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.
Dimitar Berbatov identifies turning point in Manchester United's season
manchestereveningnews.co.ukUnited recovered from an awful start to the Premier League season to finish in third position, ahead of Chelsea and Leicester, securing Champions League qualification.And it was the addition of Fernandes, signed for £47million from Sporting Lisbon in January, that lifted the overall level in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team - according to former United striker Berbatov."The signing of Bruno Fernandes lifted the team massively," Berbatov said in his Betfair blog. "The team's spirit changed when he came in, he has blended in really well, connecting the back four and the attack."To step up and show that responsibility is huge, he's been an amazing signing for them.
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