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Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva, known as Bernardo Silva or simply Bernardo, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Premier League club Manchester City and the Portugal national team.


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Born in Lisbon, Silva came through Benfica's youth academy. Birthday : 10 August 1994 .


Silva was listed among the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or.


Silva made his senior debut for Portugal in 2015 after previously being capped by the nations's youth teams at under-19 and under-21 levels.


A product of S.L. Benfica's youth system, Silva played for its ranks, and in 2013 they won the 2012-13 Portuguese Juniors Championship.


On 19 October 2013, Silva made his debut for Benfica at the age of 19, in a 2013-14 Taça de Portugal third round 1-0 away victory against Campeonato Nacional de Seniores club C.D. Cinfães, coming out of the bench in the 80th minute.


On 7 August 2014, Silva joined Monaco on one-year loan deal.


On 10 August 2015, Silva extended his contract by one year, tying him to the club until June 2020.


In the 2016-17 Champions League group stage away match against CSKA Moscow on 18 October 2016, Silva scored Monaco's equalizer in the 87th minute to ensure that the match finished in 1-1 draw.


The following 29 January, Silva scored an added-time equaliser in the 1-1 draw against reigning league champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, putting his team on top of the league.


On 26 May 2017, Manchester City confirmed the signing of Silva on a five-year contract after passing his medical tests.


Silva officially joined the club on 1 July 2017, ahead of the 2017-18 season.


On 13 February 2018, Silva scored his first Champions League goal for the City in a 4-0 away victory against Basel in the first leg of the round of 16 stage.


On 5 March, Silva scored the solitary winning goal against Chelsea at home - a key win which put them only three wins away from winning the Premier League title.


Silva made 51 appearances for Manchester City during the 2018-19 season, scoring 13 goals and adding 14 assists in all competitions.


On 24 April 2019, Silva scored the opening goal for City against Manchester United in the Manchester Derby, and the 2-0 win at Old Trafford put his team on top of the league.


In the 2019-20 season, Silva scored a hat-trick in an 8-0 thrashing of Watford in the Premier League on 21 September.


In November, Silva was banned for one match and fined £50,000 for the tweet.


The FA said that Silva did not intend the post to be insulting or in any way racist.


In October 2019, Silva was nominated as one amongst 30 candidates for Ballon d´Or.


On 10 January 2021, Silva scored a brace in a 3-0 home win over Championship side Birmingham City in the Third round of the FA Cup.


On 20 January 2021, Silva scored his first league goal of the season in a 2-0 home win over Aston Villa.


On 24 February 2021, Silva scored his first Champions League goal of the season in a 2-0 away win over Borussia Mönchengladbach in the first leg of the round of 16 tie.


In the start of the 2021-22 season, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed that Silva was one of three players that wanted to leave the club in the summer transfer window.


After failling to leave the club in the transfer window, Silva began displaying impressive performances in the midfield for Manchester City, most notably in the 5-0 victory against Arsenal, scoring the only goal in a 1-0 win over Leicester City, and against Liverpool and Chelsea, being named man of the match in the latter, with manager Pep Guardiola describing Silva as "One of the best players in the world".


For his performances, Silva was awarded Manchester City's Player of the Month by the club's supporters for two consecutive months in September and October.


On 6 November, in the Manchester derby, Silva scored City's second goal in a 2-0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.


On 24 November, Silva became the first player in the Champions League to register an 100% passing rate, being named man of the match, as he provided an assist for Gabriel Jesus, in City's 2-1 home win against Paris Saint-Germain in a Champions League group stage match, to ensure his team qualification to the round of sixteen.



For his performances, Silva was named Manchester City's Player of the Month for November, becoming the first player to win the award in three consecutive months.


In 2013, Silva represented Portugal at the 2013 European Under-19 Championship, reaching the semi-finals.


On 31 March 2015, Silva made his senior debut for Portugal, starting in a 0-2 friendly defeat to Cape Verde in Estoril.


On 27 June 2015, Silva scored Portugal U21s' first goal in a 5-0 win against Germany U21 in the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship in Czech Republic.


Silva was selected for the Portugal squad for the 2017 Confederations Cup which was hosted in Russia.


Silva was named in Portugal's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.


Silva was selected for three matches in the 2018-19 UEFA Nations League group stage, scoring a goal in a 3-2 victory against Poland.


In the UEFA Nations League Finals, Silva played both matches and registered an assist in each as Portugal won the trophy on home soil, as he went on to be named the tournament's best player.


Silva was named in Portugal's final squad for the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 tournament, appearing in all games of the eventual round of 16-exit to Belgium.



Silva is a diminutive, elegant, and creative left-footed playmaker, with a slender build, who is capable of playing in several attacking and midfield positions.


In addition to English and his native Portuguese, Silva speaks French and Spanish.


Silva is a supporter of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.



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