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.
straight to your inboxPaul Pogba has revealed he studied every Manchester United match during his injury lay-off so that he would be ready to form a partnership with Bruno Fernandes on his return.The French midfielder returned to action for United last month having missed half a year through injury as he watched Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's embark on an incredible unbeaten run from the sidelines.Fernandes' arrival in the January transfer window has proven to be the catalyst behind United's resurgent form, and Pogba was desperate to link up with the Portuguese midfielder on his return.In order to get up to speed Pogba analysed United's style of play with Fernandes and it seems like his hard work is paying off on the pitch."I had a lot of time off.
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