Bruno Fernandes Quick Facts
| Full Name | Bruno Miguel Fernandes |
| Age | 27 as of 2021 |
| Place of Birth | Maia, Portugal |
| Height | 1.79 m tall |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
| Current Club | Manchester United |
| Position | Attacking Midfielder |
| Jersey No. | 18 |
Bruno Fernandes is one of the players who are living their dreams. As a young boy, he dreamt of having an original Manchester united shirt and now he is one of the best players in Manchester United squads playing alongside his mentor Cristiano Ronaldo. Read more and get to know more about Bruno Fernandes.
Who Is Bruno Fernandes?
Bruno Fernandes is a Portuguese football star who currently plays for Manchester United, a Premiere league Club as an attacking midfielder. In addition, in international football, he plays for Portugal national team. His journey to becoming one of the loved players in the world started in Italy after joining Novara, a Serie B club. After that, he moved to Udinese, a Serie A club in 2013. In 2016 he transferred to Sampdoria.
Bruno spent five years of his career in Italy after which he returned to his country and signed with Sporting CP in 2017. With Sporting CP he was named as the captain of the club. In addition, he was also named Primeira Liga Player of the year, after winning back-to-back Tacas da Liga in 2018 and 2019. Moreover, during 2018-19, he became the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder and the highest-scoring midfielder in Europe. As a result of his magnificent performance, he attracted the attention of some big clubs in the Premiere club and finally being signed by Manchester with a transfer fee worth €55 million (£47 million) in January 2020. The amount was the second-highest paid for a Portuguese player coming from a home league.
In international football, he was part of the Squad that represented Portugal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. In addition, he was also selected to represent Portugal in the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 UEFA National League Finals. Moreover, he took part in the 2020 Euro 2020.
Bruno Fernandes Backgground
He was born on 8th September in Maia, Porto. He grew up as a lover of football and he joined a local club by the name of Boavista FC. As he perfected his skills and moved to Italy where he started his professional career. While growing up he admired Cristiano Ronaldo and he was a huge fan of Manchester United. He has always dreamt of being part of manchester and finally, he is one of the best players in Manchester’s squad and he now plays the same team with his role model Cristiano Ronaldo.
Bruno Fernandes Family, Parents
He is the son of Virginia Borges and Jose Fernades
Bruno Fernandes Siblings
He has a brother though much is not known about him. However, the information about his brother will be updated as soon as possible.
Bruno Fernandes Wife
He is happily married to Ana Pinho. However, Bruno is a very secretive person and much is not known about his love life.
Bruno Fernandes Kids
Together with his wife, they have a child by the name of Matilde Fernandes.
Professional career
His professional career begun At Novara Calcio, an Italian club playing in Serie B. He joined the team on 27 August 2012. Since he was still young with fewer skills, he joined as a youth player. His efforts in the youth team led to his promotion to the first team after few weeks. He played more than half of the league games during the 2012-13 season.
Move to Udinese
After playing for a Serie B club for one season, in the summer of 2013, he decided to join Udinese, a Serie A club in a co-ownership deal. He made his first debut for the club on 3rd November against Inter Milan in a 0-3 defeat. One month later he scored his first goal for the club in a 3-3 draw against SSC Napoli.
Sampdoria
Bruno moved to U.C Sampdoria on 16th August 2016 after playing for Udinese for three years. However, his move to Sampdoria was on loan with an option of being signed permanently. He made his first debut for Sampdoria on 28th August, 12 days after his arrival. In his first debut, he only played for six minutes against Atalanta BC. One month later, he scored his first goal for Sampdoria on 26th September in a 1-2 defeat against Cagliari Calcio. Prior to moving to Sporting CP, he had made 33 appearances with 5 goals.
Moving to Sporting CP
Bruno returned to Portugal and joined Sporting CP on June 27th, 2017. With Sporting CP he signed a five-year contract with a transfer fee worth €8.5 million-plus bonuses. After his debut, he scored four goals in his first five Primeira Liga games. He made his first appearance in the UEFA Champions League was on 12th September and scored in the 43rd minute in a 3-2 win against Olympiacos.
On 6th July 2018, he was named as the Primeira Liga Player of the year, despite his team finishing in third place. On 10th July 2018, he signed a five-year contract with a €100 million release clause. However, he had initially planned to leave the club after the club’s president Bruno de Carvalho. During the 2018-19 season, he scored his 23rd competitive goal surpassing Antonio Oliveira’s club’s record of goals scored by midfielders. He scored his first hat-trick for Sporting CP on 5th May 2018 in an 8-1 away against Belenenses SAD. On May 25th, 2019 he scored his 33rd goal and his final in that season. In addition, during the following season 2019-20 season he scored 7 goals in 10 appearances. With this record, he became the third Sporting CP player to score in six consecutive appearances.
Manchester United
Fernandes moved to Manchester United on 29 January 2020, with a transfer fee worth €80 million (£67.6 million) according to reports. However, the transfer was completely done on 30th January with an initial transfer fee worth €55 million (£47 million).In addition, the contract also had an additional €25 million (£21 million) in add-ons and 10% of the profits should United ever sell Fernandes. With Manchester, he signed a five and half-year contract.
He made his first debut for Manchester United on 1st February playing in a full game against Wolverhampton Wanderers. On 23rd February, he scored his first goal for Manchester United in a 3-0 victory at Old Trafford. In addition, still in the same game, he provided an assist for the third goal by Mason Greenwood. Moreover, Bruno scored his first European goal for Manchester United, during the UEFA Europa League round of 32 against Club Brugge.
As a result of his hard work and determination, he was named the Premier League Player of the Month for February. Four months later he managed to win multiple club and Premier League awards. Some of the awards included Premier League Player of the Month and Goal of the Month. In addition, he also became the first player to win both awards concurrently in Premier League history. Moreover, he was also the first Manchester United player to win back-to-back Premier League Player of the Month awards. However, Cristiano Ronaldo won the same award in the 2006-07 season. Furthermore, he was also named as Manchester United’s Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award, the award is always awarded to best players from the previous season. During the opening game against Leeds United in the 2021-22 season, he scored his first hat-trick for the club.
International Career
In international football, he plays for Portugal’s national team. He has represented the team in five levels. in addition, before he made his first debut for the senior team he was named as the captain of the under-21 team. He was selected for the senior team on 28th August 2017, taking a place of Pizzi in the World Cup Qualifiers. Bruno played his first World Cup on 15 June 2018, coming in as a substitute in the 66th minute.
Bruno Fernandes Salary
He earns a salary of £180,000 per week
Bruno Fernandes Net Worth
As of 2021, he has a net worth £6 million and still counting
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