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Bernardo Silva

Portugal

10 August 1994

midfielder

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Bernardo Silva is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City, which he captains, and the Portugal national team.

Silva came through Benfica's youth academy. He began playing for Benfica B in 2013 and was promoted to the first-team in 2014, playing a few minutes with the latter. He was on loan at the Ligue 1 side Monaco during the 2014–15 season, with Les Monégasques making the move permanent in winter 2015. After winning the league title with them in 2017, he was signed by English club Manchester City for a reported fee of £43.5 million.

He subsequently won the Premier League and EFL Cup in his first season in England, following this up with a domestic treble the following season. He had a significant role in City becoming the first men's team in England to win a domestic treble, being named Manchester City's Player of the Year in 2019 and being part of the PFA Premier League Team of the Year. Afterwards, Silva was listed among the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or. In 2020–21, he helped Manchester City reach their first UEFA Champions League final, and was an integral part of the side who sealed their first ever continental treble in 2022–23.

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. He was chosen in Portugal's squads for two FIFA World Cups (2018 and 2022), two UEFA European Championships (2020 and 2024), and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup. He also won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025, being named as the Player of the Tournament on home soil in the former.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Silva in 2024

⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva
Date of birth: (1994-08-10) 10 August 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth: Lisbon, Portugal
Height: 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position: Midfielder

⚽ Team information:
Current team: Manchester City
Number: 20

⚽ Youth career:
2002–2013: Benfica

⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015: Benfica B 38 (7)
2013–2015: Benfica 1 (0)
2014–2015: → Monaco (loan) 15 (2)
2015–2017: Monaco 86 (22)
2017–2026: Manchester City 297 (45)

⚽ International career‡:
2012–2013: Portugal U19 13 (2)
2013–2015: Portugal U21 14 (6)
2015–: Portugal 107 (14)