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.
Wayne Rooney 'compares Man Utd star Bruno Fernandes to Paul Scholes'
mirror.co.ukWayne Rooney reportedly compared Bruno Fernandes to Manchester United legend Paul Scholes after coming up against the Portuguese ace this week.
Rooney's Derby County side were beaten 3-0 by his former club on Thursday, with Fernandes one of United's best players on the night.
The Red Devils have yet to lose with Fernandes in the side since his £47million move from Sporting Lisbon in January, and Rams skipper Rooney was impressed by what he saw at Pride Park.
So much so, that United's all-time top scorer reportedly told pals Fernandes reminded him of his former teammate Scholes, the legendary midfielder of the Sir Alex Ferguson era who was one of the finest players of his generation. "Wayne loved being back on the pitch against
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