Bruna Benites

Bruna Benites
	Bruna Benites in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares
Date of birth	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
0000–2010	Comercial
2011–2012	Foz Cataratas
2013–2016	São José
2016	Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube
2016	Avaldsnes
2017	Houston Dash
2017	Iranduba
2018	Guangdong Huijun
2019–	Internacional
International career
2012–2021	Brazil
	*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.^[3]

On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash.^[4]

On 8 February 2018 she was waived by the Houston Dash.^[5]

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]

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.	11 June 2021	Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain	Russia	2–0	3–0	Friendly

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]