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.
After the season he’s had, it’s no surprise that Bruno Fernandes has been voted Manchester United’s player of the season by supporters.
Fernandes has scored 28 goals in 56 appearances in all competitions this term, making him one of the most prolific players in Europe.
He has also contributed 17 assists in total, making him United’s most productive attacker by quite some margin. Despite the disappointment of losing 4-2 to Liverpool at Old Trafford last week, his early strike saw him surpass Frank Lampard’s record for goals scored by a Premier League midfielder in a single season.
Lampard netted 27 times during the 2009-10 campaign as Chelsea won the double under Carlo Ancelotti. With three more games to play including the Europa
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