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 hits out at Jesse Lingard critics in defence of Man Utd teammate
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has hit out at critics of Man Utd teammate Jesse Lingard after the midfielder ended his Premier League goal drought on Sunday.
It took Lingard until the 98th minute of United's final game of the season to register his first goal of the campaign to seal the win against Leicester.
The 27-year-old has come in for criticism this season for his performance, which have also produced zero assists in the league.
Lingard has been public about the personal problems he feels have affected his form, and Fernandes has jumped to his defence.
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