

On 19 January 2021 Bernardo returned to Red Bull Salzburg on a loan until the end of the season. 5 days later he made second debut for Salzburg coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute . Bernardo scored his first goal since his return on the 22 May versus WSG Wattens

Bernardo signed permanently for Salzburg on 2 July 2021.

### VfL Bochum

In August 2023 he went to VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga.

## Personal life

Bernardo is the son of former Brazil international footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|National Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Continental|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="3"|Red Bull Brasil|2014|colspan="3"|–|0|0|–|–|3|0|3|0||||
|2015|Série D|3|0|0|0|–|–|–|3|0||||||
|Ponte Preta (loan)|2015|Série A|0|0|0|0|–|–|–|0|0|||||
|Liefering|2015–16|Erste Liga|1|0|0|0|–|–|–|1|0|||||
|rowspan="3"|Red Bull Salzburg|2015–16|Austrian Bundesliga|13|0|3|0|–|–|–|16|0||||
|2016–17|Austrian Football Bundesliga|Austrian Bundesliga|3|1|1|0|–|6|1|–|10|2||||
|rowspan="3"|RB Leipzig|2016–17|Bundesliga|22|0|0|0|–|–|–|22|0||||
|2017–18|Bundesliga|18|1|1|0|–|8|0|–|27|1|||||
|rowspan="4"|Brighton & Hove Albion|2018–19|Premier League|22|0|4|0|1|0|–|–|27|0|||
|2019–20|Premier League|14|0|1|0|1|0|–|–|16|0|||||
|2020–21|Premier League|3|0|1|0|3|1|–|–|7|1|||||
|rowspan="4"|Red Bull Salzburg|2020–21 (loan)|Austrian Bundesliga|14|1|1|0|–|0|0|–|15|1|||
|2021–22|Austrian Bundesliga|19|0|3|1|–|3|0|–|25|1|||||
|2022–23|Austrian Bundesliga|18|0|4|0|–|5|0|–|27|0|||||
|VFL Bochum|2023–24|Bundesliga|33|1|1|0|–|–|1|0|35|1||||

## Honours

**Red Bull Salzburg**
- Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Bernardo
- **image**: FC RB Salzburg gegen WSG Tirol ( mit Meistertellerübergabe 22. Mai 2021) 06.jpg
- **caption**: Bernardo with FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg in 2021
- **fullname**: Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior
- **birth place**: São Paulo, Brazil
- **height**: 1.86 m
- **position**: Defender (association football)#Full-back, Full-back, centre-back
- **currentclub**: VfL Bochum
- **clubnumber**: 5
- **youthclubs1**: Grêmio Osasco Audax Esporte Clube, Audax São Paulo
- **youthyears2**: 2013–2014
- **youthclubs2**: Red Bull Brasil
- **years1**: 2014–2015
- **clubs1**: Red Bull Brasil
- **caps1**: 6
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 2015
- **clubs2**: → Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, Ponte Preta (loan)
- **caps2**: 0
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 2016
- **clubs3**: FC Liefering, Liefering
- **caps3**: 1
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 2016
- **clubs4**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps4**: 16
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2016–2018
- **clubs5**: RB Leipzig
- **caps5**: 40
- **goals5**: 1
- **years6**: 2018–2021
- **clubs6**: Brighton & Hove Albion F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion
- **caps6**: 39
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2021
- **clubs7**: → FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg (loan)
- **caps7**: 14
- **goals7**: 1
- **years8**: 2021–2023
- **clubs8**: FC Red Bull Salzburg, Red Bull Salzburg
- **caps8**: 37
- **goals8**: 0
- **years9**: 2023–
- **clubs9**: VfL Bochum
- **caps9**: 33
- **goals9**: 1
- **club-update**: 20 May 2024