Byanca Brasil
Personal information
Full name Byanca Beatriz Alves de Araújo[1]
Date of birth (1995-11-23) 23 November 1995[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)
*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. 1 2 3 4 "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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