Edgar Bernhardt

Edgar Bernhardt
	Bernhardt with Kyrgyzstan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	30 March 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth	Novopavlovka, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
	TuS Levern
	Preußen Espelkamp
	VfL Osnabrück
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	VfL Osnabrück
2006–2007	Eintracht Braunschweig II
2007–2008	Emmen
2008–2009	VfL Osnabrück II
2009	VfL Osnabrück
2009–2010	Wuppertaler SV
2010–2011	VPS
2012	Lahti
2012–2014	Cracovia
2014	Jaro
2015	Widzew Łódź
2015–2016	Prachuap
2016	Al-Orouba
2016	Energie Cottbus
2016–2017	SV Rödinghausen
2017–2018	Stal Mielec
2018–2019	GKS Tychy
2019	Kedah FA
2019–2020	Dhaka Abahani
2020	Dordoi Bishkek
2021	Andijon
2021	Dordoi Bishkek
2022	Alga Bishkek
2023	Udon Thani
2023–2024	Preußen Espelkamp
2025	Bishkek City
International career‡
2014–2022	Kyrgyzstan
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 July 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 May 2022

Edgar Bernhardt (Russian: Эдгар Бернхардт; born 30 March 1986) is a Kyrgyz former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Early life

Bernhardt was born in Novopavlovka, Soviet Union, now Kyrgyzstan.

Club career

In Germany and the Netherlands

Bernhardt made his debut on the professional league level in the Eerste Divisie for FC Emmen on 10 August 2007, when he came on as a substitute in the 55th minute in a game against Go Ahead Eagles. He returned to VfL Osnabrück on 30 June 2008 and signed on 8 June 2009 a contract with Wuppertaler SV.

In Finland and Poland

On 31 August 2010, Bernhardt moved to Finland and signed with Veikkausliiga club Vaasan Palloseura (VPS).^[1] After the season, his deal was extended.^[2] For the 2012 season, he joined fellow Veikkausliiga club Lahti.

During 2012–2014, he played for Polish club Cracovia and debuted in Ekstraklasa in the 2013–14 season. On 20 August 2014, Bernhardt returned to Finland and signed for FF Jaro for the remainder of the season.^[3]

In January 2015, he moved back to Poland and joined Widzew Łódź in second-tier I liga.

Kedah

On 27 May 2019, Bernhardt agreed to join Malaysia Super League side Kedah.^[4] He finished the year with two goals and eight assists in 20 appearances.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

In December 2019, Bernhardt signed for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.^[5] He made six appearances and scored two goals, before the season was cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Dordoi Bishkek

On 1 August 2020, Dordoi Bishkek announced the signing of Bernhardt on a contract until the end of the 2020 Kyrgyz Premier League season.^[6] On 16 January 2021, Dordoi Bishkek confirmed the departure of Bernhardt after the expiration of his contract.^[7] Bernhardt returned to Dordoi Bishkek on 19 July 2021, after six month with Uzbekistan Super League club Andijon.^[8]

International career

Bernhardt was called up in May 2015 by Aleksandr Krestinin to represent the Kyrgyzstan national team in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Bangladesh and Australia. He scored his first international goal in his debut against Bangladesh with a penalty kick, helping his side to win 3–1 in Dhaka.^[9]

Personal life

Bernhardt holds German, Kyrgyzstani and Russian citizenship. He was born in Kyrgyzstan, but moved to Stemwede, Germany with his family in his early childhood.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 15 March 2025^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Continental		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
VfL Osnabrück	2004–05	Regionalliga Nord	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	2005–06	Regionalliga Nord	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
	Total		15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0
VfL Osnabrück II	2004–05	NOFV-Oberliga	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
	2005–06	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	27	2	–		1	0	–		28	2
	Total		29	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	30	2
Eintracht Braunschweig	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
Eintracht Braunschweig II	2006–07	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	26	3	–		–		–		26	3
Emmen	2007–08	Eerste Divisie	8	1	1	0	–		–		9	1
VfL Osnabrück	2008–09	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	–		–		1	0
VfL Osnabrück II	2008–09	NOFV-Oberliga	24	3	–		–		–		24	3
Wuppertaler SV	2009–10	3. Liga	26	0	0	0	–		–		26	0
Wuppertaler SV II	2009–10	Oberliga Niederrhein	2	0	–		2	1	–		4	1
VPS	2010	Veikkausliiga	6	1	–		–		–		6	1
	2011	Veikkausliiga	27	3	0	0	5	1	–		32	4
	Total		33	4	0	0	5	1	0	0	38	5
Lahti	2012	Veikkausliiga	10	2	0	0	0	0	–		10	2
KS Cracovia	2012–13	I liga	30	5	1	0	–		–		31	5
	2013–14	Ekstraklasa	20	3	1	0	–		–		21	3
	Total		50	8	2	0	0	0	0	0	52	8
Jaro	2014	Veikkausliiga	7	0	–		–		–		7	0
Widzew Łódź	2014–15	I liga	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
Prachuap	2015	Thai Division 1 League	19	3	–		–		–		19	3
Al-Orouba SC	2015–16	Oman Professional League							6^[c]	0	6	0
Energie Cottbus	2016–17	Regionalliga Nordost	0	0	0	0	–		–		0	0
SV Rödinghausen	2017–18	Regionalliga West	19	2	–		2	0	–		21	2
Stal Mielec	2017–18	I liga	2	0	2	0	–		–		4	0
GKS Tychy	2017–18	I liga	11	1	–		–		–		11	1
	2018–19	I liga	19	0	1	0	–		–		20	0
	Total		30	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	1
Kedah FA	2019	Malaysia Super League	7	0	3	0	–		–		10	0
Dhaka Abahani	2019–20	Bangladesh Premier League	6	2	2	0	–		2^[c]	0	10	2
Dordoi Bishkek	2020	Kyrgyz Premier League	11	0	–		–		–		11	0
Andijon	2021	Uzbekistan Super League	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Dordoi Bishkek	2021	Kyrgyz Premier League	12	0	1	0	–		–		13	0
Alga Bishkek	2022	Kyrgyz Premier League	10	0	–		–		–		10	0
Udon Thani	2022–23	Thai League 2	12	2	–		–		–		12	2
Preußen Espelkamp	2023–24	Westfalenliga	3	0	–		–		–		3	0
Bishkek City	2025	Kyrgyz Premier League	2	0	–		–		–		2	0
Career total			378	33	12	0	10	2	8	0	408	35

↑ Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup, Suomen Cup, Polish Cup, Malaysia FA Cup, Bangladesh Federation Cup and Kyrgyzstan Cup
↑ Includes Lower Saxony Cup, Lower Rhine Cup, Finnish League Cup and Westphalian Cup
1 2 Appearances in AFC Cup

International

As of match played 15 June 2021^[11]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kyrgyzstan	2014	2	0
	2015	7	1
	2016	7	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	7	0
	2019	10	3
	2021	3	0
Total		40	4

Scores and results list Kyrgyzstan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bernhardt goal.

List of international goals scored by Edgar Bernhardt
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 June 2015	Dhaka Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	1–0	3–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	10 October 2019	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Myanmar	1–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
3				2–0
4				7–0

Honours

Kedah

Malaysia FA Cup: 2019
Malaysia Cup: runner-up 2019

Dordoi Bishkek

Kyrgyz Premier League: 2020, 2021

References

↑ VPS hankki vahvistusta keskikentälle, Yle, 31 August 2010
↑ Bernhardt jatkaa VPS:ssä, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 28 October 2010
↑ Jaron hyökkäykseen saksalaisvahvistus, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 20 August 2014
↑ "kedah ikat kapten skuad kebangsaan kyrgyzstan edgar bernhardt". Fox Sports. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
↑ "Abahani silently complete booters' registration". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
↑ "Эдгар Бернхардт перешел в Дордой". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
↑ "Дордой расстается с тремя игроками". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
↑ "С возвращением, Эдгар". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
↑ "Bangladesh suffer 1-3 defeat against Kyrgyzstan". thedailynewnation.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
↑ "Kirgisischer Nationalspieler kickt in Rödinghausen" (in German). nw.de. Retrieved 18 June 2017.
1 2 Edgar Bernhardt at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Edgar BERNHARDT – FIFA competition record (archived)
Edgar Bernhardt at Soccerway
Edgar Bernhardt at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
Edgar Bernhardt at fussballdaten.de (in German)
Edgar Bernhardt at National-Football-Teams.com

[12] Includes DFB-Pokal, KNVB Cup, Suomen Cup, Polish Cup, Malaysia FA Cup, Bangladesh Federation Cup and Kyrgyzstan Cup

[13] Includes Lower Saxony Cup, Lower Rhine Cup, Finnish League Cup and Westphalian Cup

[afccup-14] 1 2 Appearances in AFC Cup

[1] VPS hankki vahvistusta keskikentälle, Yle, 31 August 2010

[2] Bernhardt jatkaa VPS:ssä, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 28 October 2010

[3] Jaron hyökkäykseen saksalaisvahvistus, mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 20 August 2014

[4] "kedah ikat kapten skuad kebangsaan kyrgyzstan edgar bernhardt". Fox Sports. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2019.

[5] "Abahani silently complete booters' registration". theindependentbd.com. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

[6] "Эдгар Бернхардт перешел в Дордой". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

[7] "Дордой расстается с тремя игроками". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 16 January 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2021.

[8] "С возвращением, Эдгар". fc-dordoi.kg/ (in Russian). FC Dordoi Bishkek. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.

[9] "Bangladesh suffer 1-3 defeat against Kyrgyzstan". thedailynewnation.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[10] "Kirgisischer Nationalspieler kickt in Rödinghausen" (in German). nw.de. Retrieved 18 June 2017.

[NFT-11] 1 2 Edgar Bernhardt at National-Football-Teams.com

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