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.
Manchester United hero Roy Keane has piled yet more praise on Bruno Fernandes following his bright start to life at the club.
The Red Devils were struggling for form in the league before the Portuguese arrived from Sporting Lisbon in January. Fernandes has spearheaded a resurgence at the club with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side going unbeaten since the midfielder's debut.
The 25-year-old is already a fan-favourite among the Old Trafford faithful following his impressive start in England. And Keane likes the fact Fernandes has shown an air of arrogance about himself since joining the Premier League outfit. "We often talk about players taking time to settle at a club - it's not taken him long has it?" he told Sky Sports. "He seems a very good
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