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.
Get the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Robin van Persie has sent a message to Bruno Fernandes after the Manchester United sensation was named Player of the Year for a second time.
It's only 16 months ago that Fernandes swapped his native Portugal for Old Trafford - arriving in a £49.5million move from Sporting Lisbon.
The 26-year-old has repaid that transfer fee, though, some would argue multiple times over. Indeed, the Portuguese playmaker has already made a stunning contribution to the United cause as he closes in on a first piece of team silverware, too, during the Europa League final against Villarreal.
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