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.
Alex Telles reveals the two Man Utd stars that have helped him settle in since Porto move
dailystar.co.ukManchester United so far and revealed he has developed a close bond with team-mates Bruno Fernandes and Fred. The trio all speak Portuguese and Telles and Fernandes were rivals during their time in the Primeira Liga, with Telles playing for Porto and Fernandes turning out for Sporting Lisbon.
However, in an interview with O Jogo, Telles revealed the pair were friends before they became team-mates at Old Trafford. "Today we are companions, but we were friends before", the left-back said.
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