Bernardo Dias

Bernardo Dias
Personal information
Full name Bernardo Oliveira Dias
Date of birth (1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 29)
Place of birth Lisbon, Portugal
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ararat-Armenia
Number 70
Youth career
2007–2008 Oficinas São José
2008–2010 Benfica
2010–2014 Oeiras
2014–2016 Belenenses
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Belenenses 25 (2)
2018–2020 B-SAD 4 (0)
2018–2019 → Benfica B (loan) 29 (2)
2020–2021 Chaves 35 (1)
2021–2023 Doxa 61 (6)
2023–2024 Torreense 26 (6)
2024–2025 Araz-Naxçıvan 35 (6)
2025–2026 Petro Atlético 24 (7)
2026– Ararat-Armenia 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:34, 16 August 2026 (UTC)

Bernardo Oliveira Dias (born 4 January 1997), also known as Benny, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Armenian Premier League club Ararat-Armenia.

Club career

Born in Lisbon, Dias joined C.F. Os Belenenses' youth system in 2014, aged 17. On 14 August 2016 he made his Primeira Liga debut, starting and playing 56 minutes in a 2–0 away loss against Vitória de Setúbal.

Dias scored his first league goal on 24 September 2017, coming on as a second-half substitute and closing the 4–1 away win over C.D. Feirense. His second arrived the following 9 January, in a 1–1 home draw with Boavista FC. The previous November, he had renewed his contract until 2022 with a €15 million buyout clause.

On 6 July 2018, Dias was loaned from B-SAD to S.L. Benfica B for one season. His maiden appearance in the LigaPro took place on 11 August, when he started in the 2–1 home defeat of Leixões SC. His first goal arrived on 27 October, helping the hosts beat S.C. Covilhã 3–2.

Dias signed with G.D. Chaves still in the second tier in January 2020. He scored his only goal for the club on 23 September of that year, in a 4–3 victory at Benfica B.

On 14 July 2021, Dias agreed to a deal at Doxa Katokopias FC in the Cypriot First Division. He returned to Portugal and its second division in summer 2023, on a contract at S.C.U. Torreense.

Dias went back abroad subsequently, having spells at Azerbaijan's Araz-Naxçıvan PFK and Angola's Atlético Petróleos de Luanda. With the latter, he participated in the 2025–26 CAF Champions League.

Ahead of the 2026–27 season, joined Armenian Premier League side FC Ararat-Armenia.

Honours

Petro Atlético

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Benny" (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Benny: a promessa é do Belenenses até 2022 e bem protegida pela cláusula" [Benny: the prospect belongs to Belenenses until 2022 and well protected by the clause]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 8 November 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Vitória vence Belenenses e arranca com o pé direito" [Vitória beat Belenenses and start off on the right foot] (in Portuguese). Vitória F.C. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 6 November 2016. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Maia, Vítor (24 September 2017). "Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (crónica)" [Feirense-Belenenses, 1–4 (match report)] (in Portuguese). Mais Futebol. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ↑ "Golo em fora-de-jogo dá empate ao Boavista no Restelo" [Offside goal gives Boavista draw at the Restelo] (in Portuguese). Rádio Renascença. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ↑ Marques, Valter (6 July 2018). "Benny reforça equipa B do Benfica" [Benny bolsters Benfica's B team]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Benfica B entra a ganhar na II Liga" [Benfica B have II League winning debut] (in Portuguese). S.L. Benfica. 11 August 2018. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ↑ "Sp. Covilhã infeliz na derrota com o Benfica B" [Sp. Covilhã unhappy in defeat to Benfica B]. Jornal do Fundão (in Portuguese). 27 October 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  9. ↑ "Benny é reforço para César Peixoto" [Benny is an addition for César Peixoto]. Record (in Portuguese). 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Gonçalo Ramos bisa, mas Benfica B perde com o Chaves" [Gonçalo Ramos grabs brace, but Benfica B lose to Chaves]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "ΑΝΑΚΟΙΝΩΣΗ – BERNARDO OLIVEIRA DIAS" [Announcement – Bernardo Oliveira Dias] (in Greek). Doxa Katokopias. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "Médio Benny regressa a Portugal para reforçar o Torreense na II Liga" [Midfielder Benny returns to Portugal to bolster Torreense in the II League] (in Portuguese). SAPO. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 24 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Benny komandamızda..." [Benny to our team...] (in Azerbaijani). Araz-Naxçıvan PFK. 9 July 2024. Archived from the original on 14 September 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Oficial: Médio português Benny Dias assina pelo Petro de Luanda" [Official: Portuguese midfielder Benny Dias signs for Petro de Luanda]. Record (in Portuguese). 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Benny strike earns Petro valuable away win against Simba to go top in Group D". Confederation of African Football. 23 November 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  16. ↑ "📣29-year-old portuguese attacking midfielder Bernardo Oliveira, has joined FC Ararat-Armenia". Instagram. 3 August 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
  17. ↑ Nunes, David (6 May 2026). "Petro de Luanda é pentacampeão angolano" [Petro de Luanda are five-time Angolan champions]. A Bola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Trio luso vence Supertaça de Angola" [Lusitanian trio wins Angolan Supercup] (in Portuguese). Sindicato dos Jogadores. 16 September 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2026.