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 star Bruno Fernandes makes humble Ballon d'Or admission
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United star Bruno Fernandes has offered a humble assessment of his own Ballon d'Or chances. The 27-year-old has totted up staggering numbers since his £56.7million move to Old Trafford from Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon in January 2020 - scoring 44 goals and providing 32 assists in 94 games across the competitions.
It's a double tally which makes for eye-catching reading in his first two years on these shores. Fernandes - who has also won Premier League 'Player of the Month' four times - was rewarded for his efforts when nominated for the coveted Ballon d'Or this year.
Handed to the best-performing player on the planet each December, the United sensation has been named on a 30-man shortlist that features Old Trafford colleague
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