Hans Christian Bernat

Hans Christian Bernat (Danish pronunciation: [ˈhænˀs ˈkʰʁestjæn pæɐ̯ˈnæt]; born 13 November 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for OB in the Danish Superliga.

Hans Christian Bernat
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-11-13) 13 November 2000
Place of birth Morud, Denmark[1]
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 OB
Number 13
Youth career
Morud IF[3]
2012–201? Næsby Boldklub[4]
201?–2015 OB
2016 Nordsjælland
2016–2019 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– OB 37 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Denmark U16 4 (0)
2016–2017 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2017 Denmark U18 2 (0)
2018–2019 Denmark U19 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:55, 15 May 2023 (UTC)

Early life

Bernat was born in Morud,[1] a town on the island of Funen. His father, Robert Bernat, is a former goalkeeper who played for B 1909, Næsby Boldklub and Vejle Boldklub.[5][1] He is of Polish descent through his father, whose parents fled to Denmark from Poland after World War II.[6]

Club career

Early career

Bernat started his career for local clubs on Funen, Morud IF and Næsby Boldklub,[4] before moving to the biggest club on the island, OB. He moved to the FC Nordsjælland academy in January 2016, but returned to OB after six months, where he signed a three-year youth contract.[7] Bernat progressed through the youth system and went on a trials with two Premier League clubs; Brighton & Hove Albion in 2017 and Manchester United in August 2018.[8][9] He eventually continued playing for OB, signing his first professional contract – a two-year deal – with the club on 16 March 2019, as he was also promoted to the first-team squad.[10] Bernat signed another contract extension on 29 December 2019, keeping him part of the club until 2024.[11]

First team

Bernat made his professional debut on 8 July 2020, starting the game against Silkeborg IF.[12]

International career

Bernat has represented Denmark at youth international levels from under-16 to under-19.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 30 July 2023[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
OB 2019–20 Superliga 1000——10
2020–21 Superliga 3000——30
2021–22 Superliga 26080——150
2022–23 Superliga 7000——70
2023–24 Superliga 1000——10
Career total 380800000460

References
  1. Rasmussen, Arne (20 January 2017). "Morud-knægt til Skole VM". fyens.dk. Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  2. Hans Christian Bernat at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. "Moruds landsholdsspillere". fodbold.morud.dk. Morud Idrætsforening. 7 December 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  4. "Hans Christian Bernat - OB.DK". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  5. "Robert Bernat - danskfodbold". danskfodbold.com. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  6. Blohm, Mathias (10 October 2021). "OB's nye førstemålmand bringer minder om fortidens fynske helte". Campo (in Danish).
  7. Kirchner, Buster (22 June 2016). "OB henter landsholdsmålmand hjem". www.dbold.dk. D'Bold. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  8. Koustrup, Louise (8 August 2018). "17-årig OB-målmand træner med Manchester United". www.tv2fyn.dk. TV 2/Fyn. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  9. Abildtrup, Niels (8 August 2018). "Ung OB-keeper træner i United". fyens.dk. Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  10. "To år til Hans Christian Bernat". www.ob.dk. Odense Boldklub. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  11. Abildtrup, Niels (29 December 2019). "OB forlænger med ung keeper". fyens.dk. Fyens Stiftstidende. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  12. Nielsen, Jonas (8 July 2020). "OB skifter ti - Silkeborg med ny målmand". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  13. "Hans Christian Bernat - Landsholdsdatabasen". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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