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 star Bruno Fernandes has surprised coach who discovered him
dailystar.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer brought Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United in January, there were hopes he would hit the ground running in England.
But 31 goal involvements in 33 games for the club, may have came as a surprise to even the most optimistic United fan.Since his arrival, Fernandes has become the main man at Old Trafford and one of the key reasons behind their return to Champions League football.And the man that scouted him as a 17-year-old back in 2012, has admitted that his ascension to one of Europe’s best has come as a shock.Mauro Borghetti signed Fernandes for Novara at the start of his career and has said that despite always having high hopes for the midfielder, his form at United is better than anyone could have anticipated.
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