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.
Raphael Varane should be contender for prestigious Manchester United award in 2022
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United were represented on the Fans' Footballer of the Year podium for 2021 — but might they go one (or two) better next year?
Having signed and starred for United in 2020, Portugal playmaker Bruno Fernandes flew the Old Trafford flag during voting for the latest division-wide award for 2021, won by Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah.
Long-term United target Declan Rice finished second, with Fernandes picking up the bronze. Naturally, when it came to the club's individual prize, Fernandes took top billing after receiving 44.5 per cent of the vote (3,372 votes) ahead of fellow shortlisters David de Gea, Luke Shaw and Mason Greenwood.
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