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.
"Delighted" Man Utd fans rejoice as Portugal knocked out of Euro 2020
dailystar.co.ukManchester United fans were overjoyed by Portugal's exit from Euro 2020 after being beaten 1-0 by Roberto Martinez's Belgium side.A first-half goal from Borussia Dortmund star Thorgan Hazard was enough to separate the pair, despite a late onslaught from the Portuguese, who ultimately failed to make the crucial breakthrough.The result means Portugal become the second side to be eliminated from the competition at the last 16 stage having won the previous tournament, 'A Seleção' falling drastically short of their previous 2016 glories.Though he is comfortably Man Utd's talisman when the going gets tough, Bruno Fernandes was reduced to a bit-part role for much of this tournament, failing to play the full 90 minutes in any of Portugal's four.
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