Bernardo Oliveira (soccer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo Lancao Oliveira | ||
| Date of birth | 16 March 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Macarthur FC | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Port Adelaide Pirates | ||
| 2016 | Adelaide Olympic | ||
| 2017–2019 | FFSA NTC | ||
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City NPL | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Melbourne City | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United NPL | 21 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Adelaide United | 31 | (5) |
| 2024– | Macarthur FC | 24 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Australia U17 | 9 | (3) |
| 2023 | Australia U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Australia U23 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2023 | |||
Bernardo Lanção Oliveira (Brazilian Portuguese: [beʁˈnaɾdu lɐ̃ˈsɐ̃w oliˈvejɾɐ];[1] born 16 March 2004), known as Bernardo Oliveira or mononymously as Bernardo, is a professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Macarthur FC.[2] Born in Brazil, he represents Australia at youth level.
Youth career
Bernardo played youth football in South Australia with Port Adelaide Pirates and Adelaide Olympic.[3]
Melbourne City
After impressing whilst playing the youth leagues of NPL South Australia, Bernardo signed for Melbourne City on a scholarship contract, on 7 November 2019, being regarded by City director Michael Petrillo as "one of the best players in the 2004 crop of Australian players".[4] During his time at City, he broke into the Melbourne City NPL squad in 2021, making 2 league appearances in NPL Victoria 3 before the league cut short due to COVID.[5]
Adelaide United
On 12 April 2021, Bernardo moved back to Adelaide to join with Adelaide United signing a scholarship contract that would expire in 2023.[6] This made him the second player whose father had previously played for the club, following Domenic Costanzo in 2020.[6] Bernardo made his professional club debut in a 3–1 win over Floreat Athena in the 2021 FFA Cup Round of 32.[7] He scored on his A-League debut, on 12 February 2022, in a 1-1 draw against Wellington Phoenix equalising for his team by full time.[8]
Bernardo extended his contract with Adelaide at the conclusion of 2021–22 A-League season, with a set date to expire in 2025.[9] At the beginning of the 2022–23 season, Bernardo suffered a fracture on his right fifth metatarsal bone during international break which led him to receive surgery and took him out for the rest of the season.[10]
Bernardo's contract was mutually terminated on 16 January 2024, with one year remaining, to "pursue another opportunity."[11] The same day he signed with A-League Men club Macarthur FC.[12]
International career
Born in Brazil and moved to Australia at the age of three, Bernardo is eligible for both Brazil and Australia.[13]
After recovering from his injury, Bernardo was called up to Australia U20 for the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup despite not having played in any league matches before.[14]