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.
Ryan Giggs makes Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba admission at Manchester United
manchestereveningnews.co.ukRyan Giggs has admitted that Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba are far more confident penalty takers than he was at Manchester United.
Giggs spent the entirety of his 24-year playing career at Old Trafford, scoring 168 goals for United - including five from the penalty spot during normal play.
But the Wales manager told beIN SPORTS that he never had the confidence to try and play mind games with the goalkeeper, instead focusing solely on his own technique.
He stated: "My technique with penalty taking was - you know you see players looking at the goalkeeper? "Eden Hazard - I mean he's amazing, he just goes up so slowly, and even Bruno Fernandes now with a little hop. "I could never do that.
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