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 labelled ‘dream’ as Portugal manager refutes Manchester United claim
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRoberto Martinez believes Bruno Fernandes is the consummate professional and a “dream” for any football manager. The Manchester United captain made two assists as Portugal ensured qualification for Euro 2024.
Cristiano Ronaldo also bagged a brace to book their place at next summer’s finals in Germany. Fernandes was one of the brightest sparks throughout the qualifying campaign, scoring four goals and creating seven others as Portugal guaranteed top spot in their group with a 100 percent win percentage.
While winning has become a habit at international level, the 29-year-old has endured a poor start to the campaign. READ MORE: Why Sheikh Jassim withdrew offer to buy United ALSO READ: United have been repeating same two mistakes United languish in mid-table, having already lost six games across all competitions - and conceding a staggering 19 goals.
Fernandes has done little to squash reservations about Erik ten Hag’s decision to give him the full-time captaincy in June. Petulancy is an attribute that has regularly been levelled at the midfielder since he arrived from Sporting Lisbon almost four years ago.
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