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In thisPortuguese name,the first or maternalfamily nameisMota Veigaand the second or paternal family name isCarvalho e Silva.
Bernardo Silva
Silva in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-10)10 August 1994(age 29)[2]
Place of birth Lisbon,Portugal
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder,right winger
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– Manchester City 233 (39)
International career‡
2013 Portugal U19 13 (2)
2013–2015 Portugal U21 14 (6)
2015– Portugal 93 (12)
Medal record
Men'sfootball
RepresentingPortugal
UEFA Nations League
Winner 2019
FIFA Confederations Cup
Third place 2017
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Runner-up 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:32, 19 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:11, 5 July 2024 (UTC)

Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva(Portuguese pronunciation:[bɨɾˈnaɾðuˈsilvɐ];born 10 August 1994) is a Portuguese professionalfootballerwho plays as amidfielderorright wingerforPremier LeagueclubManchester Cityand thePortugal national team.Considered one of the best midfielders in the world, Silva is known for his creativity, dribbling, stamina, versatility, and work-rate.[3][4]Pep Guardiolahas described Silva as one of the best players he has ever seen.[5]

Silva came throughBenfica's youth academy. He began playing forBenfica Bin 2013 and was promoted to the first-team in 2014, playing a few minutes with the latter. He was on loan at theLigue 1sideMonacoduring the 2014–15 season, withLes Monégasquesmaking the move permanent in winter 2015. After winning theleague titlewith them in 2017, he was signed by English clubManchester Cityfor a reported fee of £43.5 million. He subsequently won the Premier League andEFL Cupinhis first seasonin England, following this up with adomestic treblethe following season.He had a significant role in City becoming the first men's team in England to win a domestic treble, being namedManchester City's Player of the Yearin 2019 and being part of thePFA Premier League Team of the Year.Afterwards, Silva was listed among the 30-man shortlist for theBallon d'Or.In2020–21,he helped Manchester City reach their firstUEFA Champions Leaguefinal,and was an integral part of the side who sealed a first-evercontinental treblein2022–23.

Silva made his senior debut for Portugal in 2015 after previously beingcappedby the nations's youth teams atunder-19andunder-21levels. He was chosen in Portugal's squads for twoFIFA World Cups(2018and2022) and twoUEFA European Championships(2020and2024), as well as for the2017 FIFA Confederations Cupand the2019 UEFA Nations League Finals,winning the latter tournament on home soil while also being named as the Player of the Tournament.

Club career

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Benfica

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A product ofS.L. Benfica's youth system, Silva played for its ranks, and in 2013 they won the 2012–13Portuguese Juniors Championship.[6]He made his debut forBenfica Bin aSegunda Ligamatch againstTrofenseon 10 August 2013 (Matchday 1).[7]

On 19 October 2013, Silva made his debut for Benfica at the age of 19, in a2013–14 Taça de Portugalthird round 1–0 away victory againstCampeonato Nacional de Senioresclub C.D. Cinfães, coming out of the bench in the 80th minute.[8]His good performance for Benfica B in the2013–14 Segunda Ligaearned him the league's Breakthrough Player of the Year award.[9]He was a member of Benfica's domestictreble-winning team of the2013–14 season,playing only 31 minutes in a total of three matches.[10][11]

Monaco

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Silva playing for Monaco in the2016–17 Champions League

On 7 August 2014, Silva joinedMonacoon one-year loan deal.[12]He made his debut on 17 August in a Ligue 1 away match againstBordeaux,replacingLucas Ocamposin the second half.[13]On 21 September, he made his first start, in a 1–0 home win againstGuingamp.[14]On 14 December, he scored the only goal of a home win againstMarseille.[15]

On 20 January 2015, Benfica announced that Silva's economic and sports rights had been sold to Monaco for €15.75 million;[16]he signed a contract for Monaco that would expire on 30 June 2019.[17]On 10 April, he scored twice in a 3–0 away win againstCaen.[18]On 10 August 2015, Silva extended his contract by one year, tying him to the club until June 2020.[19]

In the2016–17 Champions League group stageaway match againstCSKA Moscowon 18 October 2016, Silva scored Monaco's equalizer in the 87th minute to ensure that the match finished in 1–1 draw.[20]On 15 January 2017, he scored Monaco's last two goals in a 4–1 away win over Marseille to help Monaco move to the top of the Ligue 1 table for the first time since Week 5 of the current Ligue 1 season.[21]The following 29 January, Silva scored an added-time equaliser in the 1–1 draw against reigning league championsParis Saint-Germainat theParc des Princes,putting his team on top of the league.[22]He finished the 2016–17 season with 8 goals and 9assistsin the league and 11 goals and 12 assists in 58 matches across all competitions.[23][24]

Manchester City

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2017–2021: Domestic success and European final

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The calibre of his performances against Manchester City for Monaco in the UEFA Champions League knockout legs in the 2016–17 season was noted by head coachPep Guardiolaand his backroom staff.[25]On 26 May 2017,Manchester Cityconfirmed the signing of Silva on a five-year contract after passing his medical tests. Although the transfer fee remains undisclosed, it has been reported to amount to €50 million (£43.5 million), which could reach €70 million with add-ons.[26]Silva officially joined the club on 1 July 2017, ahead of the2017–18 season.[27]

On 13 February 2018, Silva scored his firstChampions Leaguegoal for the City in a 4–0 away victory againstBaselin the first leg of the round of 16 stage.[28]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.[29]He established himself as a consistent performer, playing the most matches of any City player in the season up to the end of February 2018. By the end of the season, he had played for Manchester City 53 times in all competitions – the most of any City player that season[30][31]and helped them to a record 100 points in the Premier League and the EFL Cup.[32]

Silva made 51 appearances for Manchester City during the2018–19 season,scoring 13 goals and adding 14 assists in all competitions.[33]On 24 April 2019, Silva scored the opening goal for City againstManchester Unitedin theManchester Derby,and the 2–0 win atOld Traffordput his team on top of the league.[34]Silva's consistent and influential performances helped his team to win Premier League title, filling inKevin De Bruyne's position who missed the majority of the season with an injury. As a result, he was voted into thePFA Team of the Yearalongside four other City players[35]and won theManchester City Player of the Seasonaward, voted by the fans.[36]

In the2019–20 season,Silva scored ahat-trickin an 8–0 thrashing ofWatfordin thePremier Leagueon 21 September.[37]Days later, he was accused[by whom?]ofbeing racisttowards his teammateBenjamin Mendyin a tweet which likened the player's appearance to that of a dark-skinned advertising mascot;[38]Mendy said that he was not offended.[39]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.[40]In October 2019, Silva was nominated as one amongst 30 candidates for Ballon d´Or.[41]

On 10 January 2021, Silva scored a brace in a 3–0 home win overChampionshipsideBirmingham Cityin theThird roundof theFA Cup.[42]On 20 January 2021, Silva scored his first league goal of the season in a 2–0 home win overAston Villa.[43]On 24 February 2021, Silva scored his first Champions League goal of the season in a 2–0 away win overBorussia Mönchengladbachin the first leg of theround of 16tie.[44]

2021–present: Consecutive Premier League titles and continental treble

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In the start of the2021–22season, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola revealed that Silva was one of three players that wanted to leave the club in the summer transfer window.[45]It was reported that he was unhappy in Manchester, with SpanishLa LigasideAtlético MadridandSerie AsideA.C. Milanbeing interested in signing him.[45]After staying at the club in the transfer window, Silva began displaying impressive performances in the midfield for Manchester City, most notably in the 5–0 victory againstArsenal,scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win overLeicester City,and againstLiverpoolandChelsea,being named man of the match in the latter, with manager Pep Guardiola describing Silva as "one of the best players in the world".[46]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.[47][48]

On 6 November, in the Manchester derby, Silva scored City's second goal in a 2–0 victory against Manchester United at Old Trafford.[49]On 24 November, Silva became the first player in theChampions Leagueto register a 100% passing rate, being named man of the match, as he provided an assist forGabriel Jesus,in City's 2–1 home win againstParis Saint-Germainin a Champions League group stage match, to ensure his team qualification to theround of sixteen.[50]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.[51][52]

On 15 February 2022, Silva scored a brace and provided an assist in a 5–0 away win overSporting CPin the first leg of theChampions League round of 16tie, being named man of the match for the second match in a row.[53]

Having spent the majority of his first four seasons in Manchester providing width on the right, he was transformed into the ultimate utility player over the course of this season. Though functionally a central midfielder, he has spent time at both centre forward (he scored from there against Manchester United) and defensive midfield.[54]He ended the season with 13 goals and 7 assists in all competitions.[55]

On 17 May 2023, Silva scored a brace in a 4–0 win overReal Madridin the Champions League semi-final second leg, which secured his club's qualification to the secondChampions League finalin their history.[56]On 10 June, he provided a crucial assist toRodri,who scored the match-winning sole goal in theChampions League finalagainstInter Milan,securing Manchester City's win for their first ever Champions League trophy and completing acontinental treble.[57]He was selected in the2022–23 UEFA Champions League team of the tournament.[58]On 23 August 2023, he extended his contract until 2026.[59]

On 29 October, Silva was lauded for his role in a dominant 3–0 victory againstManchester Unitedin thePremier League.[5]He scored City's winner in the 84th minute in a 1–0 victory againstChelseain their FA Cup semi-final.[60]

International career

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2013–2018: Youth level and first international tournaments

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Silva at the2017 Confederations Cup

In 2013, Silva represented Portugal at the2013 European Under-19 Championship,[61]reaching the semi-finals. For his performances, he was named among the top 10 talents under the age of 19 in Europe by a selection ofUEFAreporters.[62][63][64]

On 31 March 2015, Silva made his senior debut forPortugal,starting in a 0–2 friendly defeat toCape VerdeinEstoril.[65]

On 27 June 2015, Silva scoredPortugal U21s' first goal in a 5–0 win againstGermany U21in the semi-finals of theEuropean Under-21 Championshipin Czech Republic.[66]He was left out of the Portuguese squad for the finals ofEuro 2016due to injury.[67]

Silva was selected for the Portugal squad for the2017 Confederations Cupwhich was hosted inRussia.He scored the second goal of the match in the group stage of the tournament, a 4–0 win overNew Zealand.[68]The national team reached the semi-finals before losing out toChilein apenalty shootoutafter a 0–0 draw at the end of regulation time. He missed thethird place play-offin which Portugal defeatedMexico2–1 after extra time.[69]

Silva was named in Portugal's 23-man squad for the2018 World Cupin Russia.[70]He featured in all 4 matches with Portugal, but was knocked out of the tournament after a 2–1 loss to Uruguay.[71]

2018–Present: Nations League title and subsequent tournaments

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Silva was selected for three matches in the2018–19 UEFA Nations Leaguegroup stage, scoring a goal and providing an assist in a 3–2 victory againstPolandon October 11.[72][73]Portugal topped their Nations League Group and qualified for theUEFA Nations League Finalsheld in Portugal. In the semi-finals on 5 June 2019, Silva provided two assists toCristiano Ronaldo,who scored a hat-trick resulting in a 3–1 overSwitzerlandto reachthe final.[74]In the final of the tournament four days later, he provided a crucial assist toGonçalo Guedes,who scored the match-winning sole goal at theEstádio do Dragãoagainst theNetherlands,with Portugal winning the trophy on home soil, as he went on to be named the tournament's best player.[75][76]

Silva continued his fine form throughout the qualifying process forUEFA Euro 2020,finishing the qualifying campaign, with three goals and six assists, including a brace of assists in a 6–0 overLithuania.He would be named in Portugal's final squad for the delayedfinal tournament,appearing in all games of the eventual round of 16-exit toBelgium.[77]

In October 2022, Silva was named in Portugal's preliminary 55-mansquadfor the2022 FIFA World Cupin Qatar,[78]being included in the final 26-man squad for the tournament.[79]He appeared in all of Portugal's matches in the tournament in an eventual quarter-final exit toMoroccoafter losing 1–0.[80][81]

Despite an underwelming World Cup tournament, his form improved under new managerRoberto Martínez,who used Silva as one of his pilar for his team. He would finish theUEFA Euro 2024qualifierscampaign with three goals and four assists, including captaining Portugal for the first time on 11 September 2023, in a 9–0 home defeat ofLuxembourgin the same phase, their biggest win in international history.[82]

On 21 May 2024, he was selected in the 26-man squad for theUEFA Euro 2024.[83]On 22 June, Silva scored his first goal in a major tournament for Portugal, being awarded player of the match, as he scored the first goal in a 3–0 win againstTurkey,securing his country's qualification to theknockout phase.[84]In Portugal'sround of 16match againstSlovenia,he played the full 120 minutes and scored the team's third kick of thepenalty shootoutwhich they won 3–0.[85]Portugal were eliminated in the quarter-finals toFranceafter losing 5–3 in another penalty shootout, despite scoring his side's second spot kick.[86]

Style of play

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Silva is a diminutive, elegant, and creative left-footedplaymaker,with a slender build, who is capable of playing in several attacking and midfield positions. Throughout his career, he has been fielded in a variety of roles, including as awingeron either flank (although he favours the right side of the pitch), as acentral midfielder,as adeep-lying playmaker,as anattacking midfielder,or even as asecond striker;he has also been deployed in afalse 9role, or even aswing-backon occasion. He is mainly known for his technique, acceleration, agility, passing, ball control, vision, creativity, anddribblingskills, as well as his energy and defensive work-rate, which enables him to cover ground, press opponents, and start attacks after winning back possession. Although he is known for his ability to carry the ball forward, run at defences, and retain possession, he is also known to be an intelligent team player, with a strong personality, who prefers to participate in the build-up of offensive plays rather than undertaking individual dribbling runs. Despite primarily being a creative midfielder, he is also capable of scoring goals himself.[87][88][89][90][91][92][93][94][95]

Personal life

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Silva's English has been described as "perfect" by the media,[96][97]partly as a result of his parents sending him to an English-speaking school in Lisbon when he was six years old.[98]In addition to English and his native Portuguese, Silva speaks French and Spanish.[99]His cousinMatilde Fidalgo,also born in 1994, has representedPortugalandManchester City's women's teams.[100]Silva has aFrench Bulldognamed John Stones named afterthe footballer.[101]Silva is a supporter of Portuguese club S.L. Benfica.[102][103]On 1 July 2023, he married his fiancée Inês Tomaz.[104]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 25 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Benfica B 2013–14[105] Segunda Liga 38 7 — — — — 38 7
Benfica 2013–14[105] Primeira Liga 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 — 3 0
Monaco(loan) 2014–15[106] Ligue 1 15 2 1 1 2 0 3[c] 0 — 21 3
Monaco 2014–15[106] Ligue 1 17 7 2 0 1 0 4[c] 0 — 24 7
2015–16[106] Ligue 1 32 7 3 0 1 0 8[d] 0 — 44 7
2016–17[106] Ligue 1 37 8 3 0 3 0 15[c] 3 — 58 11
Total 101 24 9 1 7 0 30 3 — 147 28
Manchester City 2017–18[31] Premier League 35 6 3 1 6 1 9[c] 1 — 53 9
2018–19[33] Premier League 36 7 4 2 2 0 8[c] 4 1[e] 0 51 13
2019–20[107] Premier League 34 6 4 1 6 1 7[c] 0 1[e] 0 52 8
2020–21[108] Premier League 26 2 3 2 3 0 13[c] 1 — 45 5
2021–22[109] Premier League 35 8 3 2 0 0 11[c] 3 1[e] 0 50 13
2022–23[110] Premier League 34 4 5 0 2 0 13[c] 3 1[e] 0 55 7
2023–24[111] Premier League 33 6 5 3 0 0 8[c] 2 3[f] 1 49 12
Total 233 39 27 11 19 2 69 14 7 1 355 67
Career total 373 70 37 12 27 2 99 17 7 1 543 102
  1. ^IncludesTaça de Portugal,Coupe de France,FA Cup
  2. ^IncludesTaça da Liga,Coupe de la Ligue,EFL Cup
  3. ^abcdefghijAppearances inUEFA Champions League
  4. ^Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances inUEFA Europa League
  5. ^abcdAppearance inFA Community Shield
  6. ^One appearance in FA Community Shield, two appearances and one goal inFIFA Club World Cup

International

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As of match played 5 July 2024[112]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Portugal 2015 5 0
2016 4 1
2017 12 1
2018 12 1
2019 10 3
2020 8 1
2021 13 1
2022 14 0
2023 9 3
2024 6 1
Total 93 12
As of match played 5 July 2024
Portugal score listed first, score column indicates score after each Silva goal.[112]
List of international goals scored by Bernardo Silva
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 September 2016 Estádio do Bessa,Porto, Portugal 7 Gibraltar 4–0 5–0 Friendly
2 24 June 2017 Krestovsky Stadium,Saint Petersburg, Russia 14 New Zealand 2–0 4–0 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup
3 11 October 2018 Silesian Stadium,Chorzów, Poland 32 Poland 3–1 3–2 2018–19 UEFA Nations League A
4 7 September 2019 Red Star Stadium,Belgrade, Serbia 38 Serbia 4–2 4–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
5 11 October 2019 Estádio José Alvalade,Lisbon, Portugal 40 Luxembourg 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
6 14 November 2019 Estádio Algarve,Faro, Portugal 42 Lithuania 5–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
7 14 October 2020 Estádio José Alvalade,Lisbon, Portugal 48 Sweden 1–0 3–0 2020–21 UEFA Nations League A
8 7 September 2021 Olympic Stadium,Baku, Azerbaijan 61 Azerbaijan 1–0 3–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 23 March 2023 Estádio José Alvalade,Lisbon, Portugal 79 Liechtenstein 2–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
10 26 March 2023 Stade de Luxembourg,Luxembourg City, Luxembourg 80 Luxembourg 4–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
11 17 June 2023 Estadio da Luz,Lisbon, Portugal 81 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying
12 22 June 2024 Westfalenstadion,Dortmund, Germany 91 Turkey 1–0 3–0 UEFA Euro 2024

Honours

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Benfica

Monaco

Manchester City

Portugal U21

Portugal

Individual

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