Bernardo (footballer, born 1995)

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior (born 14 May 1995), known simply as Bernardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion as a defender.[3] He is the son of former footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva.

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Fernandes and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Bernardo
Bernardo playing for Red Bull Salzburg in January 2016
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior[1]
Date of birth (1995-05-14) 14 May 1995[2]
Place of birth São Paulo, Brazil[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Full-back
Club information
Current team
 Red Bull Salzburg
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 95
Youth career
Audax São Paulo
2013–2014 Red Bull Brasil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Red Bull Brasil 3 (0)
2015 → Ponte Preta (loan) 0 (0)
2016 Liefering 1 (0)
2016 Red Bull Salzburg 16 (1)
2016–2018 RB Leipzig 40 (1)
2018– Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (0)
2021– → Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 January 2021 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Bernardo started his career at Audax São Paulo, before moving to Red Bull Brasil, the Brazilian Red Bull GmbH football team, in 2012. He made three appearances for the Red Bulls in the 2014 edition of the Campeonato Paulista Série A2, before being sent out on loan to Ponte Preta. He failed to make a single appearance for the Macaca, being selected three times for the bench, before being sent back to the Red Bulls.

In his final season with the Red Bulls, he made three appearances in the 2015 Campeonato Brasileiro Série D.

RB Leipzig

Bernardo joined Red Bull Salzburg on 1 January 2016 from Red Bull Brasil.[4] He made his Red Bull's debut on 7 February 2016 in the 2–1 Bundesliga victory over Admira. Bernardo was sent off in only his third Bundesliga game, against Rheindorf Altach for a second bookable offence.[5]

Bernardo joined RB Leipzig on 28 August 2016 for a reported fee of £3.4m.[6]

Bernardo made 32 appearances for Leipzig in his first season including playing in all 6 Champions League games. In his second season, he played 27 games for Leipzig.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 5 July 2018, Bernardo joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Leipzig for £9 million.[7] Bernardo made his debut for the Sussex club on 11 August in a 2–0 away loss to Watford. He made a total of 22 Premier League appearances in his first season with Brighton. He scored his first goal for The Seagulls on 17 September 2020 in a 4–0 home victory over Portsmouth in the EFL Cup on 17 September 2020.[8]

Loan to Red Bull Salzburg

On 19 January 2021, Bernardo returned to Red Bull Salzburg on a loan until the end of the season.[9] 5 days later he made his return to action for Salzburg coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in a 2–0 away win at SCR Altach, in what also happened to be his 100th league appearance of his career.[10] On 27 January, Bernardo made his first start on his return in his second appearance starting in a 3–0 home victory over SV Ried, going off injured in the 61st minute after being caught up in a rumble.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 27 January 2021[12]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Red Bull Brasil 2014 – 00––3[lower-alpha 1]030
2015 Série D 3000–––30
Total 3000–003060
Ponte Preta (loan) 2015 Série A 0000–––00
Liefering 2015–16 Erste Liga 1000–––10
Red Bull Salzburg 2015–16 Austrian Bundesliga 1303[lower-alpha 2]0–––160
2016–17 311[lower-alpha 2]0–6[lower-alpha 3]1–102
Total 16140–6100262
RB Leipzig 2016–17 Bundesliga 22000–––220
2017–18 1811[lower-alpha 4]0–8[lower-alpha 5]0–271
Total 40110–8000491
Brighton & Hove Albion 2018–19 Premier League 2204[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 7]0––270
2019–20 1401[lower-alpha 6]01[lower-alpha 7]0––160
2020–21 301[lower-alpha 6]03[lower-alpha 7]1––71
Total 39060510000501
Red Bull Salzburg (loan) 2020–21 Austrian Bundesliga 200[lower-alpha 2]0–0[lower-alpha 8]0–20
Red Bull Salzburg combined total 18140–6100282
Career total 101211051141301344
  1. Appearances in the Paulista A2
  2. Appearances in the Austrian Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. Appearances in the DFB-Pokal
  5. Three appearances in the UEFA Champions League, five in the UEFA Europa League
  6. Appearances in the FA Cup
  7. Appearance in EFL Cup
  8. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Red Bull Salzburg

References
  1. "2018/19 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. "Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior". Brighton and Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  3. "Bernardo". Red Bull Leipzig (in German). Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. "Brasilianischer Spieler Bernardo Neu in Salzburg". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 15 December 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. "Win in First Home Match of the Year". Red Bull Salzburg (in German). 20 February 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  6. "Bernardo: Von Salzburg nach Leipzig" [Bernardo: From Salzburg to Leipzig] (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. "Brighton sign Bernardo from RB Leipzig on a four-year deal". BBC Sport. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  8. "Brighton fringe players impress in win - BBC Sport". BBC Sport. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Bernardo is back". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  10. "FC Red Bull Salzburg - A good start". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. "FC Red Bull Salzburg - Clinical and effective". Red Bull Salzburg Official Website. 19 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  12. Bernardo at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
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