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 opponent describes what playing against Man Utd star is like
mirror.co.ukCraig Cathcart has opened up on what defending against Manchester United new boy Bruno Fernandes is like, admitting he's "quality".
Watford defender Cathcart came up against Fernandes recently, when the Red Devils ran out 3-0 winners over the Hornets at Vicarage Road.
Portugal international Fernandes opened the scoring on the day from the penalty spot after he was brought down in the box. Fernandes then turned provider, setting up Anthony Martial to make it 2-0 before Mason Greenwood put the icing on the cake 15 minutes before the end.
Revealing what the Watford squad made of United's January signing, Cathcart told the Manchester Evening News: "I think we were all very impressed. "The thing that impressed me most was that he always looks
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