Bernardo Lancao Oliveira, known as Bernardo Oliveira or mononymously as Bernardo, is a professional soccer player who plays as an winger for Macarthur FC.[1] Born in Brazil, he represents Australia at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Lancao Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macarthur FC | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Port Adelaide Pirates | ||
| 2016 | Adelaide Olympic | ||
| 2017–2019 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City NPL | 2 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United | 31 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 21 | (3) |
| 2024– | Macarthur FC | 8 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2023– | Australia U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 March 2023 | |||
Career
editYouth career
editBernardo played youth football in South Australia with Port Adelaide Pirates and Adelaide Olympic.[2]
Melbourne City
editAfter impressing whilst playing the youth leagues of NPL South Australia, Bernardo signed for Melbourne City on a scholarship contract, on 7 November 2019, being regarded by City director Michael Petrillo as "one of the best players in the 2004 crop of Australian players".[3] During his time at City, he broke into the Melbourne City NPL squad in 2021, making 2 league appearances in NPL Victoria 3 before the league cut short due to COVID.[4]
Adelaide United
editOn 12 April 2021, Bernardo moved back to Adelaide to join with Adelaide United signing a scholarship contract that would expire in 2023.[5] This made him the second player whose father had previously played for the club, following Domenic Costanzo in 2020.[5] Bernardo made his professional club debut in a 3–1 win over Floreat Athena in the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.[6] He scored on his A-League debut, on 12 February 2022, in a 1-1 draw against Wellington Phoenix equalising for his team by full time.[7]
Bernardo extended his contract with Adelaide at the conclusion of 2021–22 A-League season, with a set date to expire in 2025.[8] At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Bernardo suffered a fracture on his right fifth metatarsal bone during international break which led him to receive surgery and took him out for the rest of the season.[9]
Bernardo's contract was mutually terminated on 16 January 2024, with one year remaining, to "pursue another opportunity."[10] The same day he signed with A-League Men club Macarthur FC.[11]
International career
editBorn in Brazil and moved to Australia at the age of three, Bernardo is eligible for both Brazil and Australia.[12]
After recovering from his injury, Bernardo was called up to Australia U20 for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup despite not having played in any league matches before.[13]
Personal life
editHe is the son of former Adelaide United player Cássio Oliveira.[14]
References
edit- ^ Bernardo Oliveira at Soccerway
- ^ "Bernardo Oliveira - Player Statistics". GameDay.
- ^ "Melbourne City add two talented youngsters to Scholarship roster". Melbourne City. KEEPUP. 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Bernardo Oliveira - Player Statistics". GameDay.
- ^ a b "Reds sign Bernardo". Adelaide United. KEEPUP. 12 April 2021.
- ^ Gianluca Filosi (26 September 2021). "FFA Cup 2021 Round of 32 Report: Floreat Athena 1-3 (aet) Adelaide United". Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ Filosi, Gianluca (15 February 2022). "Bernardo thrilled to score maiden goal, focused on City". Adelaide United.
- ^ Filosi, Gianluca (21 June 2022). "Reds extend Bernardo until 2025". Adelaide United.
- ^ "Bernardo successfully undergoes surgery". Adelaide United. 29 September 2022.
- ^ "Adelaide United parts way with Bernardo". Adelaide United. 16 January 2024.
- ^ "Bernardo Joins the Bulls!". Macarthur FC. 16 January 2024.
- ^ Jackson, Ed (16 July 2019). "Adelaide import's son gets Joeys call-up". FTBL.
- ^ "Bernardo determined to put frustrating few months behind him | Socceroos". Socceroos. 20 February 2023.
- ^ Gotardo, Mariana; Vieira, Eduardo (3 November 2022). "Like father, like sons: How Brazilian A-League legend Cassio laid a path in Australia". SBS Language.
External links
edit- Bernardo Oliveira at Soccerway