Overview
- Sporting director Benjamin Weber highlighted Berner’s steady development, learning mindset, and commitment as reasons for the promotion.
- The right-back debuted with late cameos in the DFB-Pokal win on penalties at Münster and the 2-0 league defeat to Elversberg.
- Berner joined Hertha in summer 2024 from Heidenheim’s U19 after earlier training at VfB Stuttgart’s academy.
- With Hertha’s U23 in the Regionalliga Nordost, he has accumulated 38 appearances with two goals and five assists.
- He is the latest U23 player elevated after Dijon Ajvazi, with prospects Boris Lum and Kennet Eichhorn having extended contracts in the summer.