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 Nemanja Matic believes the arrival of Donny van de Beek will help take Manchester United to the next level after praising the competition for places in midfield.
The Holland international has made an instant impact at Old Trafford, scoring on his debut against Crystal Palace last week and impressing in the Carabao Cup win at Luton Town on Tuesday night.Van de Beek began the Palace game on the bench and has a fight on his hands for a place in midfield, with Matic, Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Scott McTominay and Fred also competing for a starting spot in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.
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