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.
Former Bruno Fernandes coach makes Manchester United captaincy claim
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox Bruno Fernandes has all the characteristics to captain Manchester United one day, according to his former manager Andrea Stramaccioni.
After months of speculation, Fernandes finally arrived at Old Trafford in January and immediately become one of their most important players.
The Portuguese has only played 22 games for the club but has already got 12 goals and eight assists to his name, with his contributions being the major factor in United's drastic improvement in 2020 as they managed to qualify for the Champions League with a third place finish.
Fernandes captained Sporting Lisbon before arriving in Manchester and his leadership qualities have often shone through at United.
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