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 Pogba backed and Bruno Fernandes praised by former coach
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United headlines for the morning of Wednesday November 18.The coach who discovered Bruno Fernandes as a youngster has described why the midfielder was able to hit the ground running after signing for Manchester United in January.Fernandes’ arrival was a catalyst for United to turn their 2019/20 season around, with the Reds ultimately finishing third in the Premier League table and qualifying for this season’s Champions League.Mauro Borghetti, the Italian coach who scouted Fernandes as a 17-year-old at Boavista, has opened up on what it is about the player’s character that has made him such a big success."Above all, he had a great personality which is what distinguishes him now.
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