Juan Bernat
 Bernat with Bayern Munich in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Juan Bernat Velasco | ||
| Date of birth | 1 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Cullera, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bayern Munich | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valencia | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2012 | Valencia B | 24 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Valencia | 51 | (1) |
| 2014– | Bayern Munich | 50 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009 | Spain U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Spain U17 | 11 | (4) |
| 2012 | Spain U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2013 | Spain U20 | 7 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Spain U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014– | Spain | 7 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:26, 5 November 2016 (UTC). | |||
Juan Bernat Velasco (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich mainly as a left back but also as a left winger.
He began his career at Valencia, featuring in three La Liga campaigns, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2014 and winning the Bundesliga in his first two seasons.
A European champion with the under-19 team in 2012, Bernat made his senior debut for Spain in 2014.
Club career
Valencia
Born in Cullera, Valencian Community, Bernat was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debuts at only 17, appearing with the reserves in Tercera División and helping them return to Segunda División B; he was brought to the main squad for the 2011 pre-season, scoring in a 3–0 away win against Sporting Clube de Portugal, and earned a professional contract until 2015 shortly after.[1]
Bernat made his debut with the Che's first team in a 4–3 La Liga home win against Racing de Santander on 27 August 2011: he started the game and was replaced at half-time, with the score at 2–1 for the visitors.[2] His second league appearance occurred on 22 January 2012 in a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna, substituting Jonas in the 57th minute;[3] he continued featuring regularly for the B's, in the third level.
Bernat scored his first official goal for Valencia on 28 November 2012, netting his team's last in a 3–1 home win against UE Llagostera for the season's Copa del Rey (5–1 on aggregate).[4] He scored his first in the league roughly one year later, coming from the bench for the 1–1 equalizer at Elche CF (eventual 1–2 loss).[5]
From the year 2013 onwards, Bernat started being utilized as a left back.[6]
Bayern Munich
On 7 July 2014, Bernat signed for FC Bayern Munich on a five-year contract.[7][8] He made his debut on 13 August, playing the entirety of the 0–2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup,[9] and played his first Bundesliga match nine days later, a 2–1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg.[10]
Shortly after being placed first in Outside of the Boot's Talent Radar Top 20 Young Players of 2014,[11] Bernat scored his first competitive goal for the Bavarians, but in a 1–4 loss at Wolfsburg on 30 January 2015.[12]
International career
Bernat moved through the Spanish international youth setup, representing all sides between the under-16s and the under-21s. He made his debut with the former in 2009, and with the under-17 side he reached the final at the 2010 UEFA European Championship, playing alongside Valencia teammate Paco Alcácer.
In 2012, Bernat was part of the squad that won the Under-19 Championship in Estonia. On 3 October 2014, he was called up by full side manager Vicente del Bosque for UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying matches against Slovakia and Luxembourg:[13] he made his debut on the 12th against the latter, replacing Andrés Iniesta for the final 20 minutes and scoring the last goal of a 4–0 win.[14]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 October 2014 | Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 4–0 | 4–0 | Euro 2016 qualifying |
Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Valencia | 2011–12 | La Liga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012–13 | La Liga | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2013–14 | La Liga | 32 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 49 | 2 | |
| Total | 51 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 74 | 3 | ||
| Bayern Munich | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 47 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | ||
| Total | 50 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 82 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 101 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 37 | 3 | 155 | 6 | ||
International
- As of 8 September 2015[18]
| Spain | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 1 |
Honours
Club
- Bayern Munich
International
- Spain U19
References
- ↑ "La Primera División llama a Juan Bernat" [First Division beckons Juan Bernat] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Soldado late show sinks Santander". ESPN FC. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
- ↑ Malagón, Manuel (22 January 2012). "Osasuna y Valencia dejan lo mejor para el final" [Osasuna and Valencia leave best to the end] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ Aldunate, Ramiro (28 November 2012). "Por algo se empieza" [You have to start somewhere] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Herrera late show downs Valencia". ESPN FC. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Juan Bernat se afianza en el lateral izquierdo" [Juan Bernat getting stronger in left-back position] (in Spanish). Las Provincias. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Bayern sign Bernat". Bundesliga. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
- ↑ "Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Bayern Munich: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is super hero as Jurgen Klopp's men lift German Super Cup". Daily Mail. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ↑ Fenn, Alec (22 August 2014). "Bayern Munich 2–1 Wolfsburg: Robben and Muller seal narrow win". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ↑ "Top 20 Young Players of 2014 (5 – 1) Talent Radar". Outside of the Boot. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ↑ "Bayern defence exposed in walloping at hands of Wolfsburg". ESPN FC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ↑ "Chelsea's Diego Costa named in Spain squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ↑ "Spain bounce back with Luxembourg success". UEFA.com. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ "Juan Bernat". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
- ↑ Juan Bernat at ESPN FC
- ↑ "Juan Bernat" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ↑ "Juan Bernat". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
- ↑ "La sub´19, campeona de Europa" [The U19, European champions] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
External links
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- Juan Bernat profile at BDFutbol
- CiberChe stats and bio (Spanish)
- Juan Bernat at National-Football-Teams.com