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Ján Bernát
Personal information
Date of birth	10 January 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Prešov, Slovakia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	DAC Dunajská Streda (on loan from Westerlo)
Number	7
Youth career
2009–2016	Tatran Prešov
2016–2020	Žilina
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–2021	Žilina B
2019–2022	Žilina
2021–2022	→ Westerlo (loan)
2022–	Westerlo
2023–2024	→ Spartak Trnava (loan)
2024	→ DAC Dunajská Streda (loan)
International career
2016	Slovakia U15
2017	Slovakia U16
2017–2018	Slovakia U17
2019	Slovakia U18
2019	Slovakia U19
2019–2022	Slovakia U21
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2025

Ján Bernát (born 10 January 2001) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for as a midfielder for DAC Dunajská Streda on loan from the Belgian club Westerlo.

Club career

Bernát made his Fortuna Liga debut for Žilina against ViOn Zlaté Moravce during a home fixture on 2 March 2019. He came on about half hour before the end as a replacement for Patrik Myslovič, with the score at 1:1. Žilina eventually took the win after a goal by Filip Balaj.^[1]

Bernát was first recognised in a senior national team nomination on 23 May 2022, while still being active in the U21 team although he remained unnominated for June international fixtures following a suspension ahead of a qualifier against Malta.^[2] Štefan Tarkovič recognised him as an alternate ahead of four UEFA Nations League fixtures against Belarus, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.^[3]

Based on his social media communication, Bernát is a Christian.^[4]

Westerlo

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