Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born 16 October 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender for Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 club SC Internacional and the Brazil women's national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 36)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Internacional | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
0000–2010 | Comercial | ||
2011–2012 | Foz Cataratas | ||
2013–2016 | São José | 11 | (3) |
2016 | Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube | 6 | (0) |
2016 | Avaldsnes | 7 | (1) |
2017 | Houston Dash | 14 | (0) |
2017 | Iranduba | 0 | (0) |
2018 | Guangdong Huijun | ? | (?) |
2019– | Internacional | 10 | (1) |
National team | |||
2012– | Brazil | 30 | (7) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020 |
She played for Foz Cataratas and São José in Brazil.
In July 2016, she signed with Avaldsnes for one season.[3]
On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash.[4]
On 8 February 2018 she was waived by the Houston Dash.[5]
Bruna made her debut at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She received a yellow card against Great Britain and in the Quarter Final defeat to Japan.[6] In May 2015 national team captain Bruna suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury, which caused her to miss the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.[7]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 March 2014 | Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile | ![]() | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2014 South America Games |
2. | 12 March 2014 | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–1 | ||
3. | 16 March 2014 | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–0 | ||
4. | 9 March 2015 | Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2015 Algarve Cup |
5. | 9 April 2017 | Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil | ![]() | 4–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
6. | 30 July 2017 | Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States | ![]() | 2–1 | 3–4 | 2017 Tournament of Nations |
7. | 19 October 2017 | Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament |
8. | 11 June 2021 | Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
9. | 2–0 | |||||
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[8] She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco in Campo Grande.[9]
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