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.
Man Utd have finally found their Robin van Persie replacement but still need to sign a striker
mirror.co.ukIt has been an impressive season for Manchester United by the post-Sir Alex Ferguson standards, as the Red Devils finish second place with the chance of major silverware still up for grabs come later this month.
A meeting with Unai Emery's Villarreal on May 26 in the Europa League final presents Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with the chance to get his hands on his first trophy as United boss.
There will be few prizes for guessing who won Man Utd's player of the year gong, with midfield superstar Bruno Fernandes taking home the award for the second season running, his first full campaign at Old Trafford.
The Portugal international boasts 18 goals and 12 assists in the Premier League alone, ensuring he is the first United player to register 30+ goal
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