Paulo Bernardo Gonçalves Bernardo, a Portuguese midfielder born on the 24th of January 2002, currently plies his trade at Celtic, wearing the number 28 jersey. Standing at 5 foot 10 inches (1.8m) and weighing in at 12 stone 1 pound (77kg), Paulo is notable for his notable representation of the Portugal U21 national team besides his club duties.
With a market value of about £5.5 million according to Transfermarkt, Paulo has 4 years and 2 months left on his current contract with Celtic, set to expire on the 30th of June, 2029.
Paulo started his football journey at Liga Portugal's Benfica, joining them as a trainee in July 2010. By his debut season in 2021 - 2022, he'd made 17 first team appearances. He was transferred from Benfica to Paços de Ferreira within the Liga Portugal 2 in January 2023, where he played 13 games and scored two goals in the 2022 - 2023 season.
In September 2023, Paulo transferred from Benfica to Celtic in Scotland on loan, where he made an impression with 22 first team appearances and 3 goals in the 2023 - 2024 season. The current season of 2024 - 2025 sees Paulo already having made 26 first team appearances and scoring two goals.
In August 2024, Paulo made his move to Celtic permanent with a transfer from Benfica for a fee of £3.5 million. Playing his second season at Celtic, the midfielder has taken part in several tournaments, aside from league matches. These include the Champions League 2023 - 2024, League Cup 2024 - 2025, Scottish Cup 2024 - 2025, and Champions League 2024 - 2025. He also represented Portugal U21 in the UEFA U21 Championship Qualifiers 2024 - 2025, scoring four goals in nine starts.
