{{short description|Brazilian footballer (born 1985)}} {{Distinguish|Bruna Amarante da Silva}} {{Portuguese name|Benites|Soares}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bruna Benites | image = BRASIL CAMPEON DE LA COPA AMERICA FEMENINA DE FUTBOL ECUADOR 2014 (15380597651) - Bruna Benites (cropped).jpg | caption = Bruna Benites in 2014 | fullname = Bruna Beatriz Benites Soares<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce5/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – Squad list: Brazil |work=FIFA |page=2 |date=5 August 2021 |access-date=11 November 2021}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|16}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Bruna Soares |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/bruna-soares-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703184339/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/so/bruna-soares-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 July 2017 |publisher=Sports-Reference.com|access-date=15 December 2013}}</ref> | birth_place = Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil | height = 1.78 m | position = Defender | currentclub = Internacional | clubnumber = 3 | years1 = {{0|0000}}–2010 | clubs1 = Comercial | caps1 = <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals1 = | years2 = 2011–2012 | clubs2 = Foz Cataratas | caps2 = <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals2 = | years3 = 2013–2016 | clubs3 = São José | caps3 = 11 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals3 = 3 | years4 = 2016 | clubs4 = Foz Cataratas Futebol Clube | caps4 = 6<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2016 | clubs5 = Avaldsnes | caps5 = 7 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2017 | clubs6 = Houston Dash | caps6 = 14 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017 | clubs7 = Iranduba | caps7 = 0 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2018 | clubs8 = Guangdong Huijun | caps8 = ?<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals8 = ? | years9 = 2019– | clubs9 = Internacional | caps9 = 72 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY--> | goals9 = 4 | nationalyears1 = 2012–2021 | nationalteam1 = Brazil | nationalcaps1 = 77 | nationalgoals1 = 9 | club-update = 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Benites kan rekke CL-kvalifiseringen |url=https://www.h-avis.no/sport/fotball/avaldsnes/benites-kan-rekke-cl-kvalifiseringen/s/5-62-285177 |author=Odd Kåre Grøttland |access-date=6 October 2016 |publisher=Haugesunds Avis |date=6 July 2016 |language=no}}</ref>
On 30 November 2016 she signed with Houston Dash.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/article/Dash-sign-Brazilian-defender-Bruna-Benites-10645061.php|title=Dash sign Brazilian defender Bruna Benites}}</ref>
On 8 February 2018 she was waived by the Houston Dash.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2018/02/08/houston-dash-waive-defender-bruna-benites|title=Houston Dash waive defender Bruna Benites}}</ref>
==International career== [[File:Bruna Benites (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|150px|Bruna paying for the Brazil national team in 2013]] 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=356754/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804191220/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=356754/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2012|title=FIFA Tournaments - Players & Coaches - BRUNA|website=FIFA.com}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Bruna Benites está fora da Copa do Mundo|url=http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/bruna-benites-esta-fora-da-copa-do-mundo#.VdhlTa0hSM9|access-date=22 August 2015|publisher=Brazilian Football Confederation|date=8 May 2015|language=pt|archive-date=31 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071435/http://selecao.cbf.com.br/noticias/selecao-feminina/bruna-benites-esta-fora-da-copa-do-mundo#.VdhlTa0hSM9|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 10 March 2014 || rowspan=3| Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, Chile || {{fbw|VEN}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 5–0 || rowspan=3| 2014 South America Games |- | 2. || 12 March 2014 || {{fbw|COL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–1 |- | 3. || 16 March 2014 || {{fbw|VEN}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 2–0 |- | 4. || 9 March 2015 || Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, Portugal || {{fbw|GER}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 1–3 || 2015 Algarve Cup |- | 5. || 9 April 2017 || Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, Brazil || {{fbw|BOL}} || align=center|'''4'''–0 || align=center| 6–0 || Friendly |- | 6. || 30 July 2017 || Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United States || {{fbw|USA}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 3–4 || 2017 Tournament of Nations |- | 7. || 19 October 2017 || Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China || {{fbw|MEX}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || 2017 Yongchuan International Tournament |- | 8. || rowspan=2| 11 June 2021 || rowspan=2| Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, Spain || rowspan=2| {{fbw|RUS}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=2| Friendly |- | 9. || align=center|'''2'''–0 |- |}
==Personal life== She is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>{{cite web|url=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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120727000527/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|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 July 2012|title=Mormon athletes competing in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London - Deseret News|first=Brandon|last=Brown|website=Deseret News }}</ref> She is also has a degree in Physiotherapy having studied at Universidade Catolica Dom Bosco in Campo Grande.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bruna-1094481/|title=Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records|date=23 February 2017|access-date=12 January 2013|archive-date=17 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517073049/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/bruna-1094481/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
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