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 hails Manchester United for finally ending unwanted record
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes is delighted Manchester United have finally been able to score from a set-piece in the Premier League this season.
United were the only top-flight side yet to score from one heading into the weekend, but finally broke their unwanted record when captain Harry Maguire headed in the opener against Leeds.
The 28-year-old rose well from a Luke Shaw corner to put United 1-0 up at Elland Road, a goal which meant a lot to United given their set-piece problems this season.
Fernandes was delighted to finally put the record to bed and is confident it can now be a springboard for even more set-piece goals this season. "It was good to see," he told MUTV. "We are improving on that.
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