Bruno makes Premier League history
Bruno Fernandes has broken the Premier League record for most assists in a single season.
The Manchester United captain finished the 2025/26 league campaign with 21 assists, moving past the previous record of 20 held jointly by Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. Henry set the mark for Arsenal in 2002/03, while De Bruyne matched it for Manchester City in 2019/20.
Now Bruno stands alone and his agency AS1 must be very proud of him
For a player who has carried Manchester United creatively for years, this is the season that puts his Premier League legacy into a different category. Twenty-one assists in one league campaign is historic. Doing it as captain, in a United team fighting back into the Champions League places, makes it even bigger.
Player of the Season confirms the level
The assist record came in the same weekend that Bruno was named the EA SPORTS Premier League Player of the Season.
It is the first time he has won the award, and he becomes the latest Manchester United player to receive it after names such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Nemanja Vidić, Wayne Rooney, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Dwight Yorke and Peter Schmeichel.
The award was already justified before the final day. Bruno had delivered one of the strongest creative seasons in modern Premier League history, leading the league for assists, chances created and set-piece influence.
Breaking the assist record simply gave the campaign its defining image.
The numbers are extraordinary
Bruno’s final Premier League line for 2025/26 stands at 21 assists and 9 goals.
That means he directly contributed to 29 league goals. For a midfielder, that is elite production. For a captain in a team that has gone through several rebuilds and pressure cycles, it is even more valuable.
The Premier League had already noted that his assists had won Manchester United more than 20 points this season, a record-level contribution for one player’s chance creation. He also overtook David Beckham as Manchester United’s top single-season Premier League creator earlier in the campaign.
Those are not small records. They connect Bruno with some of the most important creative players in English football history.
Past Henry and De Bruyne
The record he broke had real weight.
Thierry Henry’s 20-assist season in 2002/03 was one of the great attacking campaigns in Premier League history. Kevin De Bruyne matching it in 2019/20 confirmed his status as the league’s outstanding modern creator.
For years, 20 looked almost untouchable.
Bruno reached 21.
That matters because he did it in a different type of team. Henry played in an Arsenal side built around elite attacking fluency. De Bruyne played in a Pep Guardiola Manchester City machine. Bruno has produced his record inside a Manchester United side that has often relied on him to solve games through moments of vision, set pieces, transitions and pressure passing.
That makes the record feel even more personal.
AS1 sit behind the current representation file
Bruno Fernandes is represented by AS1, the agency platform built around major Iberian and international football representation. Surprisingly, he is not represented by Jorge Mendes and his agency Gestifute, as the most Portugues players are.
That is important because Bruno’s market position is now stronger than ever.
He is 31, under contract at Manchester United until 30 June 2027 with an option for a further year, and coming off the best creative season of his Premier League career. Last year, Saudi interest around Al Hilal created major noise, but Bruno stayed at United and has now produced a historic response.
From an agency point of view, the timing could not be better. A Player of the Season award, a Premier League assist record and Champions League qualification all increase his leverage around future contract, commercial and transfer conversations.
United’s captain answered every question
Bruno’s future was a major talking point in 2025.
Saudi interest, United’s inconsistent direction and the size of possible offers all created uncertainty. But on the pitch, he responded in the most powerful way possible.
He stayed, captained the side, delivered 21 Premier League assists, won Player of the Season and helped United back into the Champions League conversation.
That is the kind of season that changes the tone around a player. Instead of discussing whether United should cash in, the conversation becomes how long they can keep building around him.
A creative season for the record books
For FootballAgencies readers, this is a major player-value and representation story.
Bruno Fernandes is not only a high-level midfielder. He is now the Premier League’s single-season assist record holder and the 2025/26 Player of the Season. That gives AS1 one of the strongest elite-player files in Europe heading into the summer.
The numbers are historic: 21 assists, 9 goals, Player of the Season, and a record taken from Henry and De Bruyne.
For Manchester United, Bruno has been the difference-maker.
For the Premier League, he has made history.
