Benny (footballer)

For the Portuguese football midfielder sometimes known as Benny, see Bernardo Sousa (footballer).

Benny

Personal information
Full name	Bernardo Pereira Silvano
Date of birth	(1996-04-14) 14 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Leiria, Portugal
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Marinhense
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2014	União Leiria
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	União de Leiria	32	(2)
2017	Benfica Castelo Branco	14	(2)
2017–2020	Arouca	48	(5)
2020–2021	Torreense	21	(0)
2021–2022	União de Leiria	20	(0)
2022–2023	Académica de Coimbra	7	(1)
2023–	Marinhense	17	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:02, 12 October 2023 (UTC)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Pereira and the second or paternal family name is Silvano.

Bernardo Pereira Silvano (born 14 April 1996), commonly known as Benny is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for Campeonato de Portugal club Marinhense.

Club career

Born in Leiria, Benny started his career with the youth setup of local club União de Leiria and was promoted to the senior squad in 2014 which played in the third tier. On 31 January 2017, he joined Benfica Castelo Branco of the same tier.[1]

On 19 June 2017, Benny moved a tier up and moved to Arouca.[2] On 26 November, he made his league debut, playing the whole 90 minutes of a 2–0 victory against Santa Clara.[3]

Club statistics

As of match played on 12 August 2018

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
União Leiria	2014–15[4]	Campeonato Nacional	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2015–16[4]	Campeonato Nacional	23	2	2	1	—		25	3
	2016–17[4]	Campeonato Nacional	6	0	2	2	—		8	2
	Total		32	2	4	3	—		36	5
Benfica Castelo Branco	2016–17[4]	Campeonato Nacional	13	2	0	0	—		13	2
Arouca	2017–18[4]	LigaPro	10	1	1	0	—		11	1
	2018–19[4]	LigaPro	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	Total		11	1	1	0	—		12	1
Career total			56	5	5	3	0	0	61	8

References

1. "Benny reforça plantel do Benfica e Castelo Branco" [Benny reinforced to Benfica Castelo Branco squad] (in Portuguese). Diario Digital Castelo Branco. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
2. "Benny reforça Arouca" [Benny is reinforced by Arouca] (in Portuguese). Oderbie. 19 June 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
3. "Arouca-Santa Clara, 2-0: Buka and Jefre Vargas guarantee victory at home" (in Portuguese). Record. 26 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
4. "Benny". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 9 May 2018.

External links

• Benny at Soccerway
• Benny at ForaDeJogo (archived)