Juan Bernat

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernat and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Juan Bernat
Bernat with Spain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Juan Bernat Velasco[1]
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)[2]
Place of birth Cullera, Spain[2]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Villarreal
(on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2011 Valencia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Valencia B 24 (7)
2011–2014 Valencia 51 (1)
2014–2018 Bayern Munich 76 (3)
2018– Paris Saint-Germain 89 (2)
2023–2024 → Benfica (loan) 3 (0)
2024– → Villarreal (loan) 2 (0)
International career
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)
2014–2019 Spain 11 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Spain
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2010 Liechtenstein
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:25, 14 September 2024 (UTC)

Juan Bernat Velasco (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxwan beɾˈnat];[A] born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for La Liga club Villarreal, on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain.

He began his career at Valencia, featuring in three La Liga campaigns for the club. He moved to Bayern Munich in 2014, winning the Bundesliga every season during his four-year spell while appearing in 115 competitive matches. In August 2018, he signed with Paris Saint-Germain, playing in the 2020 UEFA Champions League Final and losing to his former side Bayern Munich. He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in September 2020 that would keep him out for over a year.

A European champion with the under-19 team in 2012, Bernat made his senior debut for Spain in 2014.

Club career

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Valencia

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Born in Cullera, Valencian Community, Bernat was a product of Valencia's youth system.[4] He made his senior debut at only 17, appearing with the reserves in the Tercera División and helping them to 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 CP, and earned a professional contract until 2015 shortly after.[5]

Bernat made his debut with the Che's first team in a 4–3 La Liga home victory over 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.[6] His second league appearance occurred on 22 January 2012 in a 1–1 draw at Osasuna, substituting Jonas in the 57th minute.[7] He continued featuring regularly for the B's in the third tier.

Bernat scored his first official goal for Valencia on 28 November 2012, netting his team's last in a 3–1 home defeat of Llagostera for that season's Copa del Rey (5–1 on aggregate).[8] He scored his first in the league roughly one year later, coming from the bench for the 1–1 equaliser at Elche (eventual 2–1 loss).[9]

From 2013 onwards, Bernat started being utilised as a left-back.[10]

Bayern Munich

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On 7 July 2014, Bernat signed for Bayern Munich on a five-year contract.[11][12] He made his debut on 13 August, playing the entirety of the 2–0 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFL-Supercup,[13] and played his first Bundesliga match nine days later, a 2–1 home win against VfL Wolfsburg.[14]

Shortly after being placed first in Outside of the Boot's Talent Radar Top 20 Young Players of 2014,[15] Bernat scored his first competitive goal for the Bavarians, but in a 4–1 loss at Wolfsburg on 30 January 2015.[16]

Paris Saint-Germain

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On 31 August 2018, Bernat joined Paris Saint-Germain on a three-year deal,[17] replacing Yuri Berchiche who had left for Athletic Bilbao.[18] His Ligue 1 debut occurred on 14 September in a home fixture against Saint-Étienne, and played the full 90 minutes in the 4–0 win.[19] He scored his first competitive goal for the team on 6 November, in a 1–1 away draw with Napoli in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League;[20] in the following Champions League seasons, he would also score against Liverpool, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig.[21]

On 16 September 2020, Bernat suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in a match against Metz; it was reported he would miss six months of action.[22] On 16 March 2021, he signed an extension to keep him at the club until 2025.[23] His return to play would come later than initially planned, on 15 October in a 2–1 league victory over Angers at the Parc des Princes.[24]

Loans

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On 1 September 2023, Bernat joined Benfica on a season-long loan.[25] He made his debut on 3 October, starting in a 1–0 defeat at Inter Milan in the Champions League group stage.[26] His maiden Primeira Liga appearance took place four days later, when he came off the bench for David Jurásek in the 77th minute of a 1–0 away win over Estoril;[27] he totalled only seven appearances during his spell, being often injured.[28][29]

Bernat was loaned to Villarreal in the Spanish top division on 30 August 2024.[30]

International career

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Bernat in action for Spain in 2019

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.[31]

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:[32] 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.[33]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 14 September 2024[34][35][36]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Valencia B 2011–12 Segunda División B 24 7 0 0 — 0 0 — 24 7
Valencia 2011–12 La Liga 7 0 1 0 — 2[c] 0 — 10 0
2012–13 La Liga 12 0 3 1 — 0 0 — 15 1
2013–14 La Liga 32 1 4 0 — 13[c] 1 — 49 2
Total 51 1 8 1 — 15 1 — 74 3
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 31 1 5 0 — 12[d] 0 1[e] 0 49 1
2015–16 Bundesliga 16 0 3 0 — 8[d] 0 0 0 27 0
2016–17 Bundesliga 18 2 3 0 — 4[d] 2 0 0 25 4
2017–18 Bundesliga 11 0 0 0 — 1[d] 0 0 0 12 0
Total 76 3 11 0 — 25 2 1 0 113 5
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Ligue 1 25 1 6 0 2 0 8[d] 3 0 0 41 4
2019–20 Ligue 1 18 0 2 0 1 0 10[d] 2 1[f] 0 32 2
2020–21 Ligue 1 3 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 3 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 15 0 1 0 — 0 0 0 0 16 0
2022–23 Ligue 1 28 1 2 1 — 5[d] 0 1[f] 0 36 2
Total 89 2 11 1 3 0 23 5 2 0 128 8
Benfica (loan) 2023–24 Primeira Liga 3 0 1 0 1 0 2[d] 0 0 0 7 0
Villarreal (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 2 0 0 0 — — — 2 0
Career total 245 13 31 2 4 0 65 8 3 0 348 23
  1. ^ Includes Copa del Rey, DFB-Pokal, Coupe de France, Taça de Portugal
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Taça da Liga
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. ^ a b Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[37]
National team Year Apps Goals
Spain 2014 2 1
2015 5 0
2019 4 0
Total 11 1
Spain score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bernat goal.[37]
List of international goals scored by Juan Bernat
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 October 2014 Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 4–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

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Bayern Munich

Paris Saint-Germain

Spain U17

Spain U19

Notes

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  1. ^ In isolation, Juan is pronounced [xwan].

References

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  1. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain 2–1 LOSC Lille SA" (PDF) (in French). Ligue de Football Professionnel. p. 2. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Juan Bernat". Inter Star Deporte. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Juan Bernat". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Juan Bernat, de la Sub-20 a la absoluta en un año" [Juan Bernat, from the Under-20s to the full team in one year] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 4 October 2014. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
  5. ^ Calabuig, Pascual (30 May 2012). "La Primera División llama a Juan Bernat" [First Division beckons Juan Bernat]. Super Deporte (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Soldado late show sinks Santander". ESPN FC. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  7. ^ Malagón, Manuel (22 January 2012). "Osasuna y Valencia dejan lo mejor para el final" [Osasuna and Valencia leave best to the end]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  8. ^ Aldunate, Ramiro (28 November 2012). "Por algo se empieza" [You have to start somewhere]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Herrera late show downs Valencia". ESPN FC. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  10. ^ "Juan Bernat se afianza en el lateral izquierdo" [Juan Bernat getting stronger in left-back position]. Las Provincias (in Spanish). 2 July 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  11. ^ "Bayern sign Bernat". Bundesliga. 7 July 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  12. ^ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
  13. ^ "German Supercup: Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Bayern Munich". BBC Sport. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ^ Fenn, Alec (22 August 2014). "Bayern Munich 2–1 Wolfsburg: Robben and Muller seal narrow win". Goal. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  15. ^ Faizullah, Sami; Ray, Arnab (2 December 2014). "Top 20 Young Players of 2014 (5–1) Talent Radar". Outside of the Boot. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  16. ^ "Bayern defence exposed in walloping at hands of Wolfsburg". ESPN FC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Juan Bernat signs for Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Juan Bernat, a versatile full-back". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  19. ^ "Paris Saint Germain 4–0 Saint-Étienne". BBC Sport. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  20. ^ "Paris leave Naples with precious point". Ligue 1. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  21. ^ Doyle, Paul (21 August 2020). "Juan Bernat has shown prowess with defending and scoring". The Irish Times. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  22. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain defender Bernat suffers ACL injury". beIN Sports. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  23. ^ "Juan Bernat extends his contract until 2025". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 16 March 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2022.
  24. ^ Bourgeois, Blaise (16 October 2021). "Juan Bernat to the moon after returning following year-long injury". One Football. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  25. ^ "Juan Bernat joins SL Benfica on season-long loan". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  26. ^ "Bernat estreou-se pelo Benfica: «Não foi o melhor início, espero melhores momentos»" [Bernat debuted for Benfica: "It wasn't the best start, I expect better moments"]. Record (in Portuguese). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  27. ^ "Querer foi recompensado com voo para a 7.ª vitória seguida" [Wanting was rewarded with flight to 7th win in a row] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Schmidt confessa: «Época de Bernat podia ter sido diferente, mas lesões impediram»" [Schmidt admits: "Bernat's season could have been different, but injuries prevented it"] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 28 March 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  29. ^ "Bernat: «Saio triste por não conseguir desfrutar mais deste enorme clube»" [Bernat: "I leave sad that I was not able to enjoy more of this huge club"] (in Portuguese). CNN Portugal. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  30. ^ Franch, Víctor (30 August 2024). "El Villarreal se cubre las espaldas con Bernat" [Villarreal play it safe with Bernat]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  31. ^ a b "Inglaterra se impone a España en la final del Europeo sub'17 de fútbol (1–2)" [England best Spain in under'17 football Euro final (1–2)]. 20 minutos (in Spanish). 30 May 2010. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
  32. ^ "Chelsea's Diego Costa named in Spain squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  33. ^ "Spain bounce back with Luxembourg success". UEFA. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2021.
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  35. ^ Juan Bernat at ESPN FC
  36. ^ "Juan Bernat" (in German). Kicker. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  37. ^ a b "Juan Bernat". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
  38. ^ "Covid-19: la saison de Ligue 1 officiellement arrêtée, le PSG sacré champion" [Covid-19: with Ligue 1 season officially halted, PSG crowned champions] (in French). France 24. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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  41. ^ "PSG beats Lyon on penalty kicks to win League Cup final". The Washington Post. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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  43. ^ "A final, lots of goals and a trophy: a great start to the season!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 31 July 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2022.
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