{{Short description|Belgian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Antoine Bernier |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|9|10|df=y}} |birth_place = Dinant, Belgium |height = 1.71 m{{refn|name="auto"|{{WorldFootball.net|antoine-bernier}}}} |position = Winger |currentclub = Charleroi |clubnumber = 17 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2013 |youthclubs1 = RCS Onhaye |years1 = 2013–2014 |clubs1 = RCS Onhaye |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2014–2018 |clubs2 = Anderlecht |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |years3 = 2018–2020 |clubs3 = Antwerp |caps3 = 0 |goals3 = 0 |years4 = 2019 |clubs4 = → Lierse (loan) |caps4 = 14 |goals4 = 5 |years5 = 2019–2020 |clubs5 = → Dudelange (loan) |caps5 = 14 |goals5 = 1 |years6 = 2020–2023 |clubs6 = RFC Seraing |caps6 = 77 |goals6 = 9 |years7 = 2023– |clubs7 = Charleroi |caps7 = 103 |goals7 = 17 |club-update = 1 June 2026 }} '''Antoine Bernier''' (born 10 September 1997) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Charleroi.
==Career== Bernier, born in Dinant,<ref name="auto"/> began his career at RSC Onhaye in Belgium's fourth tier, making his debut aged 16.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web |date=1 December 2014 |title=Antoine Bernier, du RCS Onhaye au Sporting d´Anderlecht |url=https://www.matele.be/antoine-bernier-du-rcs-onhaye-au-sporting-d-anderlecht |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Matélé |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=10 May 2021 |title=Antoine Bernier, du RCS Onhaye à la D1A |url=https://www.matele.be/antoine-bernier-du-rcs-onhaye-a-la-d1a |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Matélé |language=fr}}</ref> In 2014 he made a significant move to RSC Anderlecht's youth and signed his first professional contract with the club two years later, in May 2016.<ref name="auto1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=13 May 2016 |title=Anderlecht offre un contrat pro à Antoine Bernier |url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_anderlecht-offre-un-contrat-pro-a-antoine-bernier?id=9297625 |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=RTBF Sport |language=fr}}</ref> However, his time with Anderlecht came to an end in June 2018, leading him to join Royal Antwerp.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monmart |first=Sébastien |date=25 September 2019 |title=L'épopée européenne du Dinantais Antoine Bernier |url=https://www.dhnet.be/sports/sport-regional/namur/l-epopee-europeenne-du-dinantais-antoine-bernier-5d8a3ae4f20d5a53cc073f57 |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=DH Les Sports + |language=fr}}</ref> In January 2019, he embarked on a loan with Lierse SK until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 January 2019 |title=Antoine Bernier tekende bij Lierse |url=https://lierse.com/nieuws/antoine-bernier-tekende-bij-lierse |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=lierse.com |publisher=Lierse S.K. |language=nl}}</ref> The following summer, he joined F91 Dudelange on a season-long loan.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 September 2019 |title=Le Dinantais Antoine Bernier s'éclate à Dudelange |url=https://www.matele.be/la-dinantais-antoine-bernier-s-eclate-a-dudelange |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Matélé |language=fr}}</ref> In the summer of 2020, he joined RFC Seraing on a permanent basis.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 June 2020 |title=Antoine Bernier à Seraing |url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20200612_01482761/antoine-bernier-a-seraing |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Lavenir.net |language=fr}}</ref> In his debut season at the club he achieved promotion to the Belgian First Division A .<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jordens |first=Jérôme |date=8 May 2021 |title=Antoine Bernier après la montée de Seraing : " je pense qu'il y a beaucoup de joueurs qui méritent de jouer en première division dans notre équipe" |url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_antoine-bernier-apres-la-montee-de-seraing-je-pense-qu-il-y-a-beaucoup-de-joueurs-qui-meritent-de-jouer-en-premiere-division-dans-notre-equipe?id=10758057 |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=RTBF Sport |language=fr}}</ref> In July 2021, Bernier made a commitment to RFC Seraing by extending his contract for an additional two seasons.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 July 2021 |title=Antoine Bernier prolonge pour deux saisons à Seraing |url=https://www.lavenir.net/cnt/dmf20210702_01594571/antoine-bernier-prolonge-pour-deux-saisons-a-seraing |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=Lavenir.net |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=4 July 2021 |title=OFFICIEEL: Seraing houdt sterkhouder Bernier langer bij zich na vijf goals in 1B |url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.be/nieuws/987377/officieel-seraing-houdt-sterkhouder-bernier-langer-bij-zich-na-vijf-goals-in-1b.html |access-date=22 July 2021 |website=voetbalprimeur.be |language=nl}}</ref>
On 23 June 2023, Bernier signed a three-year contract with Charleroi.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Charleroi|url=https://www.sporting-charleroi.be/news/antoine-bernier-est-zebre/|title=ANTOINE BERNIER EST ZÈBRE !|trans-title=ANTOINE BERNIER IS A ZEBRA!|date=23 June 2023|access-date=7 September 2023|language=fr}}</ref>
==Personal life== Bernier is the younger brother of fellow footballer Florent Bernier.<ref name="auto1" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|antoine-bernier/381131}}
{{R. Charleroi S.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernier, Antoine}} Category:1997 births Category:Living people Category:People from Dinant Category:Footballers from Namur Province Category:Belgian men's footballers Category:Men's association football wingers Category:RSC Anderlecht players Category:Royal Antwerp FC players Category:Lierse SK (1906) players Category:F91 Dudelange players Category:RFC Seraing (1922) players Category:Royal Charleroi SC players Category:Belgian Pro League players Category:Challenger Pro League players Category:Belgian Third Division players Category:Luxembourg National Division players Category:Belgian expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Luxembourg Category:Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Category:21st-century Belgian sportsmen