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 stars in Cristiano Ronaldo absence ahead of Manchester United reunion
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes took centre-stage for Portugal on Tuesday night as they eased past Azerbaijan 3-0 despite the absence of star striker Cristiano Ronaldo.
Fernandes, who is celebrating his 27th birthday on Wednesday, started the celebrations early when he set-up Bernardo Silva for the opening goal of the match and also played a key role in the build-up to second scored by Andre Silva.
Diogo Jota sealed the victory in the second half as Portugal returned to the top of their World Cup qualifying group thanks to the brilliance of Fernandes in midfield.
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