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 Man City star Stephen Ireland claims Manchester United's Bruno Fernandes had a poster of him on his wall
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester City man.Fernandes made the long-awaited move to United in January and since arriving in the North West has become neighbours with Ireland, living three doors down the street from one another.Ireland became a fan favourite at the Etihad and was the club's best player for a short while, after coming through the youth ranks at the club, grabbing 13 goals and 13 assists in the 2009/09 season in the creative-midfield role.According to the 33-year-old, his performances left an impression on Fernandes, as the Portuguese also used to sign him on Football Manager.“He told me that, as a kid, he had a poster of me,” Ireland told The Athletic. “He said that when he played Football Manager he always signed me.“I was like, ‘You had me on a.
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