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 (ISL), the top flight of Indian football. The club was founded in August 2014 during the inaugural sea ...

in the

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Career

Royal Wahingdoh

Born in

Bangalore Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore (List of renamed places in India#Karnataka, its official name until 1 November 2014), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the southern States and union territories of India, Indian state of Kar ...

, Karnataka, Bernard started his career with

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

of the Shillong Premier League and

I-League 2nd Division The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...

. In 2014, he helped Wahingdoh to promotion to the

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. 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 () (Kannada: ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು.ಎಫ್.ಸಿ) is an Indian professional football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. The club competes in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football. The club w ...

Ozone FC

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

I-League 2nd division The I-League 2 is an Indian men's professional association football, football league. It is the 3rd tier of the Indian football league system, behind the Indian Super League and the I-League. It operates as a system of promotion and relegation ...

club,

Ozone FC Ozone Football Club Bengaluru (simply known as Ozone FC) was an Indian professional association football, football club based in Bengaluru, Karnataka. Founded in 2015, the club competed in BDFA Super Division, the top division of football in th ...

Career statistics

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernard, Nikhil 1989 births Living people Footballers from Bengaluru Indian men's footballers Royal Wahingdoh FC players Bengaluru FC players Men's association football goalkeepers I-League 2 players I-League players Ozone FC players Gokulam Kerala FC players Indian Super League players 21st-century Indian sportsmen Chennaiyin FC players