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Juan Bernat Velasco (born 1 March 1993) is a Spanish footballer who plays for German club FC Bayern Munich mainly as a left back but also as a left winger.
He began his career at Valencia, featuring in three La Liga campaigns, before moving to Bayern Munich in 2014 and winning the Bundesliga in his first season.
A European champion with the under-19 team in 2012, Bernat made his senior debut for Spain in 2014.
Born in Cullera, Valencian Community, Bernat was a product of Valencia CF's youth system. He made his senior debuts at only 17, appearing with the reserves in Tercera División and helping them return to Segunda División B; he was brought to the main squad for the 2011 pre-season, scoring in a 3–0 away win against Sporting Clube de Portugal, and earned a professional contract until 2015 shortly after.
Bernat made his debut with the Che's first team in a 4–3 La Liga home win against Racing de Santander on 27 August 2011: he started the game and was replaced at half-time, with the score at 2–1 for the visitors. His second league appearance occurred on 22 January 2012 in a 1–1 draw at CA Osasuna, substituting Jonas in the 57th minute; he continued featuring regularly for the B's, in the third level.