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 morning headlines as Solskjaer thanks Man Utd scouts
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inboxSolskjaer thanks United scoutsOle Gunnar Solskjaer thanked United’s scouts for recommending he sign Bruno Fernandes in the January transfer window.
The arrival of the Portuguese midfielder changed United ’s season, with his 10 goals in 18 starts helping them claim a top-three finish and Champions League qualification.
The United manager saw Fernandes open the scoring in a 2-0 final day victory at Leicester City and then cast his mind back to signing the midfielder. “I needed to go and watch him myself.
I'd seen him on telly and when I went to see him live he was exceptional in his enthusiasm, the way he wanted to win. That was fantastic when I saw him,” he said. “But the scouting network has been really good.
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