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.
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukWhile Portugal players were preparing to fly to Ljubljana for their friendly with Slovenia on Monday, Bruno Fernandes was strolling around Alderley Edge with his wife, Ana.
Fernandes was one of eight Portugal players granted permission to skip the 2-0 defeat on Tuesday night. He played and scored in the 5-2 victory over Sweden in Guimaraes last week.
The 29-year-old has already played 45 games this season for club and country. Manchester United will hope to play a dozen more matches this term with the FA Cup final, then there is the European Championship and a potential seven-match run to the final in Berlin.
So Fernandes could clock in 64 games this season, six down from the 70 he played in last season. In more than four years at United, he has not suffered a single injury. READ MORE: Mainoo is about to fulfil Erik ten Hag's promise for United READ MORE: United relaxed over Mainoo talks due to contract expiry date "I just have to be grateful for my father and my mum because they made me the right way, the strong way," Fernandes laughed in the mixed zone after two draining hours against Liverpool.
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