Bernardo Silva is the great hope of the Portuguese national team, who have struggled to find a world-class technical playmaker in recent years. With the team loaded with skillful, tricky and fast-attacking players like Cristiano Ronaldo, Nani and Ricardo Quaresma, the team needed a technical player like Bernardo to bring more cunning and precision to the team’s attacking play. Silva has also shown that he has the ability to bring cohesion to team play and take it to the next level. The fact that he is coached at club level by Pep Guardiola will only improve his technical game.

Born name

Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho and Silva

nickname

chewing gum

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Lisbon, Portugal

Residence

Manchester, England

nationality

training

Bernardo Silva started his football journey with the Portuguese giants’ youth academy Benfica FC . At the age of 6 he was also accepted into English middle school.

occupation

Professional soccer player

family

• Vater – Maria Joao Mota Veiga
• mother – unknown
• Siblings – unknown

Manager

Bernardo Silva is represented by Gestifute Agency by Jorge Mendes.

Position

Midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger

Shirt Number

94 – SL Benfica

10 – AS Monaco, Portugal National Team

20 – Manchester City

11 – Portugal national team

To build

Athletic

Height

5 feet 8 inches or 173 cm

weight

64 kg or 141 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Bernardo Silva dated –

1. Alicia Verrando (2016-present) – Bernardo Silva began dating Alicia Verrando, who also works as a model, in 2016. After completing her second degree in business administration at SKEMA Business School in Sophia Antipolis in France, Verrando worked as Marketing Assistant for Monaco. Bernardo, who was a rising star at the club, was hit by her, and they began dating shortly after they met at the club. Since then, she’s often seen cheering him on for his professional games.

race/ethnicity

White

hair colour

dark brown

eye color

Hellbraun

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• short stature
• Often keeps a beard

brand promotion

Bernardo Silva has signed a personal endorsement deal with Adidas . He wears Adidas shoes for his professional matches. He has also promoted their products through his social media activities.

Religion

He has not spoken publicly about his religious beliefs.

Known for

• To be one of Portugal’s best young attackers. He is considered an integral part of the Portuguese national team.
• His successful stint with the French club AS Monaco. He won Ligue 1 with the club in the 2016-17 season.

Strengthen

• Technical ability
• Dribbling
• Front check
• versatility
• Vision
• intelligence
• pass

weaknesses

• Strength
• speed

First football game

In October 2013, Bernardo Silva made his professional debut with SL Benfica in a 2013–14 Taça de Portugal game against Clube Desportivo de Cinfães, who were playing in the third tier at the time.

In August 2014 he made his debut for AS Monaco in a Ligue 1 away game against Girondins de Bordeaux. He came on as a second-half substitute.

In August 2017, Silva made his debut for Manchester City in the league game against Brighton. He was used as a late second-half substitute.

In March 2015, he played his first international match for Portugal national team . It was a friendly match against Cape Verde and his team surprisingly lost 2-0.

Personal trainer

His exercise routine and diet plan are unknown.

Bernardo Silva favorite things

• Football Club – SL Benfica

Bernardo Silva Fact

1. He was named Breakthrough Player of the Year in the Segunda Liga for his strong performances for Benfica B in the 2013/14 season.
2. In August 2014 he joined AS Monaco on a one-year loan from Benfica. His performances for the new team were so good that his transfer became permanent in January 2015. They paid 15.75 million euros to acquire his commercial and sporting rights.
3. In August 2015, he signed a contract extension with Monaco to extend his stay at the club until June 2020.
4. In the 2016/17 season he was in brilliant form in Monaco’s Ligue 1. He finished with 8 goals and 9 assists in 37 league games.
5. In May 2017 Pep Guardiola’s Manchester Cityacquired his services from Monaco for 50 million euros. It has been reported that Guardiola was impressed with his performances against his side in the Champions League round of 16.
6. For his superb performances at the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, he was included in the list of the top ten under-19 talents in Europe. The list was compiled by UEFA reporters.
7. Follow him on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.