Field Insider
39.2
20.6%
Ratingi
1.9
86.7%
Seasoni
8.7
Valuei

Profile

Full namePaulo Guilherme Gonçalves Bernardo
PositionDefensive midfielder
NationalityPortugal
Age24
Date of birth24 Jan 2002
BirthplaceAlmada
Height184 cm
Shirt number#28
ClubCeltic
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Defensive midfielder

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
226
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Celtic.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat Portugal U211040799—
Premiership8002266.78
UEFA Europa League7002226.61
UEFA U21 Championshipat Portugal U213102166.87

Scout report

Squad depthDefensive midfielder

Paulo Bernardo is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at Celtic, rated 39.2 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (6.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.98 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 2 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.982 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 2). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 39. At 24 Bernardo is in his prime years, and a market index of 8.7 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 downRemarkably consistentStepped up 2022/23
39.2
Ratingi
developing / rotation level
1.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
6.6%
Minutes
limited game time
3.98
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Celtic finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side

3.98
Def. / 90
7
Tackles
3
Interceptions
1
Clean sheets

3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 8 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) 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

  • Defensive volume. 3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 6.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 39.2 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.