Bernardo Fernandes da Silva Junior, known simply as Bernardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a full-back or centre-back for German Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.

Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as VfL Bochum, is a German professional association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. They currently play in the Bundesliga, top-flight of German club football.