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 names five players he admired when growing up
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the latest United transfer window updates, news and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has named five Portugal players that he admired when growing up.
Fernandes has been brilliant since signing for the Reds from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020. It was with Sporting that he earned his first Portugal caps in 2017 and he has since gone on to earn 30 caps for the national team, including caps during Euro 2020.
As one of the more recognisable players in a squad full of top-level footballers, Fernandes has spoken about his time in the squad and how there are five players in particular that he admired when growing into the footballer he is today.
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