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.
Rio Ferdinand explains why Bruno Fernandes is better than 90 per cent of midfielders
mirror.co.ukRio Ferdinand has explained that Bruno Fernandes' risktaking is what places the Manchester United star as one of the Premier League's best midfielders.
Portuguese ace Fernandes arrived at Old Trafford from Sporting Lisbon in the January transfer window and has revitalised Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men.
The 47million man netted five goals and three assists in his first eight Premier League appearances and is yet to taste defeat for United yet.
Since the lockdown, Fernandes has partnered up with Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic in midfield, which has seemingly turned the Red Devils back into one of the Premier League elites.
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