Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Portugal national team.
An attacking midfielder, Fernandes is a direct, energetic box-to-box playmaker who is capable of both taking on defenders and setting the rhythm of play. Directness also means that Fernandes tends to take a lot of risks with the type and level of passes he attempts to complete, especially because he often tries to deliver killer ones. However, despite being prone to turnovers, he typically presses the opposition right after losing possession. Fernandes boasts a prolific goalscoring record from the midfield position. He frequently shoots from outside the penalty area and is an accurate free-kick and penalty taker. His movement off the ball is also key, with him often roaming around the attacking areas of the pitch, or dropping deep to pick up possession. As well as operating in the attacking midfielder role, he can also operate in a deeper central midfield role, or as a second striker.
He spent most of his professional career in Italy, amassing Serie A totals of 119 games and 15 goals in representation of Udinese and Sampdoria. On 27 June 2017, after returning from the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Fernandes joined Sporting CP for five years. On 29 January 2020, English club Manchester United confirmed they had reached an agreement with Sporting for the transfer of Fernandes for a fee reportedly worth up to €80 million. Fernandes won his first full cap on 10 November 2017, replacing Manuel Fernandes for the last 34 minutes of the 3–0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu. He was then selected by Fernando Santos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.<\/P>","97B41D9FF6388BC00A2A0187557FA1F5":"","C377723034B3384C":"239","7DECC0B2C7F83A01B36F8F67FA49C295":"2020-1-29","C497EA9EA23AEEDCAF9AD5DB76B19323":"
CLUB
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Sporting CP<\/STRONG>
Taca de Portugal: 2018–19
Taca da Liga: 2017–18, 2018–19
Manchester United<\/STRONG>
UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2020–21
INTERNATIONAL
<\/U>Portugal<\/STRONG>
UEFA Nations League: 2018–19
INDIVIDUAL
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SJPF Young Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
August 2017, September 2017, October\/November 2017, February 2018, April 2018
Primeira Liga Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
August 2017, September 2017, April 2018, December 2018, February 2019, March 2019, April 2019
Primeira Liga Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2017–18, 2018–19
Primeira Liga Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2017–18, 2018–19
UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season:
<\/STRONG>2017–18, 2019–20, 2020–21
Sporting CP Footballer of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2018, 2019
CNID Footballer of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2019
UEFA Nations League Finals Team of the Tournament:<\/STRONG>
2019
PFA Fans' Premier League Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
February 2020, June\/July 2020
PFA Premier League Team of the Year:
<\/STRONG>2020–21
Premier League Player of the Month: <\/STRONG>
February 2020, June 2020, November 2020, December 2020
Premier League Goal of the Month:<\/STRONG>
June 2020, February 2021
UEFA Europa League top scorer:<\/STRONG>
2019–20 (8 goals)
Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2019–20, 2020–21
Manchester United Goal of the Season:<\/STRONG>
2020–21 (vs. Everton, 6 February 2021)
EA Sports FIFA Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2020
FSA Men’s Player of the Year Award:<\/STRONG>
2020
FIFA FIFPro World11:
<\/STRONG>2020 (4th midfielder)
ESM Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2020–21
UEFA Champions League most assists:<\/STRONG>
2021–22<\/P>","5E5612EA3A8A833D":"179cm","DC9241C78561BCD0":"Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes","C99F63DD4716E450533B17E1817DB7B9":"1994-9-8","9085EF0B5B518612":"69kg","2299C98649C2E7A9E5F02ED855F2A9FC":"Sporting Clube de Portugal,Sampdoria,Udinese,Sampdoria[on loan],Novara Calcio,Boavista(U19)","2B1A74B80063A830":"1","38FCF119BEE99893":"Manchester United","776ABA890334BE6B3BFB7EFC5D96F457":"Sporting Clube de Portugal","BFE43781BF2A8A9E3EADFCC3CC1AF971":"1","e_index":6};