Carlos Roberto Bernárdez García (born 28 December 1992) is a Belizean

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who plays as a

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for Honduran club Platense FC and the Belize national team.

Early life

Bernárdez comes from a Honduran family, but he was born in Belize while his parents were en route to the United States. At eight months old, his mother left him in

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, the town where his family lived.

International career

As Bernárdez was raised in Honduras and identifies himself as a Honduran, his intention was to play for the Honduras national team. He ultimately accepted a call-up to represent Belize in 2019, and made his debut on 30 August 2019 in a friendly against

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Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Belize's goal tally first.''

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* 1992 births Living people People from Belize City Belizean men's footballers Men's association football forwards Belize men's international footballers Belizean people of Honduran descent Naturalized citizens of Honduras Honduran men's footballers 21st-century Honduran sportsmen C.D. Victoria players C.D.S. Vida players Platense F.C. players Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional de Honduras players Honduran Liga Nacional de Ascenso players {{Belize-footy-bio-stub