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 told he is the 'real deal' by former Manchester United star
manchestereveningnews.co.ukFormer Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has hailed the impact Bruno Fernandes has had at his old club. The Portuguese joined the Reds from Sporting Lisbon in January, and since then he has scored three goals and claimed three assists in eight appearances.
United are unbeaten in their last ten games, and are just three points behind fourth-placed Chelsea in the Premier League table after overcoming arch-rivals Manchester City on Sunday.
Fernandes set-up Anthony Martial’s opener at Old Trafford at the weekend and the former Reds midfielder believes the 25-year-old is showing he is the 'real deal'. “He’s been magnificent,” Hargreaves told BT Sport before United’s game with Austrian side LASK in the Europa League. “He has
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