Bernardo

Bernardo's current-season form is level with last season (Season 39→39), while his Rating held around 42. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1899 Hoffenheim · 13th	1	0	7.3	42	39
2025/26	1899 Hoffenheim · 5th	29	0	6.88	42	39
2024/25	VfL Bochum · 15th	21	0	7.04	45	22
2023/24	VfL Bochum · 16th	33	1	7.04	58	52
2022/23	Red Bull Salzburg	18	0	7.06	—	—

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Full-back

Bernardo is a 31-year-old full-back at 1899 Hoffenheim, rated 41.7 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (75.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.7 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bernardo.

On the season, Bernardo graded 39 for current form (age-blind), on 5 clean sheets and 4.698 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 39 → 39). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42. At 31 Bernardo is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 17.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2025/26

41.7

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

38.8

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

75.8%

Minutes

a regular starter

4.7

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · 1899 Hoffenheim finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

4.7

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 29 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 88.9/100).

Watch points

Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 41.7 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.7 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.8%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 904.698

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.349

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~39), then tapers with age. At 31, Bernardo sits on 17.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Bernardo's projected Rating — 41.7 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles68

Interceptions40

Blocks13

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards9

Red cards0

Transfer history

€16.4M total transfer fees · 5 moves

1899 HoffenheimJul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

VfL BochumAug 2023 – Jul 2025€ 400K

Red Bull SalzburgJan 2021 – Aug 2023

BrightonJul 2018 – Jan 2021€ 10M

RB LeipzigAug 2016 – Jul 2018€ 6M

Red Bull Salzburguntil Aug 2016

About Bernardo

Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior is a 31-year-old full-back who plays for 1899 Hoffenheim, born on May 14, 1995 in São Paulo, standing 186 cm tall. He is from Brazil. 1899 Hoffenheim currently sit 13th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, Bernardo has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 53 minutes, averaging a 7.3 match rating over his last 1 rated games.

Recent matches

August 29, 2026: 2-3 loss away at 1. FC Köln (53 minutes, 7.3 rating)

Bernardo's next match is on September 20, 2026, when 1899 Hoffenheim face SC Paderborn 07 away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Bernardo at 41.7 with a Season form score of 38.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Bundesliga and the Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, Bernardo has totalled 242 club appearances with 4 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 33 appearances for VfL Bochum.

Bernardo's career has also included time at VfL Bochum, Red Bull Salzburg, Brighton and RB Leipzig.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.