Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Portugal national team. He is the son of former Porto player and Portuguese international Joao Mário Fernandes. Fernandes started his career at Italian Serie B side Novara but soon made a move to Serie A side Udinese. After five years in Italy, he signed with Sporting CP in 2017.
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Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Manchester United and the Portugal national team. Fernandes started his career at Italian Serie B side Novara but soon made a move to Serie A side Udinese in 2013, followed by Sampdoria three years later. After five years in Italy, he signed with Sporting CP in 2017, where he was named club captain. He won back-to-back Taças da Liga in 2018 and 2019, as well as the Taça de Portugal, leading to him being named Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both seasons. In 2018–19, he scored a record of 33 goals in all competitions, making him the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder and highest- scoring midfielder in Europe in a single season. He was chosen in Portugal’s squads for the 2018 World Cup and 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals, winning the latter and being named in the Team of the Tournament. Manchester United signed him for an initial €55 million in January 2020, becoming the second-highest fee for a Portuguese player leaving the domestic league.
He has also represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2016 European Under-21 Championship. He is the son of former Porto player and Portuguese international Joao Mário Fernandes, who played for Boavista FC and Estádio de Carvalade de Porto before moving to Sporting CP. In May 2018, Fernandes and several of his teammates, including coaches, were injured following an attack by around 50 Sporting supporters at the club’s training ground after the team finished third in the league and missed out on Champions League qualification. Four days later he signed a new five-year contract with a €100 million release clause, having turned on his original decision to leave the club. He scored his 23rd competitive goal of the campaign during a 3–1 home win against Belenenses SAD on March 3, 2019, surpassing António Oliveirense’s club record for goals by a midfielder in a season, set in 1981–82.
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