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.
Cristiano Ronaldo goalscoring truth is becoming harder for Manchester United to ignore
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCristiano Ronaldo netted his first goal of 2022 on Wednesday as Manchester United snapped out of a three-game winless run with an important 2-0 victory over Brighton.
It was a far-from vintage display for Ralf Rangnick’s side, with the Seagulls proving to be a tough and robust unit to overcome, particularly before Lewis Dunk’s red card.
However early in the second half, some good pressing from Scott McTominay and Bruno Fernandes led to a costly turnover for the visitors deep inside their own half.
Ronaldo latched onto the resulting loose ball and drove at the Brighton defence before firing his effort past the hapless Robert Sanchez.
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