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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer might have a new first-team squad member to rely on at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeAs has often been the case over the past 12 months, Bruno Fernandes stole the headlines following Manchester United's 4-0 win over Real Sociedad.The Portuguese star scored twice and put in another rousing display to virtually secure United's spot in the last 16 of the Europa League.However, another player who had an imposing impact on the game was Daniel James, who was a surprise addition to the starting line-up just over an hour before kick-off.The 23-year-old was making his first start for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer since the FA Cup win over Watford at the beginning of January, yet there was no sign of rust in his game as he hassled and harried his opponents without the ball and looked a real danger with.
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