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.
How Bruno Fernandes surprised Manchester United teammate after transfer
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic has explained how Bruno Fernandes surprised him after joining the club from Sporting Lisbon in January.
The Serbia international was asked a host of questions in a Q&A session with charity Football Beyond Borders, including who his favourite teammates are, and who is the best. "There is not one guy who is not a good person in our changing room," Matic said. "I’m 31 now, and some of the players are 10 years younger than me.
I speak more to players my own age, like Paul [Pogba], David [de Gea] and Juan [Mata]. "But I sit next to Mason Greenwood in the dressing room, so we’ve got to know each other too. "Because I follow the Portuguese league, I knew [Bruno Fernandes] was good – even though he played
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