Bruna (footballer, born 1984)

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Amarante and the second or paternal family name is da Silva.

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.

Bruna

Personal information
Full name	Bruna Amarante da Silva
Date of birth	(1984-05-12) 12 May 1984 (age 41)
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 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]