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.
Why Marcus Rashford will make Bruno Fernandes even better for Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes has made quite the impact since moving to England. The Portuguese midfielder has played five Premier League matches, scoring two and registering three assists.
Beyond his scoring numbers, he's added a degree of penetration to Manchester United's play. Fernandes is a player capable of producing a decisive end product, but, as a result of his inclination to deliver in the opposition's half, he has to take plenty of risks on the ball.
That is perhaps best captured by his tendency to play through passes to his teammates. Fernandes hasn't accumulated many Premier League minutes at his new club just yet but no player who has played over 1,000 minutes in the league this season has attempted more through passes per 90 than the
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