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 star Bruno Fernandes reveals he ignored coaching advice about his best position
manchestereveningnews.co.ukstraight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United star Bruno Fernandes has revealed he ignored advice from his coaches about which position he should play in.The Portuguese playmaker began life as a defender in his youth career and says he was advised to play in a deeper role if he ever wanted to become a 'top player'.Fernandes admits he can see why coaches backed him to make it as a defender in the professional game but says he had his own desires to play in a more advanced attacking role.The 26-year-old is currently regarded as one of the most dangerous attacking midfield players in the whole of Europe and he has lifted the lid on how his drastic position change occurred.“I played central defender for the most part, when I started.
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