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.
Bruno Fernandes ’ rapid adaptation to life at Manchester United has been out of the ordinary, according to Sky Sports pundit Jamie Redknapp.
The Portuguese midfielder has turned United’s season around since joining from Sporting Lisbon in January, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ’s avoiding defeat in their last 15 games.
No.15 of that solid run came this evening in a comfortable outing away at Brighton, where two goals from Fernandes inspired them to a 3-0 victory on the south coast.
As well as bagging a brace, he pulled the strings as usual in the middle of the park, combining well with fellow maestro Paul Pogba to blow the Seagulls away.
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