Bruna Benites

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Not to be confused with Bruna Amarante da Silva.
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Benites and the second or paternal family name is Soares.

Bruna Benites
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Bruna Benites in 2014
Personal information
Full name Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1]
Date of birth (1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 40)[2]
Place of birth Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Defender
Team 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 72 (4)
International career
2012–2021 Brazil 77 (9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:12, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

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 Internacional.

Club career

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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]

International career

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Bruna paying for the Brazil national team in 2013

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]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 March 2014 Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 3–0 5–0 2014 South America Games
2. 12 March 2014 File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia 2–0 2–1
3. 16 March 2014 File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela 1–0 2–0
4. 9 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany 1–1 1–3 2015 Algarve Cup
5. 9 April 2017 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia 4–0 6–0 Friendly
6. 30 July 2017 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States File:Flag of the United States.svg United States 2–1 3–4 2017 Tournament of Nations
7. 19 October 2017 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico 2–0 3–0 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament
8. 11 June 2021 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia 1–0 3–0 Friendly
9. 2–0

Personal life

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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]

References

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