Juan Bernat

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Bernat and the second or maternal family name is Velasco.
Juan Bernat

Bernat with Bayern Munich in 2014
Personal information
Full name Juan Bernat Velasco
Date of birth (1993-03-01) 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 46 (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)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:22, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2015

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 season.

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

As of 30 April 2016[15][16][17]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Valencia 2011–12 La Liga 701020100
2012–13 La Liga 1203100151
2013–14 La Liga 32140131492
Total 51181151743
Bayern Munich 2014–15 Bundesliga 30150120471
2015–16 1603080270
Total 46180200741
Career total 9721613511474

    International

    As of 8 September 2015[18]
    Spain
    YearAppsGoals
    201421
    201550
    Total71

    Honours

    Club

    Bayern Munich

    International

    Spain U19

    References

    1. ↑ "La Primera División llama a Juan Bernat" [First Division beckons Juan Bernat] (in Spanish). Super Deporte. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    2. ↑ "Soldado late show sinks Santander". ESPN FC. 27 August 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
    3. ↑ 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.
    4. ↑ Aldunate, Ramiro (28 November 2012). "Por algo se empieza" [You have to start somewhere] (in Spanish). Marca. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    5. ↑ "Herrera late show downs Valencia". ESPN FC. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "Bayern sign Bernat". Bundesliga. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
    8. ↑ "Comunicado oficial" [Official announcement] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 7 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
    9. ↑ "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.
    10. ↑ Fenn, Alec (22 August 2014). "Bayern Munich 2–1 Wolfsburg: Robben and Muller seal narrow win". Goal.com. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
    11. ↑ "Top 20 Young Players of 2014 (5 – 1) Talent Radar". Outside of the Boot. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
    12. ↑ "Bayern defence exposed in walloping at hands of Wolfsburg". ESPN FC. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
    13. ↑ "Chelsea's Diego Costa named in Spain squad". BBC Sport. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
    14. ↑ "Spain bounce back with Luxembourg success". UEFA.com. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
    15. ↑ "Juan Bernat". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
    16. ↑ Juan Bernat at ESPN FC
    17. ↑ "Juan Bernat" (in German). kicker. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
    18. ↑ "Juan Bernat". European Football. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
    19. ↑ "La sub´19, campeona de Europa" [The U19, European champions] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 15 July 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2015.

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