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's Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes nominated for Ballon d'Or award
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes are Manchester United's representatives for the 2021 Ballon d'Or award. Ronaldo, 36, made his return to United on deadline day and he's since made an immediate impact at Old Trafford.
The Portuguese star scored a brace on his second debut and he's since scored three more, taking his tally to five goals for the season after playing just seven games across all competitions and he'll be in contention to win the Ballon d'Or yet again this year.
Ronaldo has won five Ballon d'Or's across his career and only Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi has won more with six. Fernandes has arguably been United's most important player since his arrival from Sporting Libson in January last year, though, and supporters
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