Facundo Bernal
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Facundo Bernal Cruz | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Montevideo, Uruguay | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fluminense | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
Defensor Sporting | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | Defensor Sporting | 64 | (1) |
2024– | Fluminense | 6 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | Uruguay U20 | 12 | (0) |
2024– | Uruguay A' | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024 |
Facundo Bernal Cruz (born 21 August 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fluminense.[1]
Club career
Bernal is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 June 2021 in a 2–1 league win against Rocha.[2]
On 3 August 2024, Bernal joined Brazilian club Fluminense.[3]
International career
Bernal is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of the under-20 team which participated in the 2022 COTIF Tournament.[4]
In May 2024, Bernal was named in the first ever Uruguay A' national team squad.[5] He made his Uruguay A' debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica.[6]
In October 2024, Bernal received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[7]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Other | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Defensor Sporting | 2021 | Uruguayan Segunda División | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2022 | Uruguayan Primera División | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | |||
Career total | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
- ^ Appearances in Segunda División playoffs.
Honours
Defensor Sporting
References
- ^ a b Facundo Bernal at Soccerway
- ^ "Defensor Sporting vs. Rocha - 3 June 2021". Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ "Facundo Bernal é anunciado pelo Fluminense" (in Portuguese). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Futbolistas convocados para el torneo L'Alcúdia" (in Spanish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "Eliminatorias: 29 convocados por Bielsa para Perú y Ecuador, con algunas caras nuevas" (in Spanish). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Profile of F. Bernal". Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Defensor Sporting venció a City Torque en los penales y repitió título". 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
External links
- Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Montevideo
- Men's association football midfielders
- Uruguayan men's footballers
- Uruguay men's youth international footballers
- Uruguay men's under-20 international footballers
- Defensor Sporting players
- Fluminense FC players
- Uruguayan Primera División players
- Uruguayan Segunda División players
- Uruguayan expatriate men's footballers
- Uruguayan expatriate sportspeople in Brazil
- Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil