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F. Bernal

Squad depthFluminense · 22 yrsTransferred to Real Betis

Profile

Full nameFacundo Bernal Cruz
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityUruguay
Age22
Date of birth21 Aug 2003
BirthplaceMontevideo
Height189 cm
Shirt number#5
ClubFluminense
Central midfielder
22
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1075
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Fluminense.

Injury-affected season

Missed 4 of Fluminense's ~38 games this season through 4 injury absences (thigh, muscle, yellow cards). He still appeared 22 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A220010756.74
CONMEBOL Sudamericana6013457.11
Carioca - 17002986.8
FIFA Club World Cup6002726.86
Copa Do Brasil2001186.63

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

F. Bernal is a 22-year-old central midfielder at Fluminense, rated 64.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 57th of 413 on scout potential in the Serie A and 476th of 2878 U-23 players tracked. An emerging talent, he has been a rotation option this season (35.1% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.27 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bernal.

Judged on this season alone, Bernal graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 55th of 63 of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 3.265 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 9 → 10).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 65, top 12% of the 63 central midfielders in the Serie A. At 22 Bernal is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 29.2 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Bernal missed 4 games through injury (thigh, muscle, yellow cards) out of roughly 38 this season. The 22 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report
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Bernal is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potentialTop 12% central midfielders · Serie ACurrent season55th of 63 central midfielders · Serie A55th-best central midfielder in the Serie A57th in the Serie A · potential7th-highest potential central midfielder in the Serie A476th-highest potential U-23 tracked
64.6
Ratingi
7th of 63 central midfielders
9.9
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
35.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
3.27
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Fluminense finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

3.27
Def. / 90
26
Tackles
9
Interceptions
5
Clean sheets

3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 22 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 20) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 22 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 35.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

With a Rating of 64.6, Bernal carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Serie A (top 12%). Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.27 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 1.9×) with the best seasons likely ahead. With this floor already at 22, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.