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 sets Manchester United challenge after winning Player of the Year award
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes is targeting silverware as a team after picking up another individual award for Manchester United.
Fernandes, 26, was crowned the club's Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year on Tuesday, winning the prestigious accolade for the second successive season.
The Portuguese international became the first player to win back-to-back Player of the Year awards since Roy Keane did so between 1998 and 2000, further emphasising his importance to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
Fernandes was presented with the award ahead of the draw with Fulham on Tuesday night and after the match he set the target of adding team accolades to his
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