Alexandro Bernabei

Alexandro Bernabei (born 24 September 2000) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. He previously played for Lanús.

Alexandro Bernabei
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-24) 24 September 2000
Place of birth Correa, Argentina[1][2]
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)[3]
Position(s) Left-back[4]
Team information
Current team
 Celtic
Number 25
Youth career
Lanús
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Lanús 62 (2)
2022– Celtic 17 (1)
International career‡
2018 Argentina U19
2021– Argentina U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:31, 3 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2021

Club career

Lanús

Bernabei came through the youth ranks of Lanús, with manager Luis Zubeldía promoting the defender into his first-team squad during the 2019–20 campaign.[3] Bernabei's senior bow arrived on 19 October 2019, as he was selected to start a Primera División fixture with Talleres.[3][5] He scored six minutes into his debut, prior to being substituted in the second half for Nicolás Orsini in an eventual 4–2 win at the Estadio Mario Alberto Kempes.[3][6] In his thirtieth career appearance on 13 January 2021, Bernabei scored in a Copa Sudamericana semi-final second leg victory at home to Vélez Sarsfield.[3]

Celtic

Scottish Premiership club Celtic signed Bernabei in June 2022 for a fee of around £3.75 million.[7][8] He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 August 2022 as a late substitute in a 9-0 win against Dundee United at Tannadice Park in the Scottish Premiership.[9]

On 11 October 2022, Bernabei came on as an 80th minute substitute to make his UEFA Champions League debut in a 0-2 loss against RB Leipzig at Celtic Park.[10]

On 2 April 2023, Bernabei scored his first Celtic goal against Ross County in the Scottish premiership.

International career

Bernabei represented Argentina's U19s at the 2018 South American Games in Bolivia.[1][11][12]

Career statistics
As of match played on 3 September 2023[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lanús 2019–20 Primera División 13120101[lower-alpha 1]000171
2020–21[lower-alpha 2] 5010009[lower-alpha 1]100151
2021 35100005[lower-alpha 1]000401
2022 9010006[lower-alpha 1]200162
Total 622401021300885
Celtic 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 15110201[lower-alpha 3]0–191
2023–24 2000000[lower-alpha 3]0–20
Total 171102010–211
Career total 7925030223001096
  1. Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
  2. Soccerway counts Copa de la Liga Profesional appearances as league appearances
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Celtic

References
  1. "Alexandro Bernabei de Correa a la Selección Nacional". RadioCut. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  2. "La Comuna de Correa distinguió a deportistas locales". Comuna de Correa. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  3. "Argentina - A. Bernabei". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. "Alexandro Bernabei". World Football. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
  5. "Zubeldía confirmó que entre «Belmonte y Bernabei» estará el reemplazante de Acosta". La Unión de Lanús. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  6. "Video: Alexandro Bernabei marcó el segundo de Lanús". Clarín. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  7. Coyle, Andy; Charters, Ronnie (22 June 2022). "Celtic agree fee with Lanus for defender Alexandro Bernabei". STV Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  8. "Alexandro Bernabei: Left-back joins Celtic from Argentine club Lanus". BBC Sport. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  9. "Scots Prem (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  10. "Champions League (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  11. "Destacada presencia Granate en la Sub-19". Lanús. 24 May 2018. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. "Fin de los Odesur para Valenti y Bernabei". Lanús. 6 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  13. Watt, Martin (7 May 2023). "Heart of Midlothian 0–2 Celtic: Ange Postecoglou's side seal back-to-back titles". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. Duncan, Thomas (3 June 2023). "Celtic 3–1 Inverness CT: Ange Postecoglou's side win Scottish Cup to claim treble". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 June 2023.

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