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Paulo Bernardo (footballer)
Portuguese footballer (born 2002) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Paulo Guilherme Gonçalves Bernardo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu βɨɾˈnaɾðu]; born 24 January 2002) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic.[2]
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Club career
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Early career
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.[3] 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".[4]
Benfica
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.[5] 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.[6] Later that week, on 7 November 2021, he made his Primeira Liga debut coming on for injured João Mário on the 23rd minute for a 6–1 home win against Braga.[7]
On 31 January 2023, Bernardo was loaned by Paços de Ferreira until the end of the season.[8] On 6 March 2023, Bernardo scored his first goal for Paços de Ferreira in a 2-1 loss against Casa Pia.[9]
Celtic
On 1 September 2023, Scottish Premiership club Celtic announced the signing of Bernardo on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[10] On 26 December 2023, Bernardo scored his first goal for Celtic in a 3–0 victory over Dundee.[11]
On 1 August 2024, Bernardo returned to Celtic on a permanent transfer, signing a five-year contract.[12]
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International career
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.[13]
On 6 September 2021, Bernardo won his first cap for the under-21 side, replacing André Almeida in the 73rd minute in a 1–0 victory against Belarus for the 2023 European Championship qualification campaign.[14]
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Career statistics
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- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2023–24,[17] 2024–25[18]
- Scottish Cup: 2023–24[19]
- Scottish League Cup: 2024–25[20]
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