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.
Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba's partnership described as "dangerous" after one match
mirror.co.ukAlan Shearer has described Manchester United duo Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba's potential partnership as "dangerous". Pogba played alongside Fernandes for the first time on Friday, when Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer brought the Frenchman on in the second half against Tottenham.
The pair linked up quite well, with Pogba winning a a penalty that was then dispatched by Fernandes to draw the scores level.
Shearer was very impressed with Fernandes' performance, labelling him Manchester United's man of the match. He added that if he can continue to click with Pogba then the Red Devils midfield will be "dangerous." "Bruno Fernandes was the best player on the park," Shearer told Match of the Day. "His first touch and his first thought is
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