Vincenzo Bernardo

Vincenzo Bernardo

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Personal information
Full name	Vincenzo Bernardo
Date of birth	(1990-05-22) May 22, 1990
Place of birth	Morristown, New Jersey, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team	Miami Fusion FC
Number	10
Youth career
1995–2001	Madison Area YMCA
2002–2003	Morris United
2004–2006	New York Red Bulls
2006–2008	Napoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2009	Napoli	0	(0)
2010–2011	FC Höchst	15	(8)
2011	Harrisburg City Islanders	0	(0)
2012–2013	Deportivo Guastatoya	35	(12)
2014	Miami United FC	12	(7)
2015-	Miami Fusion FC
International career
2007–2008	United States U17	2	(1)
2008	United States U20	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincenzo Bernardo (born May 22, 1990) is an American soccer player.

Career

Club

Bernardo grew up in New Jersey, moving to Italy at age sixteen to pursue his professional soccer career. Prior to moving to Italy he played for the MetroStars U-17 and U-19 Teams. He joined Napoli in 2006 playing for the Napoli primavera squad. With Napoli Bernardo was primarily deployed as an attacking midfielder or as a second striker.

After leaving Napoli, Bernardo went on trial with several Major League Soccer clubs. He eventually signed with Austrian club FC Höchst in January 2011. After a successful stay in Austria, Bernardo returned to the United States signing with Harrisburg City Islanders, where he had a brief stay. In 2012 Bernardo would move abroad once again, this time to Guatemala with Deportivo Guastatoya. In his one season at the club Bernardo impressed scoring 12 goals in 35 matches.

For the 2014 season Bernardo returned to the United States signing with NPSL side Miami United FC. He appeared in 12 matches for the team scoring 7 goals. The following season he signed with Miami Fusion FC, being the first player to sign for the club.

International

Bernardo has also been involved with the United States national team since the U-15 level, and has played for the United States U-17 and United States U-20 national team. He has denied rumors that he is interested in following Giuseppe Rossi in playing for Italy, stressing his desire to "become an important player for [the U.S.] in the future."