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.
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire makes Bruno Fernandes admission
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United captain Harry Maguire has hailed the impact Bruno Fernandes has had on the club. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were 11 games unbeaten before the season was brought to a halt due to the coronavirus outbreak.
United were closing in on Chelsea in fourth and looking good in the Europa League too, with Fernandes at the forefront of his side’s good work.
Fernandes joined United from Sporting Lisbon around the same time Maguire was handed the armband by Solskjaer after the departure of Ashley Young. ”I think first and foremost it is a great privilege to be Manchester United captain,” Maguire told Gary Neville on Sky Sports on Monday morning when asked what it is like to lead the club. “First and foremost I have got to look
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