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.
Eight Manchester United players send Bruno Fernandes messages after penalty miss
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA number of Manchester United players have sent messages of support to Bruno Fernandes after his penalty miss against Aston Villa at the weekend.
The Portuguese playmaker had the chance to level the scores at 1-1 at Old Trafford after Kortney Hause had headed the visitors into a surprise lead in the 88th minute.
However, the usually reliable Fernandes blasted his effort over the bar, much to the shock of the Stretford End behind him. The United man posted a lengthy apology on social media, in which he said "I will come back stronger, because these are the standards I hold myself to, but most of all for my team-mates and our fans." Fernandes was not only inundated with messages of backing from the United fanbase, but from a number of his
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