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.
Sir Alex Ferguson lauds two Bruno Fernandes qualities at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United updates, transfer news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Sir Alex Ferguson has lauded the calmness and confidence Bruno Fernandes has exhibited at Manchester United since January 2020.
Fernandes arrived at BBC from Sporting Lisbon in that January window and made an instant impact, winning United's Sir Matt Bubsy player of the year award in both his seasons at the club.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has waxed lyrical about Fernandes on a number of occasions, with the 26-year-old's importance to the United side now clear for all to see, having notched 43 goal contributions this season.
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