Bernardo Vital
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-29) 29 December 2000 (age 23)[1]
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Estoril
Number 3
Youth career
2009–2011 Futebol Benfica
2012–2015 AFD Torre
2015–2019 Estoril
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Estoril 64 (2)
International career
2022–2023 Portugal U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:45, 31 January 2024 (UTC)

Bernardo Maria Morais Cardoso Vital (born 29 December 2000) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club G.D. Estoril Praia as a centre-back.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Vital joined G.D. Estoril Praia's academy at the age of 14.[2] He made his senior debut with the club in the Liga Portugal 2 on 20 September 2020, coming on as a late substitute for André Vidigal in a 1–0 away loss against Académica de Coimbra.[3] He added three more appearances until the end of the season, in an eventual promotion as champions.[4]

Vital played his first match in the Primeira Liga on 7 August 2021, starting and finishing the 2–0 win at F.C. Arouca.[5] In December, as his contract was due to expire, he renewed it until 2025.[6]

Vital scored his first goal in the Portuguese top division on 27 February 2022, opening an eventual 2–3 home defeat to Boavista FC.[7]

International career

On 24 September 2022, Vital won his first cap for Portugal at under-21 level, playing the second half of the 4–1 friendly win over Georgia.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 May 2023[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Taça de Portugal Taça da Liga Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Estoril 2020–21 Liga Portugal 2 4 0 2 0 0 0 — 6 0
2021–22 Primeira Liga 17 1 0 0 2 0 — 19 1
2022–23 26 0 2 0 2 0 — 30 0
Career Total 47 1 4 0 4 0 — 55 1

Honours

Estoril

References

  1. ^ a b c "Bernardo Vital" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Bernardo Vital" (in Portuguese). Jovens Promessas 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  3. ^ "II Liga: Académica arranca com vitória sobre o Estoril" [II League: Académica get started with victory over Estoril] (in Portuguese). TVI 24. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Futebol | Época 2020/2021: O ano do "Mágico"" [Football | 2020/2021 season: The year of the "Wizard"] (in Portuguese). Cascais.pt. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  5. ^ Almeida Santos, Rui (7 August 2021). "Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (crónica)" [Arouca-Estoril, 0–2 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  6. ^ Gouveia Pereira, Miguel (9 December 2021). "Bernardo Vital renova contrato com o Estoril até 2025" [Bernardo Vital renews contract with Estoril until 2025]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ Gouveia, Ricardo (27 February 2022). "Estoril-Boavista, 2–3 (crónica)" [Estoril-Boavista, 2–3 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
  8. ^ "Portugal goleia Geórgia por 4–1 num encontro particular" [Portugal rout Georgia 4–1 in friendly match]. Record (in Portuguese). 24 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. ^ Bernardo Vital at Soccerway

External links

G.D. Estoril Praia – current squad
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