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 player Bruno Fernandes ousts Henrikh Mkhitaryan on key stat
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes has been nothing short of sensational since he touched down in the Premier League.
Manchester United has been home to some of the best players - and signings - throughout the competition's 29-year history, but the impact of the Portuguese takes some beating.
Indeed, having arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon for £49.5million in January 2020, the numbers racked up by the playmaker are simply staggering.
As things stand, Fernandes has scored 40 goals and laid on 25 assists in just 79 games for United - and who would bet against the 26-year-old from adding to that tally in the Europa League final?
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