Enric Bernat Lunar (born 22 November 1997) is a Spanish

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who plays as a

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for CFJ Mollerussa in the

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Early career

In his youth, Bernat played with the

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and AE Josep Maria Gené youth systems.

Club career

Bernat began his career with

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in the

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, the Spanish fourth tier, where he played for two seasons, scoring one goal. In 2019, he agreed to join CF Reus Deportiu B and was sent to Canada to trial with

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club

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. He then returned to Spain, however, Reus was expelled from the Spanish league prior to the season, for failing to pay their reserve players and he became a free agent again. Afterwards, he joined

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of the third tier

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, on a contract until June 2021. After suffering a serious injury and payment issues, he departed the club. In May 2021, he signed with

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. Due to the

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, he was forced to take a 17 day quarantine upon arriving in Canada, after which he was able to train for a week to the club, before undergoing another two-week quarantine after the team moved to Arizona in the United States, where they would play the season. He made his debut for Toronto FC II on 22 May 2021 against

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. He recorded his first assist on 2 June, on a goal by Kosi Thompson. In January 2022, he returned to his former club

, now in the fifth tier Tercera División RFEF. In July 2022, he joined

Cerdanyola del Vallès FC Cerdanyola del Vallès Futbol Club is a Spanish football team based in Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 2006, it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi Municipal La Bòbila-Pinetons''. H ...

in the fourth tier

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. In January 2023, he joined CFJ Mollerussa in the sixth tier

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. In October 2023, he signed with

club

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. In July 2024, he returned to CFJ Mollerussa, who had since promoted to the

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Enric Bernat
at La Preferente {{DEFAULTSORT:Bernat, Enric 1997 births Living people Spanish men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Lleida CF players Toronto FC II players Tercera División players USL League One players Spanish expatriate men's footballers Spanish expatriates in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Tercera Federación players UE Tàrrega players Cerdanyola del Vallès FC players FC Ascó players Primera Catalana players FC Vilafranca players 21st-century Spanish sportsmen