Byanca Brasil

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Alves and the second or paternal family name is de Araújo.
Byanca Brasil
Personal information
Full name Byanca Beatriz Alves de Araújo[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Rio de Janeiro, Brazil[2]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward[2]
Team information
Current team
 Cruzeiro
Youth career
2008 Bangu
2009 Flamengo
2010 Vasco da Gama
2010 America-RJ
2011 Bangu
2011–2012 Vasco da Gama
2013 Botafogo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Foz Cataratas 14 (9)
2014 Vitória das Tabocas
2015 Kindermann
2015 Audax
2015–2016 Centro Olímpico 11 (7)
2016 Corinthians 9 (7)
2016 Audax
2017 Corinthians 18 (15)
2017 → Internacional (loan)
2018–2019 Wuhan Jianghan University (16)
2020 Internacional 16 (10)
2021 Santos 13 (0)
2022 Palmeiras 18 (6)
2023– Cruzeiro 0 (0)
International career
2012 Brazil U17 ? (10)
2014 Brazil U20 ? (1)
2024– Brazil 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:28, 2 February 2023 (UTC)

Byanca Beatriz Alves de Araújo (born 23 November 1995), known as Byanca Brasil or simply Byanca, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cruzeiro.

Club career

Byanca was born in Rio de Janeiro, and represented hometown sides Bangu, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama, America-RJ and Botafogo as a youth. She made her senior debut at the age of 17 with Foz Cataratas, being the team's top goalscorer in the 2013 Campeonato Brasileiro de Futebol Feminino Série A1 with 8 goals.

Byanca moved to Vitória das Tabocas for the 2014 Copa Libertadores Femenina, where she scored once in a 1–3 loss to Cerro Porteño.[3] Subsequently, she rarely settled for a club, representing Kindermann, Audax (two stints), Centro Olímpico, Corinthians (two stints)[4] and Internacional.[5]

On 5 February 2018, Byanca signed a two-year contract with Chinese club Wuhan Jianghan University.[6] She returned to Brazil on 24 December 2019, and joined Internacional.[7]

On 8 February 2021, Byanca Brasil was presented at Santos.[8] On 10 December, it was announced that she would leave the club after not renewing her contract.[9]

In January 2022, Byanca Brasil joined Palmeiras.[10]

International career

Byanca represented Brazil at under-17 and under-20 levels, and played in the 2012 South American U-17 Women's Championship, 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and 2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[11]

Honours

Audax

Corinthians

Internacional

Palmeiras

References

  1. ^ Byanca Brasil at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Byanca Brasil". Santos FC (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Vitória perde para o Cerro Porteño pela Taça Libertadores Feminino" [Vitória lose to Cerro Porteño for the Copa Libertadores Femenina] (in Brazilian Portuguese). AAD Vitória das Tabocas. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Byanca Brasil é atração do Corinthians em 2016" [Byanca Brasil is the attraction of Corinthians in 2016] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Vinci Sports. 8 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Byanca Brasil "lacra" o ano com títulos da Libertadores e Gaúcho e espera definição de 2018" [Byanca Brasil "seal" the year with titles of the Libertadores and the Gauchão and waits for a definition for 2018] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Ex-Audax, Byanca Brasil é mais uma que se rende ao futebol chinês" [Formerly of Audax, Byanca Brasil is another one who surrenders to Chinese football] (in Brazilian Portuguese). QG Notícias. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Atacante Byanca Brasil voltará a jogar pelo Internacional" [Forward Byanca Brasil will play again for Internacional] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Olimpíada Todo Dia. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Santos anuncia chegada de Byanca, maior artilheira do Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino, e já confirma 3º reforço para a temporada" [Santos announce the arrival of Byanca, top goalscorer of the Campeonato Brasileiro Feminino, and already confirm 3rd addition for the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). ESPN Brasil. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Após uma temporada, atacante Byanca Brasil deixa o Santos" [After one season, forward Byanca Brasil leaves Santos] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Peixe. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  10. ^ "Palestrinas se reapresentam e realizam primeiras atividades da temporada" [Palestrinas present themselves and make the first activities of the season] (in Brazilian Portuguese). SE Palmeiras. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Byanca: a menina dos lances bonitos" [Byanca: the girl of the beautiful plays] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2021.


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