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.
Jose Mourinho aims fresh dig at Bruno Fernandes and Manchester United as Tottenham beat Leeds
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day for freeJose Mourinho has aimed a fresh dig at Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes, arguing that players who score penalties should not be listed in the Premier League's top scorers.Fernandes sits third in the Premier League scoring charts this season, netting 11 times for United, five of which have come from the penalty spot.
Just Mohamed Salah and Son Heung-min have scored more than Fernandes, with Spurs star Son netting in his side's 3-0 win over Leeds United.
It was Son's 100th goal for Spurs and Mourinho praised the attacker's achievements post-match. Yet he also could not resist aiming at dig at Fernandes over his penalty record.He said: "I'm very happy for him, I'm very happy that now people.
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