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' message to Man Utd team-mates proves Jermaine Jenas' point
mirror.co.ukJermaine Jenas has applauded the way Bruno Fernandes makes his presence felt at Manchester United - despite him being the new boy.
Fernandes has made a sensational start at Man United following his £67million transfer from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window.
On Saturday the Portuguese was picked to start against Norwich in the FA Cup. And as the game got underway, Fernandes caught the eye of the commentary team - which included Jenas - as he attempted to put his stamp on the contest with a message to his team-mates.
Jenas said on the BBC: "For me it's more the presence he has on the pitch, over the years United have had two or three of those players on the pitch. "And for him to just show up and have it shows he's a pretty
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