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.
Cristiano Ronaldo blamed for Bruno Fernandes penalty miss in Manchester United defeat to Aston Villa
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes' penalty miss has broken the internet, after Manchester United were beaten by Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
United were poor throughout the game and struggled, then conceded in the 88th minute to a Kourtney Hause header from a corner to fall behind.
They were handed a lifeline in stoppage time however when Hause handled an Edinson Cavani header in the box and referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot.
Despite scoring 21 of his previous 22 penalties for Manchester United in all competitions, Fernandes stepped up and blasted the ball into the stands as he missed by a country mile.
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