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 told how they'd struggle without "exceptional" Bruno Fernandes
mirror.co.ukManchester United are "nowhere near as effective" when Bruno Fernandes is absent claims Tony Cascarino. The Red Devils have prospered massively from the playmaker's arrival almost a year ago.
Fernandes has scored 22 times for United in less than a calendar year and remains their leading light. The Portuguese star has been praised for his ambition in attack and can equal a club record tonight.
Should he score at West Ham he will become the first Red Devil since Dennis Law to score in six straight away games. And Cascarino insists the 26-year-old is crucial to United performing to their optimum level. “He has set the bar very high,” he said on TalkSport. “If we ever talk about a player who hit the ground running, Bruno Fernandes did that
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