Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Primeira Liga club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. Fernandes started his career at Serie B side Novara Calcio and soon featured for Udinese and Sampdoria in Serie A.
In 2017, he signed with Sporting CP where he established himself as one of the best players in the Primeira Liga. He was named the LPFP Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both 2017–18 and 2018–19. In the latter season, he also helped Sporting win the Taça de Portugal. A senior international since 2017, Fernandes represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Bruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire send messages to Anthony Elanga after Golden Boy nomination
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes and Harry Maguire have both sent a message to Manchester United teammate Anthony Elanga after he was named among the youngsters nominated for the Golden Boy award.
Elanga is among the 40 players nominated for the Golden Boy award, which is an accolade run by Italian outlet Tuttosport. The winner is crowned by a number of journalists, who all vote across the year for the best under-21 player among Europe's top flights.
The shortlist initially began with a 100-player list in the summer, but two rounds of voting have seen it narrowed down to 40. ALSO READ: Man United youngster Hannibal Mejbri blamed for his role in red card After the news about Elanga's nomination was confirmed, United posted a picture of the attacker on Instagram, congratulating him for being included.
Club captain Maguire shared the post, writing: "Congrats mate", which led to Elanga replying: "Thankyou skip". Fernandes also sent a message to the 20-year-old on social media, sharing the picture alongside the caption: "Congratulations kid".
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