Ján Bernát

Ján Bernát (born 10 January 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for DAC Dunajská Streda on loan from the Belgian club Westerlo.

Ján Bernát

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-01-10) 10 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Prešov, Slovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	DAC Dunajská Streda (on loan from Westerlo)
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2016	Tatran Prešov
2016–2020	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Žilina B	14	(4)
2019–2022	Žilina	61	(15)
2021–2022	→ Westerlo (loan)	27	(9)
2022–	Westerlo	7	(0)
2023–2024	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)	17	(1)
2024	→ DAC Dunajská Streda (loan)	9	(0)
International career
2016	Slovakia U15	2	(0)
2017	Slovakia U16	5	(1)
2017–2018	Slovakia U17	7	(1)
2019	Slovakia U18	2	(0)
2019	Slovakia U19	3	(1)
2019–2022	Slovakia U21	19	(5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 January 2025

Club career

Bernát made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against ViOn Zlaté Moravce during a home fixture on 2 March 2019. He came on about half hour before the end as a replacement for Patrik Myslovič, with the score at 1:1. Žilina eventually took the win after a goal by Filip Balaj.^[1]

International career

Bernát was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 23 May 2022, while still being active in the U21 team although he remained unnominated for June international fixtures following a suspension ahead of a qualifier against Malta.^[2] Štefan Tarkovič recognised him as an alternate ahead of four UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.^[3]

Personal life

Based on his social media communication, Bernát is a Christian.^[4]

Honours

Westerlo

• Belgian First Division B: 2021–22^[5]

Individual

• Slovak Super Liga Player of the Month: August 2019^[6]