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Bruna Benites

Bruna Benites in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares
Date of birth	(1985-10-16) 16 October 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team 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	72	(4)
International career
2012–2021	Brazil	77	(9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct 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

She played for Foz Cataratas and São José in Brazil.

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

On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash.

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

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. 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.

International goals

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

Personal life

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

References

1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Brazil" (PDF). FIFA. 5 August 2021. p. 2. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
2. "Bruna Soares". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 July 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
3. Odd Kåre Grøttland (6 July 2016). "Benites kan rekke CL-kvalifiseringen" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
4. "Dash sign Brazilian defender Bruna Benites".
5. "Houston Dash waive defender Bruna Benites".
6. "FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - BRUNA". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012.
7. "Bruna Benites está fora da Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
8. Brown, Brandon. "Mormon athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London - Deseret News". Deseret News. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012.
9. "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.

Brazil squads

v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2012 Summer Olympics 1 Andréia 2 Fabiana 3 Bagé 4 Aline 5 Érika 6 Maurine 7 Ester 8 Formiga 9 Thaís Guedes 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Rosana 13 Francielle 14 Bruna 15 Danielli 16 Renata Costa 17 Grazielle 18 Bárbara Coach: Barcellos v t e Brazil squad – 2014 Copa América Femenina winners (6th title) 1 Luciana 2 Fabiana 3 Bruna (c) 4 Tayla 5 Formiga 6 Rilany 7 Maurine 8 Thaisa 9 Chú 10 Andressa Alves 11 Cristiane 12 Thaís 13 Poliana 14 Calan 15 Mônica 16 Tamires 17 Bia 18 Andressinha 19 Darlene 20 Giovânia 21 Raquel 22 Andréia Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Fourth place 1 Bárbara 2 Fabiana 3 Mônica 4 Rafaelle 5 Thaisa 6 Tamires 7 Debinha 8 Formiga 9 Andressa Alves 10 Marta (c) 11 Cristiane 12 Poliana 13 Érika 14 Bruna 15 Raquel 16 Beatriz 17 Andressinha 18 Aline Coach: Vadão v t e Brazil women's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics 1 Bárbara 2 Poliana 3 Érika 4 Rafaelle 5 Julia 6 Tamires 7 Duda 8 Formiga 9 Debinha 10 Marta (c) 11 Angelina 12 Ludmila 13 Bruna 14 Jucinara 15 Geyse 16 Beatriz 17 Andressinha 18 Letícia Izidoro 19 Letícia Santos 20 Giovana 21 Andressa 22 Aline Coach: Sundhage

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