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 believes he has brought out a rare quality in Manchester United team-mate Anthony Martial - insisting the Frenchman “always” smiles when he is with him.The Portuguese midfielder has made a huge impact since joining United from Sporting Lisbon in January, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side currently enjoying a 16-game unbeaten run across all competitions.Their impressive streak continued against Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Saturday, when Fernandes scored and set up one in a 5-2 victory.He managed to tee up Martial for United’s third goal on the day, which the forward thanked his new team-mate for on Instagram later that day.Martial wrote: “Great game by the team and thanks my bro for the assist Bruno.”Fernandes then replied:.
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