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 has admitted it is flattering to receive praise from Manchester United legends like Roy Keane and Gary Neville.
The new man at United says he already has his sights set on becoming 'one of the best' at the club after making a near-perfect start, helping Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side go 11 games unbeaten.
Nine of those games have featured Fernandes, with the January signing scoring three goals and laying on four assists in just eight starts for his new club.
His impact since signing from Sporting Lisbon in January has prompted plaudits from Sky Sports pundits - and United all-time greats Gary Neville and Roy Keane - and Fernandes was asked about the praise in an interview. "It's so nice to hear these kind of words from
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