Bernardo (footballer, born 1995)


Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, known simply as Bernardo, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for club Brighton & Hove Albion as a defender. He is the son of former footballer Bernardo Fernandes da Silva.

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

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Red Bull Salzburg