Bruninha
Bruninha with Brazil in 2023
Personal information
Full name Bruna Santos Nhaia[1]
Date of birth (2002-06-16) 16 June 2002[2][3]
Place of birth Castro, Paraná, Brazil[2]
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back[2]
Team information
Current team
 NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 3
Youth career
2016–2019 Chapecoense
2019 Internacional
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Chapecoense
2020 Internacional 6 (1)
2021–2022 Santos 24 (1)
2022– NJ/NY Gotham FC 18 (2)
International career‡
2018 Brazil U17 3 (0)
2019– Brazil U20 15 (1)
2021– Brazil 19 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Bruna Santos Nhaia (born 16 June 2002), known as Bruninha or just Bruna, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC and the Brazil women's national team.

Club career

Born in Castro, Paraná, Bruninha joined Chapecoense's youth setup after a trial period in 2016. In 2018 she made her first team debut, but moved to Internacional in 2019; she was initially assigned to the under-18 squad.[4]

Bruninha started to feature in the first team of Inter during the 2020 campaign, scoring a goal on her debut in a 3–0 away win against Vitória on 5 September.[5] In February 2021, she moved to Santos FC.[6]

On 23 August 2022, Santos FC transferred Bruninha to NJ/NY Gotham FC of the American National Women's Soccer League for an undisclosed fee.[3]

Career statistics

International

As of 17 October 2023
Brazil
YearAppsGoals
2021[7]50
202210
20233[8]0
Total90

Honours

NJ/NY Gotham FC

Brazil U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Costa Rica 2022: Brazil (BRA)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 August 2022. p. 2. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bruninha" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. Archived from the original on 22 April 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Gotham FC Signs Brazilian Defender Bruninha" (Press release). NJ/NY Gotham FC. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
  4. ↑ ""Me cobro muito para entregar o máximo", diz lateral das Sereias sobre titularidade" ["I demand a lot from myself to deliver the maximum", says Sereias full-back about starting spot] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Meu Peixão. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Lateral do Inter celebra gol na estreia como profissional e bom momento com a equipe" [Inter's full-back celebrates goal on professional debut and good form with the team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Mercado do Futebol. 8 September 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Novas Sereias, Bruninha e Júlia comemoram chegada ao Santos" [Newest Sereias, Bruninha and Júlia celebrate arrival at Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 14 February 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Seleção Brasileira Feminina (Brazilian National Womens' Team) 2020-2021". RSSSF. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ↑ https://www.flashscore.com/player/bruninha/xtXV9xBT/
  9. ↑ "NWSL Championship highlights: Gotham FC crowned champions as Rapinoe, Krieger end careers". USA Today. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "@NWSL". Twitter. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "National Women's Soccer League Official Site | NWSL". www.nwslsoccer.com. Retrieved 21 July 2023.


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