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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · 1899 Hoffenheim.
Injury-affected season
Missed 3 of 1899 Hoffenheim's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (injury, yellow cards). He still appeared 29 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bundesliga | 29 | 0 | 0 | 2318 | 6.88 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 9 |
Scout report
Bernardo is a 31-year-old central defender at 1899 Hoffenheim, rated 41.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 253rd of 325 on scout potential in the Bundesliga. 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.
Judged on this season alone, Bernardo graded 39 — a strong campaign that ranks top 17% of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga, on 5 clean sheets and 4.698 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 22 → 39). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, 43rd of 55 of the 55 full-backs in the Bundesliga. 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.
Read the appearance count in context: Bernardo missed 3 games through injury (injury, yellow cards) out of roughly 34 this season. The 29 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.
Output in context · 1899 Hoffenheim finished 5th of 18 · an upper-table side
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
With a Rating of 41.5, Bernardo carries the 43rd-highest potential of the full-backs in the Bundesliga of 55. 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.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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