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 names Man Utd captain for PSG clash in Harry Maguire absence
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer revealed Bruno Fernandes will skipper Manchester United against Paris Saint-Germain. Club captain Harry Maguire has not travelled to the French capital along with fellow absentees Edinson Cavani and Mason Greenwood.
Fernandes was set beside Solskjaer for the pre-match press conference, and was unaware he would be captain. "The captain sits next to me.
Bruno will captain the team tomorrow," said Solskjaer. ‘Bruno has definitely come in and had a great positive impact. The stats show that and his performances have been receiving great praise as well. "He has come in and if not changed the team he’s sparked something in the team and I hope we've sparked something in his career.
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