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 fires warning to Man Utd's Premier League rivals ahead of new season
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has insisted he is capable of improving even further next season following his stunning start to life at Manchester United.
The attacking midfielder took no time at all to settle in at Old Trafford, scoring 12 times and creating eight assists in all competitions since his move from Sporting Lisbon in January.
He has been particularly lethal from the penalty spot, converting eight times out of eight, with goalkeepers seemingly unable to work out how to stop him.
And speaking to UEFA.com, Fernandes admits he works hard on his technique for penalties. "I don’t have a secret," he said. "I think that I train a lot, I like to train a lot.
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