Bruno Fernandes’ 2025/26 Season in Numbers – The Premier League’s Ultimate Creator
26th May 2026
The numbers don’t lie – Bruno Fernandes just had one of the greatest creative seasons in Premier League history.
Every now and then a player puts together a season so dominant in one area that the stats barely look real. Bruno Fernandes just did exactly that for Manchester United, and the gap between him and everybody else is genuinely absurd.
We’ve dug into the Statz Leaders data from the 2025/26 Premier League season to see just how far ahead the Portuguese midfielder was – and fair warning, some of these numbers are hard to believe.
The assist king – and it wasn’t even close
Bruno finished the season with 21 assists from 35 appearances. That’s 0.6 assists per game across an entire Premier League campaign. Ridiculous output.
But here’s the thing that really puts it in perspective. The next best player on the assists leaderboard was Rayan Cherki with 12. Bruno didn’t just lead the league – he nearly doubled the player in second place.
The full top five tells the story:
- Bruno Fernandes – 21
- Rayan Cherki – 12
- Jarrod Bowen – 11
- Erling Haaland – 8
- Mohamed Salah – 7
Nine clear of the next man. In a 38-game season, that kind of margin is almost unheard of.
Key passes – a league of his own
If the assists gap was big, the key passes numbers are on another planet. Bruno played 138 key passes across the season – that’s 3.94 per game. The next closest was Dominik Szoboszlai with 78. That’s a 77% gap between first and second place.
To put it bluntly, Bruno created nearly twice as many clear chances as any other player in the division. In a league with Kevin De Bruyne, Martin Odegaard, and James Maddison, that is a statement.
Big chances and through balls
The creative dominance goes deeper than assists and key passes. Bruno topped the league in big chances created with 32 – nearly one per game across his 35 appearances. He also led the through balls chart with 27 total, and ranked second for through balls won with 13.
That through ball volume speaks to something important about how United used him this season. He wasn’t just crossing and hoping. He was threading balls through the lines consistently, and his teammates were converting at a high rate.
The goal threat was there too
Bruno’s nine goals from midfield ranked him 23rd among all Premier League scorers this season. Not bad for a player whose primary job is creation. He fired off 85 total shots – fourth in the league – showing he was never shy about pulling the trigger.
Five of those efforts hit the woodwork, ranking him second in the league for post and bar strikes. With a bit more luck, he could easily have been in double figures for goals too. Four of his nine came from the penalty spot, where he remained reliable as United’s designated taker.
Crossing and passing volume
The crossing numbers underline his involvement in everything United did going forward. His 181 total crosses ranked fifth in the league, with 54 of those finding a teammate – also fifth for accuracy. From 3069 minutes on the pitch, he completed 1636 accurate passes, putting him in the top 20 across the division.
That volume of passing, crossing, and chance creation from one player is elite-level stuff. He was the hub of everything good United produced in the final third.
Captain, leader, creator
Bruno wore the armband 35 times this season – fourth highest in the league for captaincy appearances. He led from the front as United finished third on 71 points, securing Champions League football with an attack that averaged 1.76 expected goals per game.
Their form down the stretch told the story of a side that found its rhythm – W W D W W in the final five matches, with Bruno pulling the strings throughout.
The verdict
Number one for assists. Number one for key passes. Number one for big chances created. Number one for through balls. All by significant margins.
Bruno Fernandes didn’t just have a good season – he put together one of the most complete creative campaigns the Premier League has seen. The data on his Statz profile reads like a cheat code.
Whatever United paid to keep him, on this season’s evidence, it was worth every penny.