Paulo Bernardo, a native of Portugal, wears the number 28 jersey for Celtic Football Club. Born on the 24th of January, 2002, he is now 23 years old. The 5ft 10in (1.8m) footballer, who mainly performs as a central midfielder, weighs in at 12st 1lb (77kg). Aside from his work at Celtic, he has also adorned the Portugal U21 national team colours on stage.
According to Transfermarkt, his current market value hovers around €5.50m, which after conversion falls roughly around £4.5m.
'Paulo Bernardo' Gonçalves Bernardo launched his journey from Benfica in Portugal's Liga Portugal, where he joined as a trainee in July 2010. During his debut season of 2021 - 2022, the then young and energetic Bernardo featured in 17 first team league matches.
His voyage took a little detour when in January 2023, he was loaned to Liga Portugal 2 club, Paços de Ferreira, still within Portugal. During his term there, in the 2022 - 2023 season, he graced the pitch in 13 first team appearances, managing to bag a couple of goals.
The opportunity to strut his abilities in Scotland's Premiership appeared in September 2023 when he was loaned to Celtic. A fruitful 2023 - 2024 season saw him participating in 22 first team appearances, with three goals to his name. Repeating the charm in the 2024 - 2025 season, Bernardo added two more goals to his tally from his 28 league matches. His appearances keep growing with his continued presence in the current 2025 - 2026 season.
The promising midfielder finally transferred from Benfica to Celtic in August 2024, for a rounded-off sum of £3.5m. Echoing his earlier performances, he scored three and two goals in the 2023 - 2024 and 2024 - 2025 seasons respectively, whilst making numerous appearances. In the current 2025 - 2026 season, he has also made an appearance.
Furthermore, Bernardo has had an impactful presence in various competitions, such as the 2023 - 2024 Champions League, 2025 - 2026 League Cup and the 2024 - 2025 Scottish Cup playing for Celtic. His international prowess was shared in the 2025 UEFA U21 Qualifiers while representing Portugal U21, where he found the back of the net once in four starts.
