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.
Robin van Persie waxes lyrical over Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes during Everton draw
dailystar.co.ukFernandes looked to have set United on their way to victory when he unleashed a long-range rocket past Everton keeper Robin Olsen after a one-two with Aaron Wan-Bissaka.The goal doubled the Red Devils' lead after Edinson Cavani had opened the scoring in Saturday's Premier League clash at Old Trafford.But Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were undone by poor defending in the second half, as Everton scored twice within seven minutes of the restart through Abdoulaye Doucoure and James Rodriguez.Scott McTominay then had United back in front before Dominic Calvert-Lewin secured a point for Carlo Ancelotti's side in the fifth minute of injury time.But there was no sign that all that was to come when Fernandes fired in his 13th league goal of the season.
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