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.
Ruben Dias rated above Cristiano Ronaldo and Premier League stars after transformative effect at Man City
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the biggest City stories, analysis and transfer updates delivered straight to your inbox Ruben Dias has enjoyed a fairytale debut season at Manchester City.
The Portuguese defender arrived in the summer transfer window from Benfica and has had a transformative effect on Pep Guardiola's defence.
Dias is in the running for PFA Player of the Year after such an impressive campaign, though the likes of Harry Kane, Bruno Fernandes and Mohamed Salah are likely to be more attractive options, based on history alone.
That's because there is always an unconscious bias towards attackers when it comes to individual awards. Fabio Cannavaro remains the only defender to have won the Ballon d'Or, for example.
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