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.
BBC Sport fans' team of the year Bruno Fernandes decision leaves thousands raging
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has made it into a Premier League team of the season despite only playing five times for Manchester United since his £67m move in January - and fans are furious.
The Portuguese midfielder has impressed at Old Trafford since joining from Sporting Lisbon, registering two goals and three assists so far for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s side.
And Fernandes has clearly gained an army of admirers already, as he has been included in BBC Sport’s team of the season as voted for by supporters.
He sits alongside Manchester City ’s Kevin de Bruyne and Liverpool ’s Jordan Henderson in the middle of the park. Fans have taken to Twitter to lament his inclusion, with some insisting Chelsea ’s Mateo Kovacic was more deserving of a place in
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