Attacker · #0 · Netherlands · 50 yrs
Ruud van Nistelrooy is an attacker. Ruud van Nistelrooy is a Dutch international, 50 years old, attacker. Ruud van Nistelrooy was born in Oss, Netherlands. Ruud van Nistelrooy is 188 cm cm tall and weighs 80 kg kg. Ruud van Nistelrooy's page brings together career clubs, trophies, injury history, multi-competition stats, and related news headlines. On Sportra you can explore Ruud van Nistelrooy season statistics, transfer history, trophies, injury updates, and related news across every competition tracked in the profile.
Attacker · #0
| Season | Team |
|---|---|
| 2012 |  Netherlands NED |
| 2011 |  Malaga MAL |
| 2011 | Netherlands NED |
| 2010 |  Hamburger SV HAM |
| 2009 | Hamburger SV HAM |
Bruno Fernandes was voted Premier League Player of the Season as he joined a Manchester United club with Cristiano Ronaldo. To the surprise of many fans, a player who did not win the title was voted Premier League Player of the Season as Bruno Fernandes got the honor. The midfielder now joins a list of six players led by Cristiano Ronaldo who won it for Manchester United. This award, voted by fans and a panel of experts, has been available since the restructuring of the English First Division into the Premier League in the 1994-95 season, with many legendary players receiving it. With a successful period under Sir Alex Ferguson, it was clear that many of the winners came from that era. Just five players were able to win it twice, two being Manchester United figures: Ronaldo in 2006-07 and 2007-08, and Nemanja Vidić in 2008-09 and 2010-11. Fernandes joined a list that also features Wayne Rooney (2009-10), Dwight Yorke (1998-99), Peter Schmeichel (1995-96), and Ruud van Nistelrooy (2002-03). The award marked the end of a 15-year drought for the club. Fernandes’ record season It was a contrast like many times seen before for Manchester United after they fired Ruben Amorim in January. What looked like another disastrous year turned into a comfortable third place with Michael Carrick, who was confirmed for the role. Carrick was confirmed as the manager (Alex Livesey/Getty Images) While the midfielder had a great performance overall, it was evident that with the improvement of the team his numbers went up, so much so that he can surpass a fantastic record. Michael and Bruno both gave speeches at Carrington earlier today, as the group celebrated our captain's #PL award ❤️🏅— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 23, 2026 In last week’s victory over Nottingham Forest, Fernandes recorded his 20th assist of the season to tie two legendary players of the competition, Thierry Henry and Kevin De Bruyne. This could be improved as there is still a match left against Brighton on Sunday. Most chances created Fernandes’ creativity can be seen in his assists. However, his impact on the game is so much bigger than that of most players that he also leads the Premier League in chances created with 132 so far. To put his mark into context, that is 43 more than the nearest player, Liverpool’s Dominik Szoboszlai.
A record previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo was surpassed by Bruno Fernandes after receiving the Player of the Year award at Manchester United. Manchester United are finishing the 2025-26 Premier League season in excellent form, firmly established in third place in the standings. A major reason for that success has been the performances of Bruno Fernandes, who won the club’s Player of the Year award and surpassed a mark previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo. “It had to be him. Bruno Fernandes has been crowned our Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for a record fifth time,” Manchester United announced Friday through a social media post. Since the creation of the trophy in 1988, no player had ever won it five times, highlighting the enormous impact Fernandes has had on the club since arriving from Sporting CP. He previously won the award in his first season in 2020, as well as in 2021, 2024 and 2025. Until now, Bruno shared the top spot in the rankings with two other players. Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea had each won the award four times. The Portuguese forward earned it in 2004, when he was just 19 years old, as well as in 2007, 2008 and 2022, while the goalkeeper won it in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018. It had to be him.@B_Fernandes8 has been crowned our Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for a record fifth time 😍👑🤝 @adidasFootball pic.twitter.com/G35axGaoXe— Manchester United (@ManUtd) May 15, 2026 As a result, Bruno Fernandes not only surpassed Ronaldo and De Gea for the most trophies won, but also matched the Spanish goalkeeper’s record by becoming just the second player to win the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year award three consecutive times. What is the Sir Matt Busby award? Created in 1988, the Sir Matt Busby trophy is an award presented to Manchester United’s fans’ player of the season. Voting takes place near the end of each campaign and is open to anyone registered on the club’s official website. That allows supporters from around the world to express their opinion and help select the team’s standout player. Originally, the trophy was called the MUFC Members Player of the Year award, but in 1995 it adopted its current name in honor of Sir Matt Busby, the legendary head coach who managed the Red Devils from 1945 to 1969, and then briefly from 1970 to 1971. In addition to Bruno Fernandes, Cristiano Ronaldo and David De Gea, other stars to receive the award over the decades include Brian McClair, Eric Cantona, Roy Keane, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Bryan Robson, David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Marcus Rashford.
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