Portuguese footballer (born 2002)
Paulo Bernardo
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Full name
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Paulo Guilherme Goncalves Bernardo
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Date of birth
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(
2002-01-24
)
24 January 2002
(age 22)
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Place of birth
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Almada
, Portugal
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Height
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1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
[1]
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Position(s)
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Midfielder
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Current team
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Celtic
(on loan from
Benfica
)
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Number
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28
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2010?2022
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Benfica
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Years
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Team
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Apps
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(
Gls
)
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2020?
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Benfica B
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38
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(7)
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2021?
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Benfica
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17
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(0)
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2023
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→
Pacos de Ferreira
(loan)
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13
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(2)
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2023?
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→
Celtic
(loan)
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22
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(3)
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2017
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Portugal U15
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5
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(1)
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2017?2018
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Portugal U16
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11
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(0)
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2018?2019
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Portugal U17
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19
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(4)
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2019
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Portugal U19
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5
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(1)
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2021?
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Portugal U21
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21
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(6)
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 18 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:37, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
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Paulo Guilherme Goncalves Bernardo
(
Portuguese pronunciation:
[?pawlu
β???na?ðu]
; born 24 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional
footballer
who plays as a
midfielder
for
Scottish Premiership
club
Celtic
, on loan from
Primeira Liga
club
Benfica
.
Club career
[
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Early career
[
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A product of
S.L. Benfica
's youth system, Bernardo played for its ranks and signed his first professional contract with
Benfica
on 26 February 2018.
[2]
He made his debut for Benfica's
reserve team
in a
Segunda Liga
match against
Vilafranquense
on 2 February 2020, with manager
Renato Paiva
praising him as one of the "future stars of the club".
[3]
Benfica
[
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After a promising
2020?21
season with the
B team
, Bernardo started the
2021?22
season, with various solid performances, leading him to be named
Liga Portugal 2
's Midfielder of the Month for the months of October and November.
[4]
On 2 November 2021, Bernardo made his first-team debut coming on the 77th minute in a 5-2
Champions League
group stage defeat at
Bayern Munich
.
[5]
Later that week, on 7 November 2021, he made his
Primeira Liga
debut coming on for injured
Joao Mario
on the 23rd minute for a 6?1 home win against
Braga
.
[6]
On 31 January 2023, Bernardo was loaned by
Pacos de Ferreira
until the end of the season.
[7]
On 6 March 2023, Bernardo scored his first goal for Pacos de Ferreira in a 2-1 loss against
Casa Pia
.
[8]
On 1 September 2023, Scottish Premiership club
Celtic
announced the signing of Bernardo on a season-long
loan
with an option to buy.
[9]
On 30 December 2023, Bernardo scored his first goal for Celtic in a 2-1 win over rivals
Rangers
.
[10]
International career
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With the
Portugal under-17s
, Bernardo took participated in the
2019 UEFA European Under-17 Championship
in Ireland, playing four matches, scoring one goal as the team lost in the quarter-finals to
Italy
.
[11]
On 6 September 2021, Bernardo won his first
cap
for the
under-21 side
, replacing
Andre Almeida
in the 73rd minute in a 1?0 victory against
Belarus
for the
2023 European Championship qualification campaign
.
[12]
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of match played 25 May 2024
[13]
[14]
- Notes
Honours
[
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Celtic
Individual
References
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External links
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