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.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer delivers verdict on Donny van de Beek's Man Utd debut
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer hailed Donny van de Beek's Manchester United debut as the "biggest plus" following their friendly defeat by Aston Villa.
The midfielder, who arrived from Ajax this summer in a £40million move, played the full 90 minutes in the 1-0 loss at Villa Park on Saturday.
It was an experimental side from Solskjaer, who was without star midfielders Paul Pogba, Bruno Fernandes, Fred and Nemanja Matic.
And the Norwegian was pleased Van de Beek's performance despite the result. "Donny was maybe the biggest plus outfield," Solskjaer told MUTV. "He's such a finder of space and creates time for himself with his timing and movement.
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