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.
Don't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox Bruno Fernandes has been highly impressed by plenty of Premier League players this season, even heaping praise on those who play for Manchester United's rivals.
When asked who his non- United Player of the Season is, Fernandes struggled to narrow it down to just one. The Portuguese, who will surely be in the running for personal accolades himself, named Manchester City trio Ruben Dias, Kevin de Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan as well as Liverpool star Mohamed Salah and Tottenham striker Harry Kane among the players that have had great seasons.
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