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.
Kylian Mbappe has praised Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes as the France international prepares for a crucial Euro 2024 fixture.
Friday will see France take on Portugal in the quarter-final of the European Championships. The winner will go on to face either Spain or Germany in the semi-final next week, as the path to the final becomes clearer.
Fernandes has made three appearances for Portugal so far at Euro 2024, scoring one goal on his country's road to the quarter-final.
The United captain played the full 90 minutes plus extra time in the last-16 victory over Slovenia earlier this week, scoring one of the three spot-kicks in the penalty shootout.
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