8 Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Fernandes, 1994-09-08, Midfielder for Portugal, plays for Manchester United. 75 international caps, 18 goals. Part of Portugal's 2026 World Cup Group K squad.
Biography
Manchester United captain and Portugal's attacking midfield lynchpin. Currently plying his trade at Manchester United, an industrious midfielder, Bruno Fernandes excels at dictating tempo and linking defense to attack, acting as the creative engine for Portugal. Has earned 75 international caps, scoring 18 goals, building significant international experience. Set to compete with Portugal at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 8 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
He made his senior international debut in 2017, being chosen in Portugal's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, the UEFA European Championship in 2020 and 2024, and the UEFA Nations League Finals in 2019 and 2025, winning the latter competition both times while also being named to its Team of the Tournament on home soil in 2019.
Collectively, he has won the FA Cup and EFL Cup; he also contributed to the club reaching the UEFA Europa League final in 2021 and 2025, being the competition's top scorer in those two seasons, and the FA Cup final in 2023.
In 2018–19, he scored a record of 33 goals in all competitions, making him the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder and the highest-scoring midfielder in Europe in a single season.
Fernandes started his career at Italian Serie B side Novara but soon made a move to Serie A side Udinese in 2013, followed by Sampdoria three years later.