Brena (footballer)

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Vianna and the second or paternal family name is de Oliveira.
Brena
Personal information
Full name Brena Caroline Vianna de Oliveira[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-28) 28 October 1996 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[2]
Club 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)
National team
2012 Brazil U17 ? (8)
2016 Brazil U20 4 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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[]

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

References[]

  1. ^ Brena at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Brena". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
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