Bernardo Silva
 Silva with Monaco in July 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisbon, Portugal | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2013 | Benfica | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica B | 38 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | Benfica | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Monaco (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2015– | Monaco | 61 | (16) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Portugal U19 | 13 | (2) |
| 2013– | Portugal U21 | 14 | (6) |
| 2015– | Portugal | 10 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2016. | |||
Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva (born 10 August 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Monaco and the Portugal national team, as a midfielder.
Club career
Benfica
A product of Benfica's youth system, Silva played for its ranks, and in 2013 won the 2012–13 Portuguese Juniors Championship.[1] He made his professional debut in the first match of the 2013–14 season, against Trofense.[2]
On 19 October 2013, Silva made his debut for Benfica at the age of 19, in a Taça de Portugal 1–0 victory against lower league Cinfães, coming out of the bench in the 80th minute.[3] His performances in his debut season earn him the Segunda Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year.[4] He was part of the club's domestic treble in the 2013–14 season.
Monaco
On 7 August 2014, Silva joined Monaco on one-year loan deal.[5] He made his Monaco debut on 17 August, substituting Lucas Ocampos in the second half.[6] On 21 September, he made his debut as a starter for Monaco, in a win against Guingamp.[7] On 14 December, he scored the victorious goal against Marseille in Ligue 1.[8]
On 20 January 2015, Benfica announced that Silva's economic and sports rights had been sold to Monaco for €15.75 million.[9] He signed for the new club until 30 June 2019.[10]
On 10 April 2015, he scored twice in an away win at Caen (0–3) in the league.[11]
In the 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage away match against CSKA Moscow on 18 October 2016, Silva scored the equalizer in the 87th minute to ensure that the match finished in 1-1 draw.[12]
International career
In 2013, he represented Portugal at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship,[13] reaching the semi-finals. For his performances, Silva was named among the top 10 talents under the age of 19 in Europe by a selection of UEFA reporters.[14][15][16]
On 31 March 2015 he made his senior debut for Portugal, starting in a 0–2 friendly defeat to Cape Verde in Estoril.[17]
On 27 June 2015, he scored Portugal U21's first goal in a 5–0 win against Germany U21 in the semi-finals of the UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Czech Republic.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 20 November 2016[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Benfica B | 2013–14 | 38 | 7 | — | — | — | 38 | 7 | |||
| Benfica | 2013–14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 7 | |
| Monaco (loan) | 2014–15 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 3 |
| Monaco | 2014–15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 7 |
| 2015–16 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 44 | 7 | |
| 2016–17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 5 | |
| Total | 76 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 109 | 22 | |
| Career total | 115 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 150 | 29 | |
International
- As of match played 7 October 2016[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal | 2015 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 10 | 1 | |
Honours
Club
- Benfica
International
- Portugal
- UEFA Under-21 European Championship: Runner-up 2015
Individual
- Segunda Liga Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2013–14[4]
- SJPF Segunda Liga Player of the Month: October 2013,[21] December 2013,[22] January 2014[23]
- 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship: Team of the Tournament[24]
- 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship: Team of the Tournament[25]
References
- ↑ "Benfica garante título nacional de juniores com "bis" de João Cancelo" [Benfica gains portuguese juniors title with a brace from João Cancelo]. Expresso. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
- ↑ "Trofense 0 - 0 Benfica B". LPFP. 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Porto e Benfica cumprem na terceira eliminatória". pt.uefa.com (in Portuguese). 19 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- 1 2 "Bernardo Silva considerado o Jogador Revelação da II Liga". SL Benfica website. 6 July 2014.
- ↑ "Futebol: Ivan Cavaleiro e Bernardo Silva emprestados". SL Benfica. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bordeaux - Monaco". BBC Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
- ↑ "Monaco sort de la zone rouge". news.fr.msn.com (in French). 21 September 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- 1 2 Bernardo Silva profile at Soccerway
- ↑ "Comunicado" [Announcement] (PDF). S.L. Benfica (in Portuguese). CMVM. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ↑ "Bernardo Silva commits to the club until 2019". AS Monaco FC. 21 January 2015. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Caen vs. Monaco". Soccerway. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ↑ "CSKA Moscow vs Monaco, 2016-2017 UEFA Champions League group stage". www.goal.com. 18 October 2016.
- ↑ "Sub-19: Rui Silva substitui José Costa" [Sub-19: Rui Silva replaces José Costa] (in Portuguese). Record. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Ten Under-19 talents to watch". uefa.com. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 5 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bernardo Silva entre os maiores talentos europeus". record.pt. 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Bernardo Silva, o Messizinho do Seixal que sofre pelo clube". maisfutebol.iol.pt. 18 November 2013.
- ↑ "Portugal 0-2 Cape Verde Islands". BBC Sport. 31 March 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ↑ Hart, Simon (27 June 2015). "Five-goal Portugal stun Germany in semi-finals". UEFA. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Bernardo Silva". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
- 1 2 3 Bernardo Silva profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Liga Honra: Bernardo Silva eleito melhor jogador do mês de outubro". MaisFutebol. 7 November 2013.
- ↑ "Bernardo Silva melhor do mês na Segunda Liga". Record. 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 January 2014.
- ↑ "Benfiquista Bernardo Silva eleito melhor futebolista da II Liga em janeiro". Record. 7 February 2014.
- ↑ "Technical Report" (PDF). Union of European Football Associations. pp. 18–19.
- ↑ "The official Under-21 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bernardo Silva. |
- S.L. Benfica profile (Portuguese)
- Bernardo Silva profile at ForaDeJogo
- Bernardo Silva career statistics at Soccerbase
- Bernardo Silva – UEFA competition record
- Bernardo Silva at National-Football-Teams.com
- National team data (Portuguese)