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.
Luke Shaw spots worrying Bruno Fernandes trend at Man Utd
mirror.co.ukManchester United defender Luke Shaw has admitted that the Red Devils rely a lot on Bruno Fernandes and believes they need "more players stepping up to the plate".
Fernandes has been integral to United since making the move from Sporting Lisbon in January, with Shaw conceding that "if Bruno doesn't play well we struggle".
In an interview with Sky Sports, the left-back said: "I think even in our squad now we have unbelievable players. "But of course Bruno, the fact he came in midway through the season, to adapt that quickly to the Premier League… it doesn’t surprise me because you could tell he was going to be special with his confidence and aura. "He wants to improve himself and improve the team.
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