Alexandro Bernabei
Argentine footballer
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Alexandro Ezequiel Bernabéi (born 24 September 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Brazilian club Internacional. He previously played for Lanús and Celtic.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandro Ezequiel Bernabei[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Correa, Argentina[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Left-back[5] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lanús | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Lanús | 62 | (2) |
| 2022–2025 | Celtic | 23 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Internacional (loan) | 23 | (3) |
| 2025– | Internacional | 44 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Argentina U19 | ||
| 2021– | Argentina U23 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2021 | |||
Club career
Lanús
Bernabei came through the youth ranks of Lanús, with manager Luis Zubeldía promoting the defender into his first-team squad during the 2019–20 campaign.[4] Bernabei's senior bow arrived on 19 October 2019, as he was selected to start a Primera División fixture with Talleres.[4][6] He scored six minutes into his debut, prior to being substituted in the second half for Nicolás Orsini in an eventual 4–2 win at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.[4][7] In his thirtieth career appearance on 13 January 2021, Bernabei scored in a Copa Sudamericana semi-final second leg victory at home to Vélez Sarsfield.[4]
Celtic
Scottish Premiership club Celtic signed Bernabei in June 2022 for a fee of around £3.75 million.[8][9] He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 August 2022 as a late substitute in a 9–0 win against Dundee United at Tannadice Park in the Scottish Premiership.[10]
On 11 October 2022, Bernabei came on as an 80th-minute substitute to make his UEFA Champions League debut in a 2–0 loss against RB Leipzig at Celtic Park.[11]
On 2 April 2023, Bernabei scored his first Celtic goal against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.[12]
Internacional
On 7 March 2024, Bernabei was loaned out to Internacional for the 2024 season.[13] On 1 September 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win against Juventude.[14] On 9 January 2025, Bernabei signed a four-year permanent transfer deal with Internacional for £4.5 million.[15]
International career
Bernabei represented Argentina's U19s at the 2018 South American Games in Bolivia.[2][16][17]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 5 December 2024[4]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lanús | 2019–20 | Primera División | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| 2020–21[b] | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9[a] | 1 | 15 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| 2022 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[a] | 2 | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 62 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 88 | 5 | ||
| Celtic | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Internacional (loan) | 2024 | Série A | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| Career total | 108 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 3 | 141 | 9 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
Honours
Celtic
- Scottish Premiership: 2022–23,[18] 2023–24[citation needed]
- Scottish League Cup: 2022–23
- Scottish Cup: 2022–23[19]
Internacional
Individual