Alexandro Ezequiel Bernabéi (born 24 September 2000) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as a

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for Brazilian club Internacional. He previously played for

Lanús Lanús () is the capital of Lanús Partido, Buenos Aires Province in Argentina. It lies just south of the capital city Buenos Aires, in the Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, metropolitan area. The List of cities in Argentina, city has a populati ...

and

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Club career

Lanús

Bernabei came through the youth ranks of

, with manager

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promoting the defender into his first-team squad during the 2019–20 campaign. Bernabei's senior bow arrived on 19 October 2019, as he was selected to start a Primera División fixture with Talleres. He scored six minutes into his debut, prior to being substituted in the second half for

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in an eventual 4–2 win at the

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. In his thirtieth career appearance on 13 January 2021, Bernabei scored in a

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semi-final second leg victory at home to

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Celtic

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club

signed Bernabei in June 2022 for a fee of around £3.75 million. He made his competitive debut for the club on 28 August 2022 as a late substitute in a 9–0 win against

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in the

. On 11 October 2022, Bernabei came on as an 80th-minute substitute to make his

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debut in a 2–0 loss against

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. On 2 April 2023, Bernabei scored his first Celtic goal against Ross County in the Scottish Premiership.

Internacional

On 7 March 2024, Bernabei was loaned out to Internacional for the 2024 season. On 1 September 2024, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3–1 win against Juventude. On 9 January 2025, Bernabei signed a four-year permanent transfer deal with Internacional for £4.5 million.

International career

Bernabei represented Argentina's U19s at the

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in Bolivia.

Career statistics

Honours

Celtic *

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, 2023–24 *

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Internacional *

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Individual * Campeonato Brasileiro Série A Team of the Year: 2024 * Bola de Prata: 2024

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernabei, Alexandro 2000 births Living people Argentine men's footballers Club Atlético Lanús footballers Celtic F.C. players SC Internacional players Argentine expatriate men's footballers Argentine Primera División players Scottish Professional Football League players Footballers from Santa Fe Province Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Brazil Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Brazil People from Iriondo Department Argentine sportspeople of Italian descent Argentina men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players 21st-century Argentine sportsmen