Bruna Benites

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 3–0 5–0 2014 South America Games 2. 12 March 2014 2–0 2–1 3. 16 March 2014 1–0 2–0 4. 9 March 2015 Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal 1–1 1–3 2015 Algarve Cup 5. 9 April 2017 Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil 4–0 6–0 Friendly 6. 30 July 2017 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States 2–1 3–4 2017 Tournament of Nations 7. 19 October 2017 Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China 2–0 3–0 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament 8. 11 June 2021 Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain 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.