Personal information | |||
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Full name | Byanca Beatriz Alves de Araújo[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 23 November 1995||
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.
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]
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]
Audax
Corinthians
Internacional
Palmeiras