Bruna Benites
Bruna (4) marking Nilla Fischer (5) | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Cuiabá, Brazil | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Houston Dash | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–2010 | Comercial | ||
2011–2012 | Foz Cataratas | ||
2013–2016 | São José | ||
2016 | Avaldsnes | ||
2017– | Houston Dash | ||
National team | |||
2012– | Brazil | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born October 16, 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites, is a Brazilian footballer. She plays as a defender for Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League and the Brazil women's national football team.
Personal life
She is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco in Campo Grande.[3]
Club career
She played for Foz Cataratas and São José in Brazil.
In July 2016, she signed with Avaldsnes for one season.[4]
On November 30, 2015 she signed with Houston Dash [5]
Interational 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.[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
Goal |
Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition | |
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1.goal 1 | 2014-03-10 | Santiago | Venezuela | 1.1 |
3–0 |
5–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
2.goal 2 | 2014-03-12 | Santiago | Colombia | 1.1 |
1–0 |
2–1 |
South American Games 2014 |
3.goal 3 | 2014-03-16 | Santiago | Venezuela | 1.1 |
1–0 |
2–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
4.goal 4 | 2015-03-09 | Parchal | Germany | 1.1 |
1–1 |
1–3 |
2015 Algarve Cup |
References
- ↑ "Bruna Soares". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 15 December 2013.
- ↑ http://www.deseretnews.com/top/845/0/Mormon-athletes-competing-in-the-2012-Summer-Olympics-in-London.html#/top/845/19/Bruna-Beatriz-Benites-Soares-Mormon-athletes-competing-in-the-2012-Summer-Olympics-in-London.html
- ↑ http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bruna-1094481/
- ↑ Odd Kåre Grøttland (6 July 2016). "Benites kan rekke CL-kvalifiseringen" (in Norwegian). Haugesunds Avis. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ↑ http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dash-sign-Brazilian-defender-Bruna-Benites-10645061.php. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=356754/index.html
- ↑ "Bruna Benites está fora da Copa do Mundo" (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
External links
- Bruna Benites at thefinalball.com