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.
Why Bruno Fernandes took Manchester United's penalty over Cristiano Ronaldo
manchestereveningnews.co.ukGet the United transfer latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox every day for free Newcastle's Karl Darlow became the first goalkeeper to save one of Bruno Fernandes' Manchester United penalties last year.
That was a relatively poor effort from Fernandes, however, he wasn't made to rue his penalty miss because United still won that game 4-1 at St James' Park.
Fast forward to the Reds' game versus Aston Villa this weekend and Fernandes blundered from the spot again. Unlike against Newcastle, Fernandes' penalty miss had greater importance as a later equaliser would have salvaged a point.
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