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 inboxManchester United favourite Rio Ferdinand selected two players deserving of individual praise for their impact over the course of the season to help secure Champions League football.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side faced an uphill battle to land a top-four finish after a disappointing first half of the campaign but turned the tide in 2020.That culminated with a 2-0 victory against Leicester City at the King Power Stadium on the Premier League's final day, which was a winner-takes-all tie in the hunt for a spot in Europe's elite competition.
Bruno Fernandes' penalty sent United on their way to victory, with Jesse Lingard netting late on to double the advantage, and the Portuguese midfielder was picked out alongside Mason.
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