Bruna (footballer, born 1984)

Bruna Amarante da Silva (born 12 May 1984), known mononymously as Bruna, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Série A2 club São José EC.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Amarante and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.
Bruna
Personal information
Full name Bruna Amarante da Silva
Date of birth (1984-05-12) 12 May 1984
Place of birth Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 São José
Number 4
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007 Mato Grosso do Sul/Saad
2008 Saad
2010 Volta Redonda
2011 Palmeiras
2011–2012 Rio Preto
2012–2013 BIIK Kazygurt
2014 Francana
2014 Vasco da Gama 3 (0)
2016 CRESSPOM
2016–2019 Foz Cataratas 41 (1)
2019 CRESSPOM
2020–2021 São José 29 (0)
2021–2022 CRESSPOM 13 (0)
2022 Recanto da Criança 0 (0)
2023– São José 5 (1)
International career
2010–2015 Equatorial Guinea
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2023

Bruna played previously in the Kazakhstani women's football championship for BIIK Kazygurt,[1] with which she made her Champions League debut in August 2012.[2] She had played before in her home country.[3]

Bruna was part of the Equatorial Guinea women's national football team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.[4]

On 5 October 2017, Bruna and other nine Brazilian footballers were declared by FIFA as ineligible to play for Equatorial Guinea.[5]

References
  1. Team squad Archived 2012-08-27 at the Wayback Machine in the Kazakhstani Football Association's website
  2. Bruna – UEFA competition record (archive) 
  3. Juventude's women's football will play for the first time the Brazilian Cup. FM Diário, 29/07/11
  4. "FIFA Player Statistics: BRUNA". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011.
  5. "Equatorial Guinea expelled from FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019". FIFA.com. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 5 October 2017.


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