Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes (born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Portuguese club Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder.
Born in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Fernandes started his career at Italian 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.[2] 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. Helping them win the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, he was named to the Team of the Tournament
Club career
Novara
Born in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Fernandes played most of his youth football with local club Boavista FC. On 27 August 2012, he joined Novara Calcio in Italy.[3]
After only a few weeks with the youth sides, Fernandes was promoted to the first team in Serie B, and went on to appear in slightly more than half of the league games during the 2012–13 season, helping his team to fifth place and the promotion playoffs.
Udinese
In summer 2013, Fernandes signed for Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal.[4] He made his debut in Serie A on 3 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 home loss against Inter Milan.[5]
Fernandes scored his first league goal on 7 December 2013, in a 3–3 draw at S.S.C. Napoli.[6] He scored again in the second match between the sides (a 1–1 draw).[7]
Sampdoria
On 16 August 2016, Fernandes moved to U.C. Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to be signed permanently.[8][9] He made his league debut twelve days later, playing six minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atalanta BC.[10]
Fernandes scored his first goal for his new team on 26 September 2016, in a 1–2 away loss to Cagliari Calcio.[11] He scored 5 goals in 33 Serie A appearances during the campaign,[12] helping them to finish in tenth position.
Sporting CP
On 27 June 2017, after returning from the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Fernandes joined Sporting CP for five years, for a reported fee of €8.5 million plus bonuses and a buyout clause of €100 million.[13] He scored four goals in his first five Primeira Liga games, including a brace in a 5–0 away win against Vitória de Guimarães.[14][15]
Fernandes' first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage was on 12 September 2017, where he put the visitors 3–0 ahead in the 43rd minute of an eventual 3–2 win at Olympiacos FC.[16] He finished his first season with 16 goals across all competitions, second only to Bas Dost.[17]
On 15 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.[18][19] Despite the events, the team agreed to play in the final of the Taça de Portugal scheduled for the following weekend,[20] eventually losing to C.D. Aves.[21]
Fernandes was named the Portuguese League's Player of the Year on 6 July 2018.[22] Four days later he signed a new five-year contract with a €100 million release clause,[23] having turned back on his original decision to leave the Estádio José Alvalade following the departure of club president Bruno de Carvalho, and being given an improved salary in the process.[24]
Fernandes scored his 23rd competitive goal of the 2018–19 campaign during a 3–1 home win against Portimonense S.C. on 3 March 2019, through a late penalty, surpassing António Oliveira's club record for goals by a midfielder in a season, set in 1981–82.[25] On 5 May, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 away rout of Belenenses SAD, in the process becoming the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder in a single season of all time, with 31 goals to his name.[26] He scored his 33rd and final goal of the season on 25 May 2019, during Sporting's victory against Porto in the Taça de Portugal final.[27][28]
International career
Overlooked for selection by Portugal during his spell in Italy, Fernandes was first chosen on 28 August 2017, replacing the injured Pizzi for World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Hungary to be played the next month,[29] although he did not play in either match.
Fernandes represented Portugal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[30] He started every game, as the team reached the quarter-finals.[31][32][33]
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.[34] He was then selected by Fernando Santos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[35] He scored his first goal on 7 June in the last warm-up match before the tournament, a 3–0 defeat of Algeria at the Estádio da Luz where he scored a rare header.[36][37]
Fernandes' first World Cup game took place on 15 June 2018, when he played 66 minutes in the 3–3 group stage draw against Spain, being booked in the process.
Born in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Fernandes started his career at Italian 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.[2] 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. Helping them win the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League, he was named to the Team of the Tournament
Club career
Novara
Born in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Fernandes played most of his youth football with local club Boavista FC. On 27 August 2012, he joined Novara Calcio in Italy.[3]
After only a few weeks with the youth sides, Fernandes was promoted to the first team in Serie B, and went on to appear in slightly more than half of the league games during the 2012–13 season, helping his team to fifth place and the promotion playoffs.
Udinese
In summer 2013, Fernandes signed for Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal.[4] He made his debut in Serie A on 3 November, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–3 home loss against Inter Milan.[5]
Fernandes scored his first league goal on 7 December 2013, in a 3–3 draw at S.S.C. Napoli.[6] He scored again in the second match between the sides (a 1–1 draw).[7]
Sampdoria
On 16 August 2016, Fernandes moved to U.C. Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to be signed permanently.[8][9] He made his league debut twelve days later, playing six minutes in a 2–1 home win over Atalanta BC.[10]
Fernandes scored his first goal for his new team on 26 September 2016, in a 1–2 away loss to Cagliari Calcio.[11] He scored 5 goals in 33 Serie A appearances during the campaign,[12] helping them to finish in tenth position.
Sporting CP
On 27 June 2017, after returning from the UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Fernandes joined Sporting CP for five years, for a reported fee of €8.5 million plus bonuses and a buyout clause of €100 million.[13] He scored four goals in his first five Primeira Liga games, including a brace in a 5–0 away win against Vitória de Guimarães.[14][15]
Fernandes' first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage was on 12 September 2017, where he put the visitors 3–0 ahead in the 43rd minute of an eventual 3–2 win at Olympiacos FC.[16] He finished his first season with 16 goals across all competitions, second only to Bas Dost.[17]
On 15 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.[18][19] Despite the events, the team agreed to play in the final of the Taça de Portugal scheduled for the following weekend,[20] eventually losing to C.D. Aves.[21]
Fernandes was named the Portuguese League's Player of the Year on 6 July 2018.[22] Four days later he signed a new five-year contract with a €100 million release clause,[23] having turned back on his original decision to leave the Estádio José Alvalade following the departure of club president Bruno de Carvalho, and being given an improved salary in the process.[24]
Fernandes scored his 23rd competitive goal of the 2018–19 campaign during a 3–1 home win against Portimonense S.C. on 3 March 2019, through a late penalty, surpassing António Oliveira's club record for goals by a midfielder in a season, set in 1981–82.[25] On 5 May, he scored a hat-trick in an 8–1 away rout of Belenenses SAD, in the process becoming the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder in a single season of all time, with 31 goals to his name.[26] He scored his 33rd and final goal of the season on 25 May 2019, during Sporting's victory against Porto in the Taça de Portugal final.[27][28]
International career
Overlooked for selection by Portugal during his spell in Italy, Fernandes was first chosen on 28 August 2017, replacing the injured Pizzi for World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Hungary to be played the next month,[29] although he did not play in either match.
Fernandes represented Portugal in the 2016 Summer Olympics.[30] He started every game, as the team reached the quarter-finals.[31][32][33]
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.[34] He was then selected by Fernando Santos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[35] He scored his first goal on 7 June in the last warm-up match before the tournament, a 3–0 defeat of Algeria at the Estádio da Luz where he scored a rare header.[36][37]
Fernandes' first World Cup game took place on 15 June 2018, when he played 66 minutes in the 3–3 group stage draw against Spain, being booked in the process.
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