Brena (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Brena Caroline Vianna de Oliveira[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 28 October 1996||
Place of birth | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[2] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Santos | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2014 | Vasco da Gama | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Vasco da Gama | 2 | (0) |
2015 | Flamengo | 5 | (0) |
2016 | Centro Olímpico | 4 | (1) |
2017–2018 | Santos | 30 | (6) |
2019 | Avaldsnes | 9 | (1) |
2020– | Santos | 9 | (3) |
International career | |||
2012 | Brazil U17 | ? | (8) |
2016 | Brazil U20 | 4 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:06, 3 May 2021 (UTC) |
Brena Carolina Vianna de Oliveira (born 28 October 1996), simply known as Brena, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Santos FC.
Club career
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Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brena finished her formation with Vasco da Gama, making her senior debut with the club in 2014. She moved to Flamengo in the following year, and represented Centro Olímpico in the 2016 season.
On 12 January 2017, Brena signed for Santos.[3] On 11 December of the following year, after being the top goalscorer of the 2018 Copa Libertadores Femenina, she moved abroad with Avaldsnes IL.[4]
Brena returned to Peixe in 2020, but was sidelined in April due to a knee injury.[5]
International career
After representing Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels in the 2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, Brena was called up to the full side by manager Emily Lima on 24 March 2017, for a friendly against Bolivia.[6]
Honours
Santos
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1: 2017
- Campeonato Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2018
- Copa Paulista de Futebol Feminino: 2020
References
- ^ Brena at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Brena". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "Santos reforça o time feminino com três novas jogadoras; conheça" [Santos bolster the women's team with three new players; know them] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Vi ønsker 2 nye spillere velkommen til Avaldsnes!" [We welcome 2 new players to Avaldsnes!] (in Norwegian). Avaldsnes IL. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Neymar deseja força para Brena, do Santos, após lesão no joelho" [Neymar wishes strength for Brena, from Santos, after knee injury] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- ^ "Brena, Sereia da Vila, é convocada para amistoso da Seleção Brasileira Feminina" [Brena, Sereia da Vila, is called up to friendly of the Brazil women's national team] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Santos FC. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Rio de Janeiro (city)
- Brazilian women's footballers
- Women's association football midfielders
- Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 players
- Associação Desportiva Centro Olímpico players
- Santos FC (women) players
- Toppserien players
- Avaldsnes IL players
- Expatriate women's footballers in Norway
- Brazilian expatriate women's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (women) players
- CR Vasco da Gama (women) players
- Brazilian women's football biography stubs