Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes

Hailing from Maia, Portugal, Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a professional footballer who plays for Portugal national team and Manchester United FC. Bruno is an attacking midfielder who has an outstanding goal scoring record from that position. He is a right-footed playmaker and is an on-point free-kick taker.

Bruno made his senior career debut for the Italian club Novara in 2012, then moved to Udinese in 2013 and then to Sampdoria in 2016. This way, he spent the first five years of his career in Italy. In 2017, he was signed by the Portuguese club Sporting CP and named the captain of the team. In January 2020, Manchester United signed him for an initial fee of €55 million, plus up to €25 million add-ons.

Bruno made his senior international debut for Portugal in 2017, having previously played at the under-19, under-20, under-21 and under-23 levels. He represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, 2018 FIFA World Cup and 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals.

Some of his major career achievements:

• He was the top scorer in UEFA Europa League for the season 2019-20, having scored 8 goals.
• Voted as the FSA Men’s Player of the Year in 2020 for his outstanding performance throughout the year
• Crowned as the winner of Sir Matt Busby Player of the Year for the 2019-20 season
• For his incredible performance for Sporting CP, he was conferred upon the Footballer of the Year award in 2018 as well as in 2019.
• Bestowed with the Primeira Liga Player of the Month honour for August and September in 2017, April and December in 2018 and February, March and April in 2019
• Won the SJPF Young Player of the Month award for August, September and October/November in 2017 and February and April in 2018