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.
Manchester United great Gary Neville busts myth about Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes
manchestereveningnews.co.ukPaul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes will have issues playing in the same midfield. The duo played together in the first of United's two friendlies against West Brom on Friday afternoon as they fell to a 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford.The friendly outing marked the debut of a new-look midfield for United as January addition Fernandes finally took to the pitch on the same team as World Cup winner Pogba.Fernandes has set the standard for midfield performances at United since arriving earlier this year, but is yet to play competitively with club-record signing Pogba who had been sidelined through injury since Boxing Day.The creative duo are both likely to feature when United face Tottenham in the Premier League next Friday, although some have questioned.
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