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 midfielder Bruno Fernandes has claimed an unlikely accolade following the culmination of the Champions League.
Real Madrid lifted the famous trophy on Saturday night, thanks to a 1-0 victory over Liverpool in Paris. Karim Benzema had a goal ruled out for offside in the first half as Thibaut Courtois kept the Merseyside club out at the other end.
Vinicius Junior ended the evening as the hero as he scored from close range on the hour mark to send Los Blancos fans wild. With the famous competition drawing to a close for another season, Fernandes managed to claim a surprise record. ALSO READ: Man United great Gary Neville highlights Jamie Carragher's awful Champions League prediction The Portuguese midfielder's seven assists in this campaign's Champions League meant that he created more goals in Europe's premier competition than anyone else.
Vinicius Junior and Leroy Sane finished joint second with six assists while Ajax's Antony, who has been linked with a move to Old Trafford, finished third.
Read more on manchestereveningnews.co.uk