Nikhil Bernard (born 30 December 1989) is an Indian professional

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who last played as a

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for

Chennaiyin FC Chennaiyin Football Club is an Indian professional football club based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural season o ...

in the

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Career

Royal Wahingdoh

Born in

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

, Bernard started his career with

Royal Wahingdoh F.C. Royal Wahingdoh FC (also known as Wahingdoh Sports Club) was an Indian professional football club based in Shillong, Meghalaya. Nicknamed "Royals", the club participated in I-League, then top flight of Indian football league system. Royal Wahi ...

of the Shillong Premier League and

I-League 2nd Division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

. In 2014, he helped Wahingdoh to promotion to the

I-League The I-League (known as Hero I-League for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp) is the second-tier men's professional football competition of the Indian football league system. It is currently contested by 12 clubs across the country with the w ...

. He made his professional debut for the side on 28 December 2014 in the Federation Cup against

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Bengaluru FC

On 2 February 2016, he signed for the home town club

Bengaluru FC Bengaluru Football Club () is an Indian professional football club based in Bangalore, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club was established on 20 July 2013, and began its first ...

Ozone FC

After brief stint with Bengaluru FC, Bernard joined newly formed Bengaluru based

I-League 2nd division I-League 2, previously known as I-League 2nd Division and officially known as or Hero I-League 2 (for sponsorship ties with Hero MotoCorp), is an Indian men's professional football league. It is the 3rd tier of Indian football, behind Indian ...

club, Ozone FC.

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Nikhil 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bangalore Indian footballers Royal Wahingdoh FC players Bengaluru FC players Association football goalkeepers I-League 2nd Division players I-League players Ozone FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Indian Super League players Chennaiyin FC players