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.
What Willy Kambwala did to make Manchester United debut
manchestereveningnews.co.ukManchester United manager Erik ten Hag is convinced Willy Kambwala has the attributes of a modern centre back. Kambwala became the 248th academy graduate to debut for the United first team and performed creditably in the 2-0 defeat at West Ham.
The 19-year-old joined United in a €4million deal from Sochaux on transfer deadline day in October 2020 but his time in the academy has been beset by injuries.
With senior centre halves Raphael Varane, Lisandro Martinez, Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof either unwell or injured, the fit Kambwala was promoted to the starting line-up at the London Stadium six days on from making the bench in the goalless draw at Liverpool.
Ten Hag had the option to move Luke Shaw to centre half and start Sergio Reguilon at left-back but he favoured centre-back specialist Kambwala. READ MORE: Why Hojlund was substituted at West Ham READ MORE: Ten Hag explains what went wrong in latest defeat "We had five centre backs at the start of the season.
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