Álex Bernal

Alejandro 'Álex' Bernal Carreras (born 3 March 1991) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a central midfielder for CD Eldense.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernal and the second or maternal family name is Carreras.
Álex Bernal
Personal information
Full name Alejandro Bernal Carreras
Date of birth (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991
Place of birth Seville, Spain
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Eldense
Number 19
Youth career
Betis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Betis B 56 (5)
2012–2013 Granada 0 (0)
2012–2013 → Mirandés (loan) 4 (0)
2013 → Leganés (loan) 14 (0)
2013–2015 Huesca 32 (1)
2015–2016 La Hoya Lorca 36 (2)
2016–2018 Mérida 42 (3)
2018–2021 Marbella 95 (2)
2021–2023 Córdoba 38 (0)
2023– Eldense 16 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023

Having made four Segunda División appearances for Mirandés, he spent most of his career in Segunda División B, making over 250 appearances for six clubs.

Football career

Born in Seville, Andalusia, Bernal was a product of hometown Real Betis' youth system, and made senior debuts with the reserves in the 2010–11 season in Segunda División B, appearing regularly during his two-year spell with the team.

On 25 July 2012, Bernal joined La Liga club Granada CF:[1] despite appearing with the first team in the pre-season, he was loaned to newly promoted CD Mirandés in Segunda División.[2] He played his first game as a professional on 25 August, featuring the last 14 minutes in a 0–1 away loss against Recreativo de Huelva.[3]

However, after being rarely used, Bernal moved to CD Leganés in the following transfer window, on the same basis.[4] On 22 August 2013, he signed for fellow third level side SD Huesca.[5] Halfway through their title-winning season, having made only one start, he rescinded his contract in January 2015 and moved to La Hoya Lorca CF.[6]

In August 2016, Bernal signed for Mérida AD under manager José Miguel Campos, with whom he had worked at four other teams.[7] He left the club at the midpoint of their doomed campaign on 31 January 2018, joining Marbella FC of the same league on an 18-month contract.[8] At the end of this deal, he got a two-year extension.[9]

On 30 July 2021, Bernal joined Segunda División RFEF side Córdoba CF on a 1+1 deal.[10] He helped in their promotion to Primera Federación, but left on 16 January 2023 to join fellow third division side CD Eldense;[11] with the latter side, he was mainly used as a substitute as they returned to the second level after 59 years.

References
  1. El Granada ficha a Álex Bernal (Granada signs Álex Bernal); Marca, 25 July 2012 (in Spanish)
  2. El Granada cede a Álex Bernal al Mirandés (Granada loans Álex Bernal to Mirandés); Marca, 6 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  3. El Recre se estrena con victoria en el Nuevo Colombino (Recre opens with victory at the Nuevo Colombino; Marca, 25 August 2012 (in Spanish)
  4. Alex Bernal abandona el Mirandés (Alex Bernal leaves Mirandés); Marca, 31 January 2013 (in Spanish)
  5. El Granada traspasa a Alex Bernal al Huesca (Granada transfers Alex Bernal to Huesca); Marca, 22 August 2013 (in Spanish)
  6. "Entrevista. Álex Bernal: "Pienso que en más de una convocatoria podía haber estado"" [Interview. Álex Bernal: "I think I could have been in more than one starting XI"] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  7. "Alex Bernal apuntala el centro del Mérida" [Alex Bernal bolsters Mérida's midfield] (in Spanish). La Segunda B. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  8. Rodríguez, Julio (1 February 2018). "El Marbella cierra el mercado con el fichaje de Álex Bernal" [Marbella end the transfer window with the signing of Álex Bernal]. Diario Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  9. Escribano, Carla (6 June 2019). "Álex Bernal renueva con el Marbella FC" [Álex Bernal renews with Marbella FC] (in Spanish). Málaga Hoy. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  10. "El Córdoba CF ficha a Álex Bernal para su proyecto de ascenso" [Córdoba CF sign Álex Bernal for their promotion project] (in Spanish). Córdoba. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. "Álex Bernal, nuevo jugador del CD Eldense" [Álex Bernal, new CD Eldense player] (in Spanish). CD Eldense. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
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