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 explains Bruno Fernandes penalty secret after Man Utd win
mirror.co.ukBruno Fernandes was Manchester United's penalty hero as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side edged their way into the Europa League semi-finals.
United were awarded a penalty against Copenhagen early in the first period of extra-time, when forward Anthony Martial was brought down.
Fernandes dispatched the penalty, United's 21st of the season, to earn a 1-0 win and send Solskjaer's side through to Sunday's semi-final against Wolves or Sevilla.
Solskjaer paid tribute to Fernandes, who has not missed a penalty for four-and-a-half years - having scored 21 in a row for United and former club Sporting Lisbon. “He knows that keepers will wait for him to do the jump,” said Solskjaer. “He practices both of them and he practices both sides so he’s got them
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