During his childhood, Fernandes used to play football on the streets with his older brother Ricardo, who was also a professional football player. 2.3.3 2021–2022: Contract extension and loss in formīorn in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto, Fernandes supported Porto, due to his mother being a supporter of the club, and Manchester United as idolized his compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Scholes, Ronaldinho, Zinedine Zidane and Stephen Ireland, whom he looked to emulate.2.3.2 2020–2021: Record success and Europa League final.2.2.2 2018–2020: Highest-scoring midfielder in Europe.He made his senior international debut in 2017, being chosen in Portugal's squads for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 2019 UEFA Nations League Finals and UEFA Euro 2020, winning the 2019 competition on home soil, while being named in the Team of the Tournament. He represented Portugal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Fernandes' performances sparked the interest of several Premier League clubs, with Manchester United signing him for an initial €55 million (£47 million) in January 2020, becoming at the time, the second-highest fee for a Portuguese player leaving the domestic league.įernandes is a former Portugal youth international, representing his country at under-19, under-20, under-21 and under-23 levels.
In 2018–19, he scored a record of 33 goals in all competitions, making him the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder and the highest-scoring midfielder in Europe in a single season. He won back-to-back Taças da Liga in 20, as well as the Taça de Portugal, leading to him being named in the Primeira Liga Team of the Year and Primeira Liga Player of the Year in both seasons. After five years in Italy, he signed with Sporting CP in 2017, where he was named club captain.
īorn in Maia, Porto, 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. Fernandes is known for his goalscoring, playmaking, leadership, penalty taking, and work rate. ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:46, 24 September 2022 (UTC)īruno Miguel Borges Fernandes ( European Portuguese: born 8 September 1994) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Premier League club Manchester United and the Portugal national team. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 4 September 2022 (UTC)
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