- Manchester United midfielder overtakes Wayne Rooney
- Wins his 6th Premier League Player of the Month award
- Only three players have more
Bruno Fernandes has won the Premier League player of the month for the sixth time, surprising Wayne Rooney in the process.
The Portuguese midfielder now sits level with his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, whose most recent award came during his second stint at Manchester United in April 2022.
That puts both players joint-second alongside Steven Gerrard, one behind the leading trio of Sergio Agüero, Mohamed Salah and Harry Kane.
With Kane now plying his trade at Bayern Munich, Aguero retired, and Salah set to leave Liverpool at the end of the season, the path has opened slightly. Fernandes has a genuine chance to match—or even surpass—them.
Bruno Fernandes Wins Yet Again
Fernandes won his first award in February 2020, during his debut season in England. He remains the only player to win it four times in a single calendar year.
Across 2020, he went back-to-back twice—February and March in 2019/20, then November and December in 2020/21.
Only eight others have managed consecutive wins: Robbie Fowler, Dennis Bergkamp, Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane, Jamie Vardy, Mohamed Salah, Ilkay Gundogan, and Marcus Rashford.
This month, Fernandes came through a seven-man shortlist that included James Garner (Everton), Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest), Anthony Gordon (Newcastle United), Alex Iwobi (Fulham), David Raya (Arsenal) and Danny Welbeck (Brighton & Hove Albion).
He won after the public’s votes on the EA SPORTS website were combined with those of a panel of football experts.
Could Fernandes Go Number One?
The biggest obstacle to Fernandes eclipsing the trio of Aguero, Salah, and Kane is the time he has left in the Premier League. His contract runs until the end of next season, with an option to extend by a further year.
Even so, uncertainty lingers, given that last summer Saudi outfit Al-Hilal offered United a £80 million transfer fee for their skipper, whilst also willing to shell out €25 million a year net, equivalent to triple his current salary.
Fernandes’ two most recent awards, in March 2025 and 2026, ended a four-year drought. If he wants to top the list, the margin for error has gone. One season, maybe two. He will need another run—something sustained, something decisive.
