10 Bernardo Silva
Bernardo Silva, 1994-08-10, Midfielder for Portugal, plays for Manchester City. 95 international caps, 14 goals. Part of Portugal's 2026 World Cup Group K squad.
Biography
Manchester City midfielder and Portugal's technical linchpin. Currently plying his trade at Manchester City, an industrious midfielder, Bernardo Silva excels at dictating tempo and linking defense to attack, acting as the creative engine for Portugal. Has earned 95 international caps, scoring 14 goals, making him one of the most senior figures in the squad. Set to compete with Portugal at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 8 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
He also won the UEFA Nations League in 2019 and 2025, being named as the Player of the Tournament on home soil in the former.
He was chosen in Portugal's squads for two FIFA World Cups (2018 and 2022), two UEFA European Championships (2020 and 2024), and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup.
He made over 450 appearances, winning 18 major honours, including six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, and the Champions League in 2023, as part of a continental treble.
In 2020–21, he helped Manchester City reach their first UEFA Champions League final, and was an integral part of the side who sealed their first ever continental treble in 2022–23, their most successful season to date.
In 2018–19, Silva had a significant role in City becoming the first men's team in England to win a domestic treble, being named Manchester City's Player of the Year in 2019 and being part of the PFA Premier League Team of the Year.
In 2017–18, he helped City becoming the only Premier League team to attain 100 points in a single league season.
With Monaco, he won the Ligue 1 title for the 2016–17 season.
Silva made his senior debut for Portugal in 2015 after previously being capped by the nations's youth teams at under-19 and under-21 levels.
He was on loan at the Ligue 1 side Monaco in August 2014 and it was made permanent in January 2015.