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.
straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes has hit back at suggestions he is feeling the effects of a gruelling season after being let out of the Manchester United starting line-up in the FA Cup win against Liverpool.The Portuguese playmaker was a surprise omission by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer for the Old Trafford fixture, but he came off the bench with 24 minutes remaining and scored the winner with an arrowed free-kick, sealing a 3-2 victory.Fernandes was withdrawn late on at Anfield a week ago in a Premier League stalemate and his struggles to influence that game had led to some pundits suggesting the 26-year-old was in need of a rest.He has started 25 of United's 31 games so far this season and he has played some role in 29 of.
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