Bruno Miguel Borges Fernandes is a Portuguese footballer. He plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a midfielder. He wearing shirt number 8.
Bruno Fernandes is famous for a footballer. He helped his club Sporting CP to win 2017-18 Taca da Liga and was named in the UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season 2017-18.
Bruno Fernandes joined Novara Calcio in Italy on August 27, 2012. He 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.
In 2013, he signed for Udinese Calcio in a co-ownership deal. He made his debut in Serie A on November 3, 2013, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0-3 home loss against Inter Milan. He scored his first league goal on December 7, 2013, in a 3-3 draw at S.S.C. Napoli. He scored again in the second match between the sides (a1-1 draw).
He moved to U.C. Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to be signed permanently on August 16, 2016. He made his league debut twelve days later, playing six minutes in a 2-1 home win over Atalanta BC. He managed a further 4 from 34 competitive appearances during the campaign, helping them to finish in the tenth position.
He joined Sporting Cp for five years, for a reported fee of 8.5 million euro plus bonuses and a buyout clause of 100 million euro. His first appearance in the UEFA Champions League group stage was on September 12, 2017, where he put the visitors 3-0 ahead in the 43rd minute of an eventual 3-2 win at Olympiacos FC. He finished his first season with 16 goals across all competitions, second only to Bas Dost. Fernandes and 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. He was named the Portuguese League's Player of the Year on July 6, 2018. Four days later, he signed a new five-year contract with a 100 million euro release clause, having turned back on his original decision to leave the Estadio Jose Alvalade following the departure of club president Bruno de Carvalho, and being given an improved salary in the process. He becoming the highest-scoring Portuguese midfielder in a single season of all time, with 31 goals to his name.
He was first chosen on August 28, 2017, replacing the injured Pizzi for World Cup qualifiers against the Faroe Islands and Hungary to be played the next month, although he did not play in either match. He represented Portugal in the 2016 Summer Olympics. He started every game, as the team reached the quarter-finals. He won his first full cap on November 10, 2017, replacing Manuel Fernandes for the last 34 minutes of the 3-0 friendly win over Saudi Arabia in Viseu. He was selected by Fernando Santos for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He scored his first goal on June 7 in the last warm-up match before the tournament, a 3-0 defeat of Algeria at the Estadio da Luz where he scored a rare header. His first World Cup game took place on June 15, 2018, when he played 66 minutes in the 3-3 group stage draw against Spain, being booked in the process.
Bruno Fernandes was born on September 8, 1994, in Maia, Metropolitan Area of Porto in Portugal. He holds Portuguese nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. His birth sign is Scorpio. He was born to a father named Maurilio Fernandes das Dores de Souza and a mother named Sandra Cassia Souza de Oliveria Santos. He started training in local club Infesta at the age of eight. He joined Boavista in 2004, where he played most of his youth football.
Bruno Fernandes height of 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and body weight is 80kg. He has an athletic body build. He has dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.
Bruno Fernandes is a married man. He married Ana Pinho on December 23, 2015. The couple is blessed with a child named Matilde. They are living a happy married life.
Bruno Fernandes estimated net worth of $2 million as of 2018 and his annual salary of $1.2 million. His current market value is estimated at $21.27 million. He has a sponsorship deal with Nike. He earns a good amount of money from his profession.