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 (4) marking Nilla Fischer (5) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| –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 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
1.1 |
3–0 |
5–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
| goal 2 | 2014-03-12 | Santiago, Chile |  Colombia |
1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
South American Games 2014 |
| goal 3 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago, Chile | Venezuela |
2.1 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
| goal 4 | 2015-03-09 | Parchal, Portugal |  Germany |
1.1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2015 Algarve Cup |
| goal 5 | 2017-04-09 | Manaus, Brazil | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Bolivia |
1.1 |
4–0 |
6–0 |
Friendly match |
| goal 6 | 2017-07-31 | San Diego, United States |  United States |
1.1 |
2–1 |
3–4 |
2017 Tournament of Nations |
| goal 7 | 2017-10-19 | Chongqing, China |  Mexico |
1.1 |
2–0 |
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
- "Bruna Soares". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- Odd Kåre Grøttland (6 July 2016). "Benites kan rekke CL-kvalifiseringen" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- "Dash sign Brazilian defender Bruna Benites".
- "Houston Dash waive defender Bruna Benites".
- "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - BRUNA". FIFA.com.
- "Bruna Benites está fora da Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- Brown, Brandon. "Mormon athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London - Deseret News".
- "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". 23 February 2017.
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