Edgar Bernhardt (Russian: Эдгар Бернхардт; born 30 March 1986) is a Kyrgyz professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Early life

Bernhardt was born in Novopavlovka,

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, now

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

Club career

In Germany and the Netherlands

Bernhardt made his debut on the professional league level in the

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for FC Emmen on 10 August 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute in a game against Go Ahead Eagles. He returned to

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on 30 June 2008 and signed on 8 June 2009 a contract with

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Kedah

On 27 May 2019, Bernhardt agreed to join

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side

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. He finished the year with two goals and eight assists in 20 appearances.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

In December 2019, Bernhardt signed for Bangladesh Premier League club

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Dordoi Bishkek

On 1 August 2020,

Dordoi Bishkek Football Club Dordoi Bishkek ('' ky, Дордой Бишкек Футбол Клубу, Dordoj Bişkek Futbol Klubu'') is a Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz professional association football, football club based in Bishkek, that competes in the Kyrgyz Premier ...

announced the signing of Bernhardt on a contract until the end of the

2020 Kyrgyz Premier League The 2020 Kyrgyz Premier League ('' ky, 2020 Кыргыз Премьер Лигасы, 2020 Keurgeuz Premjer Ligaseu'') was the 29th season of the Kyrgyzstan League, Kyrgyzstan's top division of association football organized by the Football Feder ...

season. On 16 January 2021, Dordoi Bishkek confirmed the departure of Bernhardt after the expiration of his contract. Bernhardt returned to Dordoi Bishkek on 19 July 2021, after six month with

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club

Andijon Andijan (sometimes spelled Andijon or Andizhan in English) ( uz, Andijon / Андижон / ئەندىجان; fa, اندیجان, ''Andijân/Andīǰān''; russian: Андижан, ''Andižan'') is a city in Uzbekistan. It is the administrative, ...

International career

Bernhardt was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent the Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against

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and Australia. He scored his first international goal in his debut against Bangladesh with a penalty kick, helping his side to win 3–1 in

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Personal life

Bernhardt holds German, Kyrgyzstani and Russian citizenship. He was born in Kyrgyzstan, but moved to Stemwede, Germany with his family in his early childhood.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bernhardt goal.''

Honours

Kedah * Malaysia FA Cup:

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* Malaysia Cup: runner-up

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhardt, Edgar 1986 births Living people People from Chüy Region Kyrgyzstani footballers Kyrgyzstani people of German descent Citizens of Germany through descent German footballers Kyrgyzstan international footballers Kyrgyzstani Christians Kyrgyzstani expatriate footballers German expatriate footballers Association football midfielders VfL Osnabrück players Eintracht Braunschweig II players FC Emmen players VfL Osnabrück II players Wuppertaler SV players Vaasan Palloseura players FC Lahti players MKS Cracovia (football) players FF Jaro players Widzew Łódź players FC Energie Cottbus players Stal Mielec players Eerste Divisie players 2. Bundesliga players 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Veikkausliiga players Ekstraklasa players Edgar Bernhardt I liga players Edgar Bernhardt German expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands German expatriate sportspeople in Finland German expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate footballers in Finland Expatriate footballers in Poland Expatriate footballers in Thailand Expatriate footballers in Oman 2019 AFC Asian Cup players Kyrgyzstani expatriate sportspeople in Thailand