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.
Wes Brown snubs Bruno Fernandes as he names Man Utd player of the season
mirror.co.ukWes Brown has backed Anthony Martial - not Bruno Fernandes - as Manchester United's Player of the Year. The Frenchman finished as the club's top scorer having bagged 23 times in all competitions.
But his efforts were somewhat overshadowed by the quality of Fernandes who arrived in January and helped spark a huge upturn in form.
The Portuguese international scored eight times and registered seven assists in 14 Premier League outings. But Brown thinks Martial's season-long contribution means he edges out Fernandes in the race for the individual accolade.
He told MUTV : "It’s going to be tough but I’m probably just going to go Anthony Martial. "I thought he stepped up this season and I love it when he smiles because that means he’s scoring!
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