Patrice Bernier
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Bernier taking a penalty for the Montreal Impact in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | September 23, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Brossard, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Montreal Impact | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Syracuse Orange | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2002 | Montreal Impact | 73 | (5) |
| 2003–2004 | Moss FK | 40 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Tromsø | 68 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 15 | (1) |
| 2008–2011 | FC Nordsjælland | 76 | (3) |
| 2011 | Lyngby BK | 12 | (2) |
| 2012– | Montreal Impact | 127 | (13) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1994–1995 | Canada U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 1998 | Canada U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Canada U23 | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2015 | Canada | 53 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 18, 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 19, 2015 |
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Patrice ("Bernie") Bernier (born September 23, 1979) is a Canadian soccer player who currently plays in Major League Soccer for Montreal Impact and the Canada national football team as a midfielder. He serves as captain for the Montreal Impact.
Bernier played for the original Montreal Impact in the A-league in Canada. For two seasons he played college soccer in the United States, for Syracuse University, in New York. He has some background in hockey, but he was told he was too short to reach the top level.
He joined Norwegian side Moss F.K. to play alongside compatriot Rob Friend at the start of the 2003 season.
Bernier signed for Tromsø in the summer of 2004. He was picked up from the Norwegian 1st division team Moss F.K. for somewhat less than 500,000 NOK (approx. €63,000 or $75,000 USD). As an almost complete midfielder, he is very aggressive, has good technique, a fine passing foot, heavy shot and an amazing running capacity. He has delivered the best stamina test result in the history of Tromsø, surpassing even former Tromsø player Morten Gamst Pedersen. After performing an amazing autumn season and a fine spring for Tromsø, they refused an offer of 10 million NOK (approx. €1.3 million) for him from the Turkish club Beşiktaş.
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