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 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. 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.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.10 March 2014Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida, Santiago, ChileVenezuela3–05–02014 South America Games
2.12 March 2014Colombia2–02–1
3.16 March 2014Venezuela1–02–0
4.9 March 2015Stadium Bela Vista, Parchal, PortugalGermany1–11–32015 Algarve Cup
5.9 April 2017Arena da Amazônia, Manaus, BrazilBolivia4–06–0Friendly
6.30 July 2017Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, United StatesUnited States2–13–42017 Tournament of Nations
7.19 October 2017Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, ChinaMexico2–03–02017 Yongchuan International Tournament
8.11 June 2021Estadio Cartagonova, Cartagena, SpainRussia1–03–0Friendly
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.