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 names three players who have improved Manchester United dressing room
manchestereveningnews.co.ukBruno Fernandes has praised the trio of Casemiro, Raphael Varane and Lisandro Martinez for their impact inside the Manchester United dressing room.
Casemiro and Martinez joined United in the summer for a combined price of over £110million, with Erik ten Hag insistent on adding experienced leaders to a squad that had been lacking direction for so long.
The pair joined veteran defender Varane at Old Trafford, with the France international and World Cup winner having joined from Real Madrid the previous year.
Alongside stand-in captain Fernandes, the experienced trio have taken control of the dressing room and led the Reds to an outstanding season.
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