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's verdict on Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes' Man Utd performance
mirror.co.ukOle Gunnar Solskjaer has given his early thoughts on the partnership between Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes after they combined to rescue a point for Manchester United.
Fernandes converted a late penalty to earn a 1-1 draw in Friday's Premier League clash at Tottenham after Paul Pogba had tricked Eric Dier into fouling him.
Pogba was playing alongside Fernandes for the first time after coming off the bench to make his long-awaited return from injury, having missed most of the season.
Fernandes has been a revelation since his £68m move to Old Trafford in January, and fans have been eager to see whether he can form an effective midfield partnership with Pogba.
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