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Since joining Manchester United from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020, Bruno Fernandes has been a revelation. Fernandes made an immediate impact in his first season at Old Trafford and has continued to impress at the start of the 2020-21 season.
Here are some of the individual awards he’s won across his professional career:
- Primeira Liga Player of the Month: August 2017, September 2017, April 2018, December 2018, February 2019, March 2019, April 2019
- Primeira Liga Player of the Year: 2017–18, 2018–19
- UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season: 2017–18, 2019–20
- Sporting CP Footballer of the Year: 2018, 2019
- CNID Footballer of the Year: 2019
- PFA Fans’ Premier League Player of the Month: February 2020, June/July 2020
- Premier League Player of the Month: February 2020, June 2020, November 2020, December 2020
- Premier League Goal of the Month: June 2020, February 2021
- UEFA Europa League top scorer: 2019–20 (8 goals)
- Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Manchester United Goal of the Season: 2020–21 (vs. Everton, 6 February 2021)
- EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year: 2020
- FSA Men’s Player of the Year Award: 2020
Here are some of the records he holds:
- Fernandes has directly contributed to just over half of Manchester United’s 60 Premier League goals since his debut, with 18 goals and 13 assists. Fernandes’ 31 Premier League goal contributions broke Frank Lampard’s calendar record for a midfielder of 29, set in 2009.
- Fernandes is the first Portuguese player to score ten Premier League goals in a season since Cristiano Ronaldo (never heard of him) in 2008-09.
- No Premier League player has more goals (12) or assists (6) away from home than the 26-year-old since his debut.
Bruno has been vital for the Manchester United squad, definitely the most influential on the field. Can he inspire United to win the Europa League finals against Villareal?