Bruna Soares
 Bruna (4) marking Nilla Fischer (5) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | São José | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| –2010 | Comercial | ||
| 2011–2012 | Foz Cataratas | ||
| 2013– | São José | ||
| National team | |||
| 2012– | Brazil | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares (born October 16, 1985), commonly known as Bruna Benites or simply Bruna, is a Brazilian footballer. She plays as a defender for São José 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]
National Team
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.[4] 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.[5]
International goals
| Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
|
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
Goal |
Location | Opponent | # | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.goal 1 | 2014-03-10 |  Santiago |
 Venezuela |
1.1 |
3–0 |
5–0 |
South American Games 2014 |
| 2.goal 2 | 2014-03-16 | 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/
- ↑ 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 Soares at footballzz.co.uk
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