Federico Bernardeschi

BIOGRAPHY

Federico Bernardeschi was born February 16, 1994 in Carrara, Tuscany, Italy. He is a winger in Major League Soccer.

Bernardeschi began his youth career at his hometown club, Atletico Carrara, in 2000, at the age of six, and in 2003, he joined the ACF Fiorentina youth system. He went on loan to Crotone (Serie B, Italy) for the 2013/2014 season, where he appeared in 39 games and recorded 12 goals. Bernardeschi made his professional debut at the age of 19 on September 8, 2003, against Delfino Pescara. He returned to Fiorentina for the 2014/2015 season, and made his Serie A debut on September 20, 2014, when he came on as a substitute against Genoa. At Fiorentina, Bernardeschi tallied 23 goals in 93 appearances (in all competitions) over three seasons.

 In the 2020 UEFA European Championship Final, played in 2021, Bernardeschihe scored the game-winning penalty in the shoot-out to seal Italy’s victory over England. Bernardeschi received his first call-up in March 2016 and made his international debut in a 1-1 draw against Spain. In addition, he has represented his country at the U-18, U-19, U-20 and U-21 levels.

On 15 July 2022, Bernardeschi signed for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC as a designated player on a four-year contract; he reunited with Italian compatriots Lorenzo Insigne and Domenico Criscito. He made his debut for the club on 23 July 2022, in a 4–0 home victory against Charlotte FC. Bernardeschi assisted the second goal of the match scored by Michael Bradely and scored the third goal of the match, despite only featuring in the opening half. The performance earned him a spot on the MLS Team of the Week. In the 2022 Canadian Championship Final against Vancouver three days later at BC Place, he set-up Lukas MacNaughton's temporary equaliser in the second half with a trivela cross to tie the game 1–1; he later converted a penalty in the resulting shoot-out.