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 fans don't need to worry about awful Bruno Fernandes stat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United’s pursuit of Bruno Fernandes proved to be one of the more long-winded transfer sagas in recent memory. The midfielder was hot on the radar of many top clubs across Europe after he netted 32 goals across all competitions last season.
Additionally, he managed 12 assists - a feat he repeated for Sporting this season in half the time. United captured Fernandes in January after overcoming numerous obstacles in negotiations with the Portuguese club.
Although he had established himself as the Primeira Liga’s best player in recent years, there were concerns as to whether he would be able to cut it in England.
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