Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes is 31 years old in 2026, born on 8 September 1994. Portugal Midfielder for Manchester United.
| Appearances | 2 |
| Goals | 3 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Yellow Cards | 0 |
| Red Cards | — |
| Goals / Match | 1.50 |
📖 Bruno Fernandes: Biography & Story
Manchester United's captain and heartbeat: a relentless goal-and-assist machine from Maia.
Manchester United signed Bruno Fernandes from Sporting CP in January 2020 for a fee that could rise to around £68 million, and the impact was almost immediate: his passing range, set-piece delivery, and relentless work rate transformed a stuttering United midfield overnight.
He has gone on to become United's most reliable source of goals and assists across multiple difficult seasons, taking on the captaincy and becoming the on-pitch focal point of the club's rebuild. His penalty and free-kick taking, combined with his box-to-box running, make him one of the Premier League's most complete attacking midfielders.
For Portugal, he has been a mainstay since his 2017 debut, playing a key creative role at multiple major tournaments and forming a productive partnership alongside Cristiano Ronaldo before Ronaldo's international retirement.
🗺️ Career Journey
Youth product turned first-team squad member in Porto
Developed in Italian football across three clubs
Prolific playmaker; two Taça de Portugal, one league title
Club captain; leading source of goals and assists
🏆 Honours & Achievements
👨👩👦 Personal Life & Family
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes was born on 8 September 1994 in Maia, near Porto. He came through Boavista's academy before moving to Italy as a teenager, where loan spells at Novara and Udinese, then a permanent move to Sampdoria, shaped him into a complete attacking midfielder. It was at Sporting CP, which he joined in 2017, that he became one of Europe's most prolific creative midfielders, directly leading to his move to Manchester United.
Bruno is married to Ana Pinho, his long-time partner, and the couple have two children together. He is known for his intense on-pitch emotion and celebrations, which he has said reflect how much every match means to him and his family watching back in Portugal.
💡 Did You Know?: Bruno Trivia
He wears the number 8 shirt at both Manchester United and for Portugal.
His fee from Sporting CP could rise to roughly £68 million with add-ons, one of United's biggest-ever outlays at the time.
He is United's primary penalty and free-kick taker, and among the club's most consistent goal-and-assist contributors since his arrival.
He has spoken about wanting to end his career back at Sporting CP one day.
Bruno Fernandes has 3 goals and 1 assist this season. A solid Fantasy XI pick from Manchester United.
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