BRUNO FERNANDEZ

Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes ( port. Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes; born September 8, 1994, in May, Portugal ) - Portuguese footballer, midfielder of the English club Manchester United and the national team of Portugal.

As part of the national team, he took part in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Winner of the first-ever UEFA Nations League draw. Winner of the Portuguese Cup and two-time winner of the Portuguese League Cup in the “ Sporting ”

Club Career

Bruno was born in Maya, Porto County, and began his football career with the local teams of Infesta, Boavista, and Pashteleira. In August 2012, he became a player of the Italian club " Novara ". On November 3, 2012, he made his debut for Novara in the Italian Serie B match against Citadella, he was the last in. On February 22, 2013, in a duel against La Spezia, Fernandes scored his first goal for the Italian team.

In the summer of 2013, Bruno joined Udinese. On November 3, in his match against Inter, he made his debut in Serie A, Italy, replacing Roberto Pereira in the second half. On February 8, 2014, in the match against Chievo, Fernandes scored his first goal for Udinese.

August 16, 2016, Bruno moved to the " Sampdoria ". On August 28, 2016, in his match against Atalanta, he made his debut for a new team, replacing Edgar Barreto in the second half. On September 26, 2016, in a duel against Cagliari, Fernandes scored his first goal for Sampdoria.

June 27, 2017, Fernandes moved to Lisbon " Sporting ". The transfer amount amounted to 8.5 million euros excluding bonuses, the option of redemption was prescribed in the amount of 100 million euros On August 6, 2017, in a match against Aves, Bruno made his debut in the Primera League. On August 19, in a match against Vitoria Guimaraes, Bruno scored twice, scoring his first goals for Sporting.

On July 6, 2018, Fernandes was recognized as the best player of the year in the Portuguese championship Four days later, he signed with Sporting a new five-year contract with a buyback option of 100 million euros.

March 3, 2019, Fernandes scored his 23rd goal of the season 2018/19 in the match against " Portimonense "surpassing the achievement of Antonio Oliveira in 1982 by the number of goals scored by the midfielder "Sporting" for the season. May 5, 2019, Bruno made a hat-trick in the match against the " Belenenses " and then surpassed the record for the most goals among midfielders in the Portuguese league for one season.

On January 29, 2020, the English club Manchester United announced an agreement with Sporting on the transfer of Fernandes. The deal amounted to 55 million euros (47 million pounds) but can grow to 80 million euros in the form of various bonuses On January 30, the transfer was completed. Fernandes signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with the English club. February 1, 2020, he made his debut for the "United" in a match of the Premier League against the " Wolves ". February 23, 2020, scored his first goal for the "Manchester United" and earned the penalty spot in a match against " Watford "

Team Career

In 2014, Fernandes played in the Toulon Tournament as part of the Portuguese national team until the age of 21. In 2016, Bruno, as part of the Portuguese Olympic team, took part in the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Argentina, Honduras and Germany.

In 2017, as part of the Portuguese national team until the age of 21, Fernandes took part in the European Youth Championship in Poland. At the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Serbia and Spain. Bruno scored a goal against Serbs.

On November 10, 2017, in a friendly match against the Saudi Arabian team, Fernandes made his debut for the Portuguese national team. On June 7, 2018, in a duel against the national team of Algeria, Bruno scored his first goal for the national team.

In 2018, Fernandes took part in the World Cup in Russia. In the tournament, he played in matches against the teams of Spain and Morocco.

Achievements

Team Achievements

Sporting

Portuguese League Cup Winner: 2017/18, 2018/19
Portuguese Cup Winner: 2018/19

Portugal national team

UEFA Nations League Winner: 2018/19

Personal Achievements

Young Player of the Month in Portugal ( 5 ): August 2017, September 2017, October / November 2017, February 2018, April 2018
Player of the month in Primera League ( 6 ): August 2017, September 2017, April 2018, December 2018, February 2019, March 2019
Player of the Year in the Primera League ( 2 ): 2017/18, 2018/19
Member of the “team of the year” in the Primera League ( 2 ): 2017/18, 2018/19
Member of the “team of the season” in the Europa League: 2017/18
Portugal footballer of the year: 2019
Member of the UEFA Nations League Tournament Team: 2019
English Premier League Player of the Month: February 2020.