Rhett Bernstein
Rhett Anthony Bernstein (born September 10, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender for Miami FC of the North American Soccer League.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rhett Anthony Bernstein | ||
| Date of birth | September 10, 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | San Diego, California, United States | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Miami FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| La Jolla Nomads | |||
| 2005–2008 | Brown Bears | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010 | Sevilla FC Puerto Rico | ||
| 2011–2015 | Mjøndalen IF | 67 | (5) |
| 2016– | Miami FC | 55 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:41, October 30, 2017 (UTC) | |||
Early and personal life
Bernstein was born in San Diego, California, and is Jewish.[2] As a teenager, he played soccer for the La Jolla Nomads.[2][3] He attended University City High School in San Diego.[4]
Club career
While playing soccer at Brown University, Bernstein was nominated twice for the Hermann Trophy, given to the best male college soccer player in America.[3] In 2009, he won the Hermann Trophy.[2]
He played for Team USA at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[2] The team finished fifth in the Games.[2]
After graduating from Brown in 2009, Bernstein spent time in Israel, training with Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.[2][3]
Bernstein joined Sevilla FC Puerto Rico to participate in the SúperCopa DirecTV 2010 before moving to Europe.
Bernstein joined Mjøndalen's first-team squad ahead of the 2011 season. He scored his first goals for Mjøndalen against Tromsø on May 9, 2015. They won the game 4–3. Bernstein led Mjøndalen in scoring in 2015 with 5 goals from his center back position, which was also the most goals of all defenders in the Tippligaen.
After five years in Norway, Bernstein signed with expansion Miami FC ahead of the 2016 North American Soccer League season.[1] He chose uniform number 18, saying: "I want to wear number 18, Chai, meaning life [in Hebrew] to express both my strong Jewish identity as well as a long career with Miami FC."[2]
Career statistics
- As of January 7, 2016
| Season | Club | Division | League | League | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2011 | Mjøndalen | Adeccoligaen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
| 2014 | 1. Divisjon | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 5 | |||
| Career Total | 67 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 5 | ||
References
- "Miami FC Sign American Defender Rhett Bernstein". MiamiFC.com. Miami FC. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- Glassman, Marvin. "Former Maccabiah soccer player helps Miami FC win Spring Championship". sun-sentinel.com.
- "Veteran American Defender Rhett Bernstein Bolsters Miami FC Back Line". www.nasl.com.
- Author, Guest (May 24, 2016). "San Diego Homegrown Series: Rhett Bernstein - Soccer Nation".