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 Ryan Giggs names Bruno Fernandes moment that he loved
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxRyan Giggs has named Bruno Fernandes as the Manchester United player who excites him the most.
Fernandes has been one of the standout stars in the Premier League since he arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon back in January.
The midfielder scored a brace in United’s 3-0 win over Brighton on Tuesday night, a victory that maintains his side's hopes of securing a top-four finish this season.
And Giggs believes it is the 25-year-old's willingness to attempt risky passes that sets him apart from the rest of the United squad. “100 percent Fernandes since he came in,” he told the Webby & O’Neill YouTube channel when asked which player in the current Reds squad excites him the most. “He excites me because every time he.
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