Enric Bernat
Personal information
Full name Enric Bernat Lunar
Date of birth (1997-11-22) 22 November 1997
Place of birth Castellserà, Spain
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
UE Tàrrega
AE Josep Maria Gené
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 FC Ascó 46 (1)
2019–2020 Lleida Esportiu 3 (0)
2021 Toronto FC II 9 (0)
2022 FC Ascó 2 (0)
2022 Cerdanyola del Vallès FC 4 (0)
2023 CFJ Mollerussa 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2023

Enric Bernat Lunar (born 22 November 1997) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early career

In his youth, Bernat played UE Tàrrega and AE Josep Maria Gené youth systems.[1]

Career

Bernat began his career with FC Ascó in the Tercera División, the Spanish fourth tier, where he played for two seasons, scoring one goal.[2]

In 2019, he agreed to join CF Reus Deportiu B and was sent to Canada to trial with Major League Soccer club Toronto FC.[3][4] He then returned to Spain, however, Reus was expelled from the Spanish league prior to the season, for failing to pay their reserve players and he became a free agent again.[5]

Afterwards, he joined Lleida Esportiu of the third tier Segunda División B, on a contract until June 2021.[6][7][8] After suffering a serious injury and payment issues, he departed the club.[9]

In May 2021, he signed with Toronto FC II of USL League One.[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he was forced to take a 17 day quarantine upon arriving in Canada, after which he was able to train for a week to the club, before undergoing another two-week quarantine after the team moved to Arizona in the United States, where they would play the season.[10] He made his debut for Toronto FC II on May 22, 2021 against North Texas SC.[11] He recorded his first assist on June 2, on a goal by Kosi Thompson.[12]

In January 2022, he returned to his former club FC Ascó, now in the fifth tier Tercera División RFEF.[13][14][15]

In July 2022, he joined Cerdanyola del Vallès FC in the fourth tier Segunda Federación.[16]

In January 2023, he joined CFJ Mollerussa in the sixth tier Primera Catalana.[17]

Career statistics

As of 4 June 2023
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Ascó 2017–18[18] Tercera División 16100–161
2018–19[18] 3002[lower-alpha 1]0–320
Total 4612000481
Lleida Esportiu 2019–20[18] Segunda División B 301[lower-alpha 1]0–40
Toronto FC II 2021[19] USL League One 90––90
FC Ascó 2021–22[18] Tercera División RFEF 2000–20
Cerdanyola del Vallès 2022–23[18] Segunda Federación 4000–40
CFJ Mollerussa 2022–23[18] Primera Catalana 80001[lower-alpha 2]090
Career total 7213010761
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Catalunya
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in the Primera Catalana promotion playoffs

References

  1. ↑ Guiu, Sergi (12 July 2019). "El Lleida Esportiu reforça el mig del camp amb el fitxatge d'Enric Bernat" [Lleida Esportiu reinforces the midfield with the signing of Enric Bernat]. Lleida Ràdio UA1 (in Catalan).
  2. 1 2 "Toronto FC II sign Enric Bernat Lunar". Toronto FC. 20 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Gomis, Joan (10 June 2019). "Tres jugadors més del CF Reus entrenaran amb el Toronto FC" [Three more CF Reus players will train with Toronto FC]. Reus Digital (in Catalan).
  4. ↑ Izquierdo, Vicente M. (20 June 2019). "El Toronto FC ofrece a Adri Arjona jugar en su equipo filial" [Toronto FC offers Adri Arjona to play for their subsidiary team]. Diari Més (in Spanish).
  5. ↑ "El Reus, excluido de Tercera División" [Reus excluded from Third Division]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 10 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Madrona, Xavier (2 August 2019). "Bernat: "Al Lleida no li vaig poder dir que 'no' perquè és el club de casa"" [Bernat: "I couldn't say no to Lleida because it's the home club"]. Diari Segre (in Catalan).
  7. ↑ Garcia, Miriam (8 January 2021). "Enric Bernat lluitarà per fer-se un lloc a l'equip titular del Lleida Esportiu" [Enric Bernat will fight for a place in the starting team of Lleida Esportiu]. Lleida Rádio UA1 (in Catalan).
  8. ↑ Madrona, Xavier (13 July 2019). "El Lleida incorpora el mig lleidatà Enric Bernat" [Lleida incorporates Lleida midfielder Enric Bernat]. Diari Segre (in Catalan).
  9. ↑ Delgado, Jordi (29 July 2021). "Toronto, vía de escape tras un par de sueños rotos" [Toronto, escape route after a couple of broken dreams]. Sport (in Spanish).
  10. ↑ Madrona, Xavier (29 May 2021). "De Castellserà al Canadà" [From Castellserà to Canada]. Diari Segre (in Catalan).
  11. ↑ "North Texas SC Falls 2-1 Away to Toronto FC II". FC Dallas. 22 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Match Report: Omaha Battles Back To Tie Toronto". USL League One. 3 June 2021.
  13. ↑ Alguero, Enric (19 January 2022). "El FC Ascó incorpora a Enric Bernat procedent del Toronto FC canadenc" [FC Ascó joins Enric Bernat from Toronto FC Canada]. Ebre Sports (in Catalan).
  14. ↑ "El FC Ascó confirma el retorn a la seua disciplina d'Enric Bernat" [FC Ascó confirms Enric Bernat's return to his discipline]. Canal 21 Ebre (in Catalan). 19 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "El Ascó agita la plantilla de cara a la segunda vuelta" [Ascó shakes up the squad ahead of the second round]. Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 21 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Martí, Puchades i sis noves incorporacions en el Cerdanyola FC de 3a RFEF" [Martí, Puchades and six new additions to the Cerdanyola FC of the 3rd RFEF]. Tot Cerdanyola (in Catalan). 3 July 2022.
  17. ↑ "El Mollerussa reforça la candidatura a l'ascens fitxant Enric Bernat" [Mollerussa strengthens its bid for promotion by signing Enric Bernat]. La Mañana (in Catalan). 19 January 2023.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Enric Bernat Lunar Stats". La Preferente.
  19. ↑ Enric Bernat at Soccerway
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