Bruna Benites

Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born 16 October 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites, 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.

Bruna
Bruna (4) marking Nilla Fischer (5)
Personal information
Full name Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 February 2020

Club career

She played for Foz Cataratas and São José in Brazil.

In July 2016, she signed with Avaldsnes for one season.[2]

On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash.[3]

On 8 February 2018 she was waived by the Houston Dash.[4]

International career

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.[5] 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.[6]

International goals


Goal
Date Location Opponent # Score Result Competition
goal 1 2014-03-10 Santiago, Chile  Venezuela 1.1

5250.02005 3–0

5450.04005 5–0

South American Games 2014
goal 2 2014-03-12 Santiago, Chile  Colombia 1.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–1

South American Games 2014
goal 3 2014-03-16 Santiago, Chile  Venezuela 2.1

5250.02005 1–0

5450.04005 2–0

South American Games 2014
goal 4 2015-03-09 Parchal, Portugal  Germany 1.1

5250.02005 1–1

5450.04005 1–3

2015 Algarve Cup
goal 5 2017-04-09 Manaus, Brazil  Bolivia 1.1

5250.02005 4–0

5450.04005 6–0

Friendly match
goal 6 2017-07-31 San Diego, United States  United States 1.1

5250.02005 2–1

5450.04005 3–4

2017 Tournament of Nations
goal 7 2017-10-19 Chongqing, China  Mexico 1.1

5250.02005 2–0

5450.04005 3–0

2017 Yongchuan International Tournament

Personal life

She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[7] She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco in Campo Grande.[8]

References


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