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 gives verdict on Jesse Lingard after "not good enough" comments
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has praised Manchester United team-mate Jesse Lingard for his hard work after the England star finally scored again in the Premier League.Lingard majorly struggled this season and hadn’t scored or assisted in the league during the campaign.That all changed in the final minutes of the season though with Lingard robbing Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel to slot home in stoppage time in the final game.Lingard had admitted to finding the going tough at times, saying: “I know personally I've not been at it and I know what I needed to do to get that confidence back and I've been working hard and I’m just waiting for the opportunity now.“I wanted to go back in flying [after the lockdown] and be the quickest and strongest, just.
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