Bruno Fernandes | Match-Worn Boots | 2024/25 | 6 Goals inc. Hat-Trick | 2 Assists | Manchester United & Portugal

Key Significance:

• Ultra-rare match-worn boots of Manchester United captain and Portugal international midfielder, Bruno Fernandes.
• Extensively worn across 6 confirmed fixtures for Manchester United and the Portugal national team during the 2024/25 campaign, with Bruno registering an extraordinary 6 goals and 2 assists in this exact pair.
• Worn throughout a remarkable run of form in which Fernandes produced 8 direct goal contributions across just six fixtures, including goals in the FA Cup, Premier League, and UEFA Europa League.
• Most significantly, this is the exact pair worn by Bruno to score a hat-trick against Real Sociedad at Old Trafford on 13th March 2025 — only the second Manchester United hat-trick of his entire career.
• This makes the pair one of only two known pairs of boots ever worn by Fernandes to score a senior career hat-trick for the Red Devils, placing them within an exceptionally finite and historically significant category of his match-worn memorabilia.
• Also worn to score against Arsenal at Old Trafford and during a dominant individual performance away to Leicester City, in which Bruno recorded 1 goal and 2 assists to directly contribute to all three Manchester United goals.
• This pair have been conclusively photo-matched to close-up, in-game imagery of the player wearing them on pitch, with numerous distinctive areas of heavy match wear providing definitive reference points.
• Specially custom made-to-measure within Nike’s elite Montebelluna Athlete Services facility in Italy.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

- Match History:

FA Cup:

• 2nd March 2025 — Manchester United 1–1 Fulham, Old Trafford (Bruno scored; Fulham progressed 5–4 on penalties).

UEFA Europa League — Round of 16:

• 6th March 2025 — Real Sociedad 1–1 Manchester United.
• 13th March 2025 — Manchester United 4–1 Real Sociedad, Old Trafford (Bruno scored a hat-trick).

Premier League:

• 9th March 2025 — Manchester United 1–1 Arsenal, Old Trafford (Bruno scored).
• 16th March 2025 — Leicester City 0–3 Manchester United, King Power Stadium (Bruno scored and created 2 assists, directly contributing to all three goals).

UEFA Nations League — Portugal:

• 20th March 2025 — Denmark 1–0 Portugal.

The documented match use stated within this listing reflects fixtures conclusively confirmed through our research and photo-matching process. Further match use may have occurred outside of the confirmed period.

- Player Modifications & Personalisation:

• Specially custom made-to-measure within Nike’s Athlete Services factory in Montebelluna, Italy, tailored to Fernandes’ exact anatomical and performance requirements.
• No internal size labels are present, consistent with the pair’s bespoke Montebelluna production.
• The internal heel sections feature additional padding compared with the retail Mercurial Vapor 16 Elite, providing a customised fit and increased comfort for the player.
• The right boot is personalised with ‘BRUNO’ alongside the Portugal national flag to the lateral side, with his daughter’s name ‘MATILDE’ featured to the medial upper.
• The left boot features ‘ANA’, the name of Bruno’s wife, alongside the Portugal national flag to the lateral side, with his son’s name ‘GONÇALO’ personalised medially.
• Fernandes’ original custom insoles remain present within the boots, completing the player’s full match-used setup.

- Condition & Match Use Evidence:

• This pair display tremendous signs of heavy elite-level match use throughout the uppers and soleplates.
• Numerous distinctive wear characteristics provide exceptional visual reference points and have been used to conclusively photo-match the boots across their documented six-fixture match history.
• The extensive physical wear is consistent with the concentrated period of high-intensity competitive use in which Fernandes produced one of the most prolific individual runs of his Manchester United career.

- Collector & Investment Significance:

• An exceptional fully photo-matched Bruno Fernandes match-worn artifact associated with 6 goals and 2 assists across just six confirmed fixtures.
• Worn for only the second Manchester United hat-trick of Fernandes’ entire career, making this one of just two pairs of boots ever worn by the player to achieve a hat-trick for the Red Devils. 
• Directly associated with a remarkable run of individual form spanning the Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Europa League, and international competition.
• Worn to score a European hat-trick at Old Trafford, score against Arsenal, and record three direct goal contributions in a single Premier League fixture against Leicester City.
• Extensive family personalisation, bespoke Montebelluna construction, original custom insoles, heavy match use, and conclusive photo-matching combine to create one of the most significant Bruno Fernandes pairs within the BC Boots UK archive.
• A truly elite modern Manchester United collectible documenting the club captain at the absolute peak of his individual goalscoring and creative output.
• Fully authenticated and accompanied by the BC Boots UK Certification Package, including entry into the online verification portal.

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