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 sends message to Donny van de Beek after setting example for Man Utd team-mate
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes has offered his backing to Donny van de Beek after Manchester United's 3-2 win over Liverpool in the FA Cup.
Dutchman Van de Beek has found opportunities hard to come by since his £40million move from Ajax in the summer. He was handed a rare start against Liverpool with Bruno Fernandes left on the bench after his relentless schedule so far this season.
But Van de Beek was sacrificed after an hour to bring Fernandes into the fold with the Portuguese playmaker setting an example with the winning goal.
Fernandes admitted he would be far from pleased if he was in Van de Beek's shoes given the way the evening played out - but he assured his under-fire team-mate that his efforts helped them reach the FA Cup fifth round. “We have
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