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 branded the 'Portuguese James Milner' by Man Utd pals
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has been told he is the 'Portuguese James Milner' by his new Manchester United pals. The Portugal international signed from Sporting Lisbon in January in a deal worth up to £65m.
It followed a long month of negotiations and a period of settling time was expected for the midfielder. However, that has not been the case at all and the 25-year-old has hit the ground running.
He has already for three goals and three assists, the latest coming against Manchester City in a crucial Premier League win at Old Trafford.
With the visitors sleeping, Fernandes lofted a ball over the defence from a free-kick to allow Anthony Martial to net the opener in a 2-0 victory.
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