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.
Juan Mata believes Bruno Fernandes is the perfect player for Manchester United to build the "culture of the club" around. Fernandes has been impressive in recent weeks, scoring six times in his last five Premier League outings, helping drag Erik ten Hag's side over the line in a number of matches.
While the ability of the Portugal international cannot be questioned, plenty of people have pondered whether the 29-year-old represents a suitable captain figure for the club.
Fernandes took over this responsibility from Harry Maguire in July 2023 and Mata is of the view the midfielder's high standards and ability to influence others makes him the perfect candidate. "I can tell you that for me, there is a great leader in there right now, which is the captain, Bruno" Mata told ESPN+. READ MORE: I saw what Erik ten Hag did near the tunnel - it said a lot about his position at Manchester United READ MORE: Manchester United fail to silence negative opinions in the stands during Burnley draw "I should tell all young players to look up to him.
I cannot tell you how important he is for the club and not only because of what he's done in the last games, scoring two goals and winning the game [against Sheffield United in midweek], but the consistency within the years that he's been playing for the club is just incredible. "He's a top, top player, but he's even better as a person.
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