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 delivers his verdict on his first two years as a Manchester United player
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United attacking-midfielder Bruno Fernandes has reflected positively on his first two years at Old Trafford following his big-money move from Sporting Lisbon.
The Portugal international, who has scored seven times in the Premier League this season, joined United in the latter stages of the 2020 January transfer window, penning a five-and-a-half year deal.
Although Fernandes has not yet won a trophy at Old Trafford, he has proven to be a roaring success, scoring 47 goals and claiming 36 assists in all competitions, including 28 strikes last season.
Determined to continue going from strength-to-strength at United, Fernandes has reflected on his first two years at the club, insisting it has been a "good" period. "Yes, it been quick," Fernandes told United's club website, reflecting on his first two years at Old Trafford. "I think, obviously, for the time that we are having at the moment, with the Covid and everything, time flies a little bit more because we don't spend a lot of time out of the home. "So it's come quick but honestly it’s been two good years." Fernandes completed his move to United just over a month before the UK felt the full force of the coronavirus pandemic, which forced everyone to put their daily lives on hold and football to be sent into shutdown mode, quickly derailing Fernandes fast start to life in England.
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