Jesús Bernal

Not to be confused with Jesus Bernal.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Bernal and the second or maternal family name is Villarig.
Jesús Bernal
Bernal with Racing Ferrol in 2022
Personal information
Full name Jesús José Bernal Villarig
Date of birth (1996-12-25) 25 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Muniesa, Spain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sporting Gijón
Number 8
Youth career
Santa Isabel
2012–2013 San Gregorio
2013–2015 Stadium Casablanca
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Zaragoza B 36 (1)
2015–2016 → Tarazona (loan) 21 (0)
2017–2018 Unión Adarve 37 (0)
2018–2019 Cultural Leonesa 20 (0)
2019–2020 Levante B 27 (0)
2020–2022 Rayo Majadahonda 58 (0)
2022–2024 Racing Ferrol 79 (0)
2024– Sporting Gijón 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 November 2024

Jesús José Bernal Villarig (born 25 December 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting de Gijón.

Club career

Born in Muniesa, Teruel, Aragon, Bernal represented the youth sides of Santa Isabel RSD, San Gregorio CD and AD Stadium Casablanca. He signed for Real Zaragoza in 2015, being loaned to Tercera División side SD Tarazona on 24 September of that year.[1]

Back to Zaragoza in July 2016, Bernal was assigned to the reserves also in the fourth division. In August 2017, after being an undisputed starter, he moved to Segunda División B newcomers AD Unión Adarve.[2]

On 19 July 2018, Bernal agreed to a three-year contract with Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa, freshly relegated to the third tier.[3] On 5 July 2019, he signed a two-year deal with Levante UD's reserves in the same category.[4]

On 12 August 2020, Bernal was transferred to fellow third division side CF Rayo Majadahonda.[5] On 4 July 2022, he joined Primera Federación side Racing de Ferrol on a two-year deal,[6] and was first-choice during his first season as the club achieved promotion to Segunda División after 15 years.[7]

Bernal made his professional debut at the age of 26 on 12 August 2023, starting in a 1–0 away win over Elche CF.[8] On 27 June of the following year, he moved to fellow league team Sporting de Gijón on a three-year contract.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Jesús Bernal es cedido a la SD Tarazona hasta final de temporada" [Jesús Bernal is loaned to SD Tarazona until the end of the season] (in Spanish). SD Tarazona. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Zidane's nephew Driss joins Second Division B side Unión Adarve". Diario AS. 23 September 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Jesús Bernal, nuevo jugador de la Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa" [Jesús Bernal, new player of Cultural y Deportiva Leonesa] (in Spanish). Cultural Leonesa. 19 July 2018. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Jesús Bernal se incorpora al Atlético Levante UD tras el acuerdo de traspaso con la Cultural Leonesa" [Jesús Bernal joins Atlético Levante UD after the transfer agreement with Cultural Leonesa] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Acuerdo para el traspaso de Jesús Bernal al Rayo Majadahonda" [Agreement for the transfer of Jesús Bernal to Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Jesús Bernal es una realidad" [Jesús Bernal is a reality] (in Spanish). Racing Ferrol. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  7. ^ "De Muniesa a Ferrol para alcanzar el sueño de jugar en Segunda División" [From Muniesa to Ferrol to reach the dream of playing in Segunda División] (in Spanish). Diario de Teruel. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  8. ^ "El Racing de Ferrol vuelve a Segunda a lo grande" [Racing de Ferrol return to Segunda through the big door] (in Spanish). Marca. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Jesús Bernal, nuevo jugador del Sporting" [Jesús Bernal, new player of Sporting] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.