Juan Bernat

Juan Bernat Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwam beɾˈnat];[upper-alpha 1] born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Spain national team, mainly as a left-back but also as a left winger.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernat and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Juan Bernat
Bernat with Spain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Bernat Velasco[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993[2]
Place of birth Cullera, Spain[2]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, winger
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 14
Youth career
Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Valencia B 24 (7)
2011–2014 Valencia 51 (1)
2014–2018 Bayern Munich 76 (3)
2018– Paris Saint-Germain 46 (1)
National team‡
2009 Spain U16 3 (0)
2009–2010 Spain U17 11 (4)
2012 Spain U19 6 (0)
2013 Spain U20 7 (1)
2013–2014 Spain U21 7 (0)
2014– Spain 11 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

He began his career at Valencia, featuring in three La Liga campaigns for the club. He moved to Bayern Munich in 2014, winning the Bundesliga every season during his four-year spell while appearing in 115 competitive matches.

A European champion with the under-19 team in 2012, Bernat made his senior debut for Spain in 2014.

Club career

Valencia

Born in Cullera, Valencian Community, Bernat was a product of Valencia's youth system. He made his senior debut at only 17, appearing with the reserves in Tercera División and helping them return to Segunda División B. He was brought to the main squad for the 2011 pre-season, scoring in a 3–0 away win against Sporting CP, and earned a professional contract until 2015 shortly after.[3]

Bernat made his debut with the Che's first team in a 4–3 La Liga home victory over Racing de Santander on 27 August 2011; he started the game and was replaced at half-time, with the score at 2–1 for the visitors.[4] His second league appearance occurred on 22 January 2012 in a 1–1 draw at Osasuna, substituting Jonas in the 57th minute.[5] He continued featuring regularly for the B's, in the third level.

Bernat scored his first official goal for Valencia on 28 November 2012, netting his team's last in a 3–1 home defeat of Llagostera for that season's Copa del Rey (5–1 on aggregate).[6] He scored his first in the league roughly one year later, coming from the bench for the 1–1 equaliser at Elche (eventual 1–2 loss).[7]

From the year 2013 onwards, Bernat started being utilised as a left back.[8]

Bayern Munich

On 7 July 2014, Bernat signed for Bayern Munich on a five-year contract.[9][10] He made his debut on 13 August, playing the entirety of the 0–2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup,[11] and played his first Bundesliga match nine days later, a 2–1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg.[12]

Shortly after being placed first in Outside of the Boot's Talent Radar Top 20 Young Players of 2014,[13] Bernat scored his first competitive goal for the Bavarians, but in a 1–4 loss at Wolfsburg on 30 January 2015.[14]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 31 August 2018, Bernat joined Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal,[15] replacing Yuri Berchiche who had left for Athletic Bilbao.[16] His Ligue 1 debut occurred on 14 September in a home fixture against Saint-Étienne, and played the full 90 minutes in the 4–0 win.[17] He scored his first competitive goal for the team on 6 November, in a 1–1 away draw with Napoli in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League;[18] in the following Champions League seasons, he would also score against Liverpool, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.[19]

On 16 September 2020, Bernat suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a match against Metz. It was reported he would miss six months of action.[20]

International career
Bernat in action for Spain in 2019

Bernat moved through the Spanish international youth setup, representing all sides between the under-16s and the under-21s. He made his debut with the former in 2009, and with the under-17 side he reached the final at the 2010 UEFA European Championship, playing alongside Valencia teammate Paco Alcácer.

In 2012, Bernat was part of the squad that won the Under-19 Championship in Estonia. On 3 October 2014, he was called up by full side manager Vicente del Bosque for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg:[21] he made his debut on the 12th against the latter, replacing Andrés Iniesta for the final 20 minutes and scoring the last goal of a 4–0 win.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 16 September 2020[23][24][25]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] Continental[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Valencia B 2011–12 Segunda División B 2470000—247
Total 2470000—247
Valencia 2011–12 La Liga 701020—100
2012–13 La Liga 1203100—151
2013–14 La Liga 32140131—492
Total 51181151—743
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 311501201[lower-alpha 3]0491
2015–16 Bundesliga 160308000270
2016–17 Bundesliga 18230421[lower-alpha 3]0264
2017–18 Bundesliga 110001000120
Total 763110262201145
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 251608300394
2019–20 Ligue 1 180301021[lower-alpha 4]0322
2020–21 Ligue 1 3000000030
Total 4619018510746
Career total 17352815883026114
  1. Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue.
  2. Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
  3. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  4. Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International
As of 15 November 2019[26]
Spain
YearAppsGoals
201421
201550
201940
Total111

International goals
As of 12 October 2014 (Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bernat goal)[26]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.12 October 2014Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg Luxembourg4–04–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

Club

Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain

International

Spain U17

Spain U19

    Notes
    1. In isolation, Juan is pronounced [xwan].

    References
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    31. "La sub´19, campeona de Europa" [The under-19s, European champions]. La Nueva España (in Spanish). 15 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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