Bruno Fernandes

Fernandes's 2026/27 season, read from the numbers

In 2026/27, Bruno Fernandes was used in rotation for Manchester United in the Premier League: 5 appearances and 450 minutes, averaging 90 minutes per outing. no midfielder bettered him for key passes: 13, first of 978 qualifiers.

Per 90 minutes that is 2.6 key passes per 90, 0.2 assists per 90 and 1.0 ball recoveries per 90 — the rate profile behind Fernandes's totals. Fernandes played 325 passes at 84% accuracy — 65.0 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him.

The profile is lopsided rather than complete: measured against midfielders, Fernandes sits in the top 1% for assists but only the top 42% for shot conversion. Set against Fernandes's own record, 2026/27 reads differently: he has managed 18 in a season before, so 5 is well short of his own mark; he is playing far less than he once did — 1417 minutes against 3325 at his peak.

Our records cover 10 seasons of Fernandes's career, 2015/16 to 2026/27, across 4 clubs — Udinese, Sampdoria, Manchester United, Sporting CP. In that time he has played 416 matches across 9 competitions, 33,884 minutes in all. His best return on our records was 22 assists in 2025/26, from 37 appearances. He is 7 appearances into the current one.

Fernandes has 62 appearances in UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League on our records, and the gap is real: he is roughly 1.6 times more productive in Europe, 0.30 per 90 domestically against 0.49 in Europe. Fernandes has reached 8 assists in a season 7 times, between 2019/20 and 2025/26 — a level held rather than found once.

Away from his club, Fernandes has 66 appearances for Portugal on our records, scoring 19 — across World Cup - Qualification Europe, Euro Championship and UEFA Nations League. Fernandes has won 12 senior honours on our records: UEFA Nations League (3 times), FA Cup (2 times) and League Cup (2 times), and 2 other competitions. He has also finished runner-up 13 times, the nearest miss a UEFA Europa League final.

On our positional score Fernandes rates 70 out of 100, 3rd of 326 qualified players — inside the top 1%. Relative to what each component is worth, his strongest is assist rate.

How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.