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Bruno Fernandes
Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United, which he captains, and the Portugal national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in the world.
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sports · Portuguese footballer (born 1994) · association football player · also Bruno Fernandes, Fernandes
Born 8 September 1994 · Q4979316
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2026· 17 entries
Public attention spiked: 22,345 Wikipedia readers in one day, 5× the usual 4,470, with 1 article edits. Coverage that week: “A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator” (The Guardian).
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The Guardian: A footballing deepfake: how Bruno Fernandes fell victim to an unlicensed betting operator
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Won the FWA Footballer of the Year with Manchester United (2025-2026).
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Won the English Premier League Player of the Season with Manchester United (2025-2026).
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Public attention spiked: 16,936 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 4,470, with 1 article edits. Editors noted: updating stats
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Public attention spiked: 17,044 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.8× the usual 4,470, with 2 article edits. Editors noted: updating stats
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Won award: Manchester United Players' Player of the Year (2025–26).
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Won award: FWA Footballer of the Year (2025–26).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Season (2025–26).
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Won award: Premier League Playmaker of the Season (2025–26).
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Won award: Premier League Fan Team of the Season (2025–26).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (March 2026).
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Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2025–26).
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Public attention spiked: 27,260 Wikipedia readers in one day, 6.1× the usual 4,470, with 16 article edits. Editors noted: 2023–present: Club captaincy, FA Cup win, and assist record
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. Portugal had not announced its final 2026 World Cup squad as of 18 May, 2026. There is no evidence, official statements or verified reports to support the claim and the image in the claim is generated using AI. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Portugal announced their 2026 World Cup final squad and omitted Pedro Neto and Bruno Fernandes from it.” The claim is false. Portugal had not announced its final 2026 World Cup squad as of 18 May, 2026. There is no evidence, official statements or verified reports to support the claim and the image in the claim is generated using AI..
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Fernandes was awarded both the FWA Footballer of the Year and Premier League Player of the Season
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2025· 7 entries
Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2024–25).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Portugal (2024–25).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League top scorer (2024–25).
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Won award: Manchester United Players' Player of the Year (2024–25).
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Runner-up: UEFA Europa League with Manchester United (2024–25).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (March 2025).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Team of the Season (2024–25).
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2024· 3 entries
Won the English FA Cup with Manchester United (2023-2024).
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Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2023–24).
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Won: FA Cup with Manchester United (2023–24).
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2023· 5 entries
Won the English Football League Cup with Manchester United (2022-2023).
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Runner-up: FA Cup with Manchester United (2022–23).
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Won award: Premier League Goal of the Month (September 2023).
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Won: EFL Cup with Manchester United (2022–23).
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Manchester City and Belgian midfielder Kevin De Bruyne rated him as the best player in his position in Premier League commenting, "I think he's [Fernandes] a creative machine and just in general
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2022· 1 entry
Won award: UEFA Champions League top assist provider (2021–22).
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2021· 9 entries
Runner-up: UEFA Europa League with Manchester United (2020–21).
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Won award: PFA Team of the Year (2020–21).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2020–21).
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Won award: Manchester United Goal of the Season (2020–21).
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Won award: ESM Team of the Year (2020–21).
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Won award: Manchester United Goal of the Season (February 2021).
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Won award: Premier League Goal of the Month (February 2021).
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Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2020–21).
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And 2025, being the competition's top scorer in those two seasons, and the FA Cup final in 2023
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2020· 13 entries
Won award: PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month (July 2020).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2019–20).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League top scorer (2019–20).
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Won award: PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month (February 2020).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (February 2020).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (June 2020).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (November 2020).
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Won award: Premier League Player of the Month (December 2020).
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Won award: Premier League Goal of the Month (June 2020).
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Won award: Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year (2019–20).
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Won award: FSA Men's Player of the Year Award (2020).
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Fernandes has created more chances than any other player in the competition
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Played for Manchester United F.C. (2020) — 230 appearances, 71 goals.
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2019· 12 entries
Won award: Taça de Portugal top scorer (2018–19).
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Won: Taça da Liga with Sporting CP (2018–19).
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Won award: LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year (2018–19).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2018–19).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (April 2019).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (March 2019).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (February 2019).
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Won: Taça de Portugal with Sporting CP (2018–19).
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Won award: UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament (2019).
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Won: UEFA Nations League with Portugal (2018–19).
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Won award: CNID Footballer of the Year (2019).
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Won award: Sporting CP Footballer of the Year (2019).
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2018· 12 entries
Won the Portuguese Taça da Liga with Sampdoria (2017-2018).
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Won award: UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season (2017–18).
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Won: Taça da Liga with Sporting CP (2017–18).
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Won award: Sporting CP Footballer of the Year (2018).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (February 2018).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (April 2018).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (April 2018).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (December 2018).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Team of the Year (2017–18).
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Won award: LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year (2017–18).
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And 2019, as well as the Taça de Portugal, leading to him being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both seasons
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2022 and 2026, 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 in 2019
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2017· 11 entries
Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (November 2017).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (August 2017).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Goal of the Month (September 2017).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Goal of the Month (August 2017).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (September 2017).
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Won award: Primeira Liga Player of the Month (August 2017).
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Won award: SJPF Young Player of the Month (September 2017).
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Joined Sporting CP in 2017.
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Played for Portugal men's national football team (2017) — 88 appearances, 29 goals.
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Joined Sampdoria in 2017.
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Played for Sporting CP (2017–2020) — 83 appearances, 39 goals.
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2016· 2 entries
Played for Portugal Olympic football team (2016–2016) — 4 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for U.C. Sampdoria (2016–2017) — 33 appearances, 5 goals.
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2014· 2 entries
Played for Portugal national under-21 football team (2014–2017) — 17 appearances, 6 goals.
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Played for Portugal national under-20 football team (2014–2014) — 5 appearances, 1 goals.
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2013· 2 entries
Joined Udinese in 2013.
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Played for Udinese Calcio (2013–2016) — 86 appearances, 10 goals.
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2012· 3 entries
Joined Novara in 2012.
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Played for Portugal national under-19 football team (2012–2012) — 2 appearances, 0 goals.
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Played for Novara Calcio (2012–2013) — 23 appearances, 4 goals.
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2004· 1 entry
Joined Boavista in 2004.
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1994· 1 entry
Born 1994-09-08.
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