Bernardo Espinosa
 Bernardo in action for Sporting Gijón in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Cali, Colombia | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Middlesbrough | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Dos Hermanas San Andrés | ||
| 2006–2008 | Sevilla | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2011 | Sevilla B | 75 | (1) |
| 2011–2013 | Sevilla | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Racing Santander (loan) | 25 | (2) |
| 2013 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Sporting Gijón | 95 | (6) |
| 2016– | Middlesbrough | 0 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 August 2016. | |||
Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga (born 11 July 1989), known simply as Bernardo, is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Middlesbrough.
Club career
Sevilla
Born in Cali, Bernardo finished his football formation in Spain with Sevilla FC. After appearing in one game for the B-team in 2007–08 (five minutes), he proceeded to play a further three full seasons with the B's, one in Segunda División and two in Segunda División B, only starting regularly in his last.
Bernardo made his first-team – and La Liga – debut on 11 May 2011, playing 90 minutes in a 2–3 away loss against CA Osasuna.[2] In the ensuing summer, he was loaned to fellow league club Racing de Santander in a season-long move.[3]
Bernardo scored his first top flight goal on 7 January 2012, heading home the game's only in a home win against Real Zaragoza.[4] On 26 December, after not featuring at all for the Andalusians in the first half of 2012–13, he was loaned to Sporting de Gijón in the second level.[5]
Sporting Gijón
On 26 June 2013, Bernardo signed a permanent three-year contract with Sporting.[6] He scored three goals[7][8][9] while only missing one game in 42 in the 2014–15 campaign, helping the Asturians return to the top division after three years.[10]
Bernardo missed the second part of 2015–16, due to a serious knee injury.[11]
Middlesbrough
On 15 June 2016, at the expiration of his contract, Bernardo joined newly promoted Premier League side Middlesbrough on a three-year deal.[12]
International career
In November 2015, Bernardo was named in Colombia's squad for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Argentina,[13] but eventually did not make his debut.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sevilla B | 2007–08 | Segunda División | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | Segunda División | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | Segunda División B | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2010–11 | Segunda División B | 35 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Total | 75 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 79 | 1 | ||||
| Sevilla | 2010–11 | La Liga | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Racing Santander (loan) | 2011–12 | La Liga | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Sporting Gijón | 2012–13 | Segunda División | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Segunda División | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | Segunda División | 41 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | La Liga | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 117 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 120 | 9 | |||
| Middlesbrough | 2016–17 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 218 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 227 | 13 | ||
Honours
Individual
References
- ↑ "Squads for 2016/17 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ↑ Osasuna hit back for stunning win; ESPN Soccernet, 11 May 2011
- ↑ El central Bernardo Espinosa, nuevo refuerzo sorpresa del Racing (Centre-back Bernardo Espinosa, new surprise Racing signing) Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.; El Diario Montañés, 31 August 2011 (Spanish)
- ↑ Racing Santander beats Zaragoza 1–0 in Spain; Sports Illustrated, 7 January 2012
- ↑ Cerrada la cesión del sevillista Bernardo al Sporting (Loan of Sevilla player Bernardo to Sporting closed); Sporting Gijón, 26 December 2012 (Spanish)
- ↑ Bernardo Espinosa ya es propiedad del Sporting (Bernardo Espinosa is already property of Sporting); Marca, 26 June 2013 (Spanish)
- ↑ "0–1: El Sporting, imparable, acaba con la racha del Mallorca" [0–1: Sporting, unstoppable, ends Mallorca's streak] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 30 November 2014. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "3–0: El Sporting se reencuentra con la victoria ante un conservador Numancia" [3–0: Sporting back to winning ways against conservative Numancia] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 25 January 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "El Sporting remonta al Racing y duerme el sábado como segundo" [Sporting comes back from behind against Racing and goes to sleep as second on Saturday] (in Spanish). Marca. 16 May 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Sporting de Gijón 2015/2016: Bernardo, el muro colombiano" [2015/2016 Sporting de Gijón: Bernardo, the Colombian wall] (in Spanish). Vavel. 12 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Bernardo es operado con éxito de su rotura de ligamentos" [Bernardo undergoes successful surgery to his ligament rupture] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 12 January 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Bernardo Espinosa to join Boro from La Liga side Sporting Gijon". Middlesbrough F.C. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "James returns to Colombia squad". Goal.com. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bernardo: Bernardo José Espinosa Zúñiga". BDFutbol. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "B. Espinosa". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ "Bernardo, 2014/15 Liga Adelante Best Defender". La Liga. 30 November 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
External links
- Racing Santander official profile (Spanish)
- Bernardo Espinosa profile at BDFutbol
- Bernardo Espinosa profile at Futbolme (Spanish)