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.
Gary Lineker surprise at Manchester United decision and Aston Villa 'problems'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Gary Lineker expressed his surprise that Crstiano Ronaldo did not take Manchester United's decisive penalty against Aston Villa on Saturday.
Bruno Fernandes stepped up in injury time when his cross hit Kortney Hause on the arm shortly after the defender gave Villa the lead with the only goal of the game and what proved to be the winner.
Uncharacteristically from the usually deadly Fernandes, he blazed his spot-kick over and into the Stretford End. Fernandes had scored 21 of his 22 penalties for United since joining from Sporting in his native Portugal in January last year.
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