Facundo Bernal

Facundo Bernal
Personal information
Full name Facundo Bernal Cruz
Date of birth (2003-08-21) 21 August 2003
Place of birth Montevideo, Uruguay
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Betis
Number 6
Youth career
Defensor Sporting
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Defensor Sporting 64 (1)
2024–2026 Fluminense 59 (0)
2026– Betis 2 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Uruguay U20 12 (0)
2024 Uruguay local 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 August 2026

Facundo Bernal Cruz (born 21 August 2003) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis.[2]

Club career

Defensor Sporting

Bernal is a youth academy graduate of Defensor Sporting. He made his professional debut for the club on 3 June 2021 in a 2–1 league win against Rocha.[3]

Fluminense

On 3 August 2024, Bernal joined Brazilian club Fluminense.[4] He quickly established himself as a starter for the side, also featuring in the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.

Betis

On 6 July 2026, La Liga side Real Betis announced the signing of Bernal on a five-year contract.[5]

International career

Bernal is a former Uruguay youth international. He was part of the under-20 team which participated in the 2022 COTIF Tournament.[6]

In May 2024, Bernal was named in the first ever Uruguay local national team squad.[7] He made his Uruguay local team debut on 31 May 2024 in a goalless draw against Costa Rica.[8]

In October 2024, Bernal received his first call-up to the Uruguay national team.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 25 August 2026[2][10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League State league National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Defensor Sporting 2021 USD 110———4[b]0150
2022 Liga AUF Uruguaya 210—31——241
2023 Liga AUF Uruguaya 120—500000170
2024 Liga AUF Uruguaya 201—002[c]11[d]0232
Total 64100812150793
Fluminense 2024 Série A 150—003[c]000180
2025 Série A 22080507[e]05[f]0470
2026 Série A 10040103[c]0—180
Total 4701206013050830
Betis 2026–27 La Liga 20—0000—20
Career total 11311201411511001643
  1. ↑ Includes Copa Uruguay, Copa do Brasil
  2. ↑ Appearances in playoffs
  3. 1 2 3 Appearances in Copa Libertadores
  4. ↑ Appearance in Supercopa Uruguaya
  5. ↑ Appearances in Copa Sudamericana
  6. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup

Honours

Defensor Sporting

References

  1. ↑ "Facundo Bernal" (in Portuguese). FotMob. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. 1 2 Facundo Bernal at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Defensor Sporting vs. Rocha - 3 June 2021". Archived from the original on 4 January 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Facundo Bernal é anunciado pelo Fluminense" (in Portuguese). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Facundo Bernal, primer fichaje del Real Betis para la próxima temporada" [Facundo Bernal, first signing of Real Betis for the following season] (in Spanish). Real Betis. 6 July 2026. Retrieved 6 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Futbolistas convocados para el torneo L'Alcúdia" (in Spanish). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  7. ↑ "Uruguay dio a conocer su lista de convocados para la Selección del medio local". 26 May 2024. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
  8. ↑ "Amistoso: la selección uruguaya del medio local empató sin goles ante Costa Rica". 31 May 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ↑ "Eliminatorias: 29 convocados por Bielsa para Perú y Ecuador, con algunas caras nuevas" (in Spanish). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Profile of F. Bernal". Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  11. ↑ "Defensor Sporting campeón de la Copa AUF Uruguay". 13 November 2022. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  12. ↑ "Copa AUF Uruguay: Defensor Sporting venció a City Torque en los penales y repitió título". 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
  • Profile at the Uruguayan Football Association website (in Spanish)
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