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.
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The 18-year old whom with which Manchester United were so impressed that they paid £25 million for him — a fee that could reach £40 million including bonuses.
The teenager has made just eight appearances since his arrival from Atalanta but he’s impressed supporters with his flair and style of play, and he scored an exquisite goal in the Europa League against AC Milan.
He came off the bench to score the his first shot on target, timing his run perfectly before flicking a backwards header over the goalkeeper from Bruno Fernandes ’ ball forward.
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