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 told he would have lost Man Utd job without Bruno Fernandes
dailystar.co.ukBruno Fernandes has saved Ole Gunnar Solskjaer his job at Manchester United this year, the manager has been told. The hugely talented playmaker has been by far and away the Red Devils’ standout player in 2020.Since arriving in the January transfer window, the 26-year-old has been a reliable leader in the team.Fernandes has scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 23 appearances across all competitions this term.And his value to the side is obvious in every game as team-mates turn to him for inspiration and a breakthrough going forward.Solskjaer’s position as manager has often been in question over the past 12 months, and their Champions League group stage exit had him seeing only on the brink.
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