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Bernardo Oliveira Dias (born 4 January 1997), also known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Cypriot club Doxa Katokopias FC as a midfielder.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Dias joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system in 2014, aged 17. On 14 August 2016 he made his Primeira Liga debut, starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Vitória de Setúbal.

Dias scored his first league goal on 24 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute and closing the 4–1 away win over C.D. Feirense. His second arrived the following 9 January, in a 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC. The previous November, he had renewed his contract until 2022 with a €15 million buyout clause.

On 6 July 2018, Dias was loaned from Belenenses SAD to S.L. Benfica B for one season. His maiden appearance in the LigaPro took place on 11 August, when he started in the 2–1 home defeat of Leixões SC. His first goal arrived on 27 October, helping the hosts beat S.C. Covilhã 3–2.

Dias signed with G.D. Chaves still in the second tier in January 2020. He scored his only goal for the club on 23 September of that year, in a 4–3 victory at Benfica B.

On 14 July 2021, Dias agreed to a deal at Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division.

References

1. ^ "Benny" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. ^ "Benny: a promessa é do Belenenses até 2022 e bem protegida pela cláusula" [Benny: the prospect belongs to Belenenses until 2022 and well protected by the clause]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
3. "Vitória vence Belenenses e arranca com o pé direito" [Vitória beat Belenenses and start off on the right foot] (in Portuguese). Vitória F.C. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
4. Maia, Vítor (24 September 2017). "Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (crónica)" [Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
5. "Golo em fora-de-jogo dá empate ao Boavista no Restelo" [Offside goal gives Boavista draw at the Restelo] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
6. Marques, Valter (6 July 2018). "Benny reforça equipa B do Benfica" [Benny bolsters Benfica's B team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
7. "Benfica B entra a ganhar na II Liga" [Benfica B have II League winning debut] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
8. "Sp. Covilhã infeliz na derrota com o Benfica B" [Sp. Covilhã unhappy in defeat to Benfica B]. Jornal do Fundão (in Portuguese). 27 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
9. "Benny é reforço para César Peixoto" [Benny is an addition for César Peixoto]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
10. "Gonçalo Ramos bisa, mas Benfica B perde com o Chaves" [Gonçalo Ramos grabs brace, but Benfica B lose to Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
11. "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – BERNARDO OLIVEIRA DIAS" [Announcement – Bernardo Oliveira Dias] (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

External links

• Bernardo Dias at ForaDeJogo (archived)
• Bernardo Dias at Soccerway

• 1997 births
• Living people
• Portuguese footballers
• Footballers from Lisbon
• Association football midfielders
• Primeira Liga players
• Liga Portugal 2 players
• C.F. Os Belenenses players
• Belenenses SAD players
• S.L. Benfica B players
• G.D. Chaves players
• Cypriot First Division players
• Doxa Katokopias FC players
• Portuguese expatriate footballers
• Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
• Portuguese expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus