On 16 August 2016, Fernandes moved to Sampdoria on loan with an obligation to be signed permanently.
He scored again in the second match between the sides in a 1–1 draw. Fernandes scored his first league goal on 7 December 2013, in a 3–3 draw at Napoli. 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.
In summer 2013, Serie A clubs Inter Milan and Juventus wanted to sign him, but instead, Fernandes decided to sign for Udinese in a co-ownership deal, who promised him first-team opportunities. 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 play-offs. After his girlfriend moved to Italy, Fernandes quickly learned the language and began settling in the country, being nicknamed the " Maradona of Novara" and the " Mini Rui Costa". Fernandes initially struggled in his new life in Italy, after suffering from homesickness and also had problems learning Italian. On 27 August 2012, he joined Novara in Italy. Fernandes played most of his youth football with Boavista, starting his career as a centre-back, before being converted to an attacking midfielder at the age of 15, following a loan to Pasteleira. Growing up, Fernandes was offered a youth contract at Porto's academy, but he went to local rivals Boavista, who offered him transportation to training, with his parents being unable to take him to Porto on daily basis. Club career Early careerįernandes began his youth career at local club Infesta. His father, who had emigrated to Switzerland, wanted Fernandes to move with him, but he refused, due to the standard of football in Switzerland. During his childhood, Fernandes used to play football on the streets with his older brother Ricardo, who was also a professional football player.
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 23:37, 12 June 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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