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 set Premier League record in Manchester United defeat to Aston Villa
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United's weekend defeat to Aston Villa is not one which will last long in the memory of any fan. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side lost for the third time in their last four matches thanks to Kortney Hause's late headed goal in a match which saw talisman Bruno Fernandes spur a huge opportunity to level scores when he blasted an added time penalty over the bar.
Fernandes is usually reliable in crucial moments of a match and his rare off day from 12-yards was a fitting reflection of the overall drop in standards which was seen across the pitch.
However, even in defeat the Portuguese play maker still managed to notch another positive Premier League record and do something which he had never previously done since moving to English
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