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Fernandes’ Football Boots

Dean Ariola

Bruno Fernandes is an energetic attacking midfielder playing for Manchester United. He currently wears the Nike Mercurial Vapor. Bruno Fernandes boots include most of the main Nike colourways and, as a nod to the player’s star profile, the Vapor edition of the MDS series.

Vapor 16 Attack Pack

As he raced towards the top of the league in assists by the turn of the year, Bruno Fernandes aptly wore the Nike Mercurial Vapor 16 from the Attack Pack. The collection featured the boots in a familiar Nike shade of Racer Blue, perfect for someone who was rapidly gaining ground as the best playmaker of the season. Decorating the blue base was the white Swoosh with pink outline, as well as the pink window from the Zoom Air outsole.

ModelQualityPitches
vapor
Attack

Gripknit+AtomKnit upper
Zoom Air Soleplate
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Vapor MDS 009

Before the release of MDS 009, the player already fielded the boots in an official match. It was a sign that indeed Fernandes was coming to his own as a headliner for the series that began as a CR7-Mbappe-Kerr exclusive. It also indicated the future thrust of the Mercurial series to include more and more stars in the coming years.

Vapor 15 Mad Brilliance

Fernandes played for Portugal in the 2024 Euro tournament. As such, he was one of the Nike players to wear the Mad Brilliance Pack in Germany. Mad Brilliance included his preferred Mercurial Vapor, which in the pack was predominantly pink and only had black accents coming from the logos and brandings. During the tournament, for whatever reason, CR7 even had to borrow the midfielder’s own pink pair in-game.

What Are Bruno Fernandes’ Football Boots?

As an acknowledged football star, Bruno was seen wearing regular on-pitch colourways for the Nike Mercurial Vapor, like the New Lights, Future Lab, and Neighbourhood packs in the case of the Vapor 13. During his time at Sporting Lisbon, some of the boots he wore included the Vapor 11 Lock In Let Loose, the Vapor 12 Always Forward, and the Vapor 12 Game Over.

Fernandes’ style of play sees him going direct against the opposition, always taking risks and looking for the killer pass. As such, flicks, crosses, and curls are part of the Bruno’s highlight reels. While Fernandes is more than capable of dribbles and goals, he is a pass-first football player and aggressively demands the ball to initiate the team’s plays. He is also an excellent set-piece taker. His trademark ‘hop’ during penalties allow him to have a high conversion on that field.

Bruno Fernandes started his football journey in Italy, playing first with Serie B side Novara. He’ll move up to Udinese and Sampdoria before eventually making a name for himself in Sporting Lisbon. Fernandes racked up individual club awards and helped the club win some of Portugal’s prestigious cup competitions. In January 2020, he completed his move to Manchester United to follow the footsteps of the great Cristiano Ronaldo. Despite having played with the team for only half a season, his immediate impact enabled him to win the Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year in the said year.

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Dean Ariola

Dean Ariola has been the Chief Writer at FootballBoots.co.uk since 2020. He leads coverage of new boot releases, maintains the Boot Secrets guide, and is the co-author of 24/25 Boot Secrets: How To Choose Your Football Boots, helping players understand what boots actually feel like on the pitch.