Bruna Santos Nhaia (born 16 June 2002), known as Bruninha or just Bruna, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Brazil women's national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruna Santos Nhaia[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002 (age 20)[2][3] | ||
Place of birth | Castro, Paraná, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Right back[2] | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | NJ/NY Gotham FC | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2019 | Chapecoense | ||
2019 | Internacional | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018 | Chapecoense | ||
2020 | Internacional | 6 | (1) |
2021–2022 | Santos | 24 | (1) |
2022– | NJ/NY Gotham FC | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Brazil U17 | 3 | (0) |
2019– | Brazil U20 | 15 | (1) |
2021– | Brazil | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:08, 11 August 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Castro, Paraná, Bruninha joined Chapecoense's youth setup after a trial period in 2016. In 2018 she made her first team debut, but moved to Internacional in 2019; she was initially assigned to the under-18 squad.[4]
Bruninha started to feature in the first team of Inter during the 2020 campaign, scoring a goal on her debut in a 3–0 away win against Vitória on 5 September.[5] In February 2021, she moved to Santos FC.[6]
On 23 August 2022, Santos FC transferred Bruninha to NJ/NY Gotham FC of the American National Women's Soccer League for an undisclosed fee.[3]
Brazil | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021[7] | 5 | 0 |
Total | 5 | 0 |
NJ/NY Gotham FC – current squad | |
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