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 sends four-word message to Manchester United player Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes will cap off a mammoth season when his Portugal side face Iceland in their second Euro 2024 qualifier on Tuesday.
The Manchester United midfielder starred on Saturday as Portugal beat Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-0, setting up Bernardo Silva for the opener before scoring twice himself.
In doing so, he reached the excellent milestone of 40 goals contributions for club and country this season, with 21 goals and 19 assists.
It was the 28-year-old's 69th appearance of a long and arduous season, with 59 games for United coming either side of a World Cup with his national side.
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