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.

Club career
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.VfL Bochum Homepage (German)
Personal life
Bernardo is the son of former Brazil international footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva.

Career statistics
Club

ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRed Bull Brasil2014–00––3Appearances in the Paulista A20302015Série D3000–––30Total3000–003060Ponte Preta (loan)2015Série A0000–––00Liefering2015–16Erste Liga1000–––10Red Bull Salzburg2015–16Austrian Bundesliga13030–––1602016–17Austrian Bundesliga3110–61–102Total16140–6100262RB Leipzig2016–17Bundesliga22000–––2202017–18Bundesliga1811Appearances in the DFB-Pokal0–80–271Total40110–8000491Brighton & Hove Albion2018–19Premier League2204010––2702019–20Premier League1401010––1602020–21Premier League301031––71 Total39060510000501Red Bull Salzburg 2020–21 (loan)Austrian Bundesliga14110–00–1512021–22Austrian Bundesliga19031–30–2512022–23Austrian Bundesliga18040–50–270Total51181–8000672Red Bull Salzburg combined total672121–14100934VFL Bochum2023–24 Bundesliga33110––10351 Career total183420151221402347

Honours
Red Bull Salzburg
Austrian Football Bundesliga: 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22,Spielbericht (German) 2022–23
Austrian Cup: 2015–16, 2020–21, 2021–22

References

Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:Association football defenders
Category:Austrian football champions
Category:Brazilian footballers
Category:Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players
Category:Bundesliga players
Category:Footballers from São Paulo
Category:FC Red Bull Salzburg players
Category:Premier League players
Category:RB Leipzig players