Brianna Fannua Bellido Sterner (born 17 January 1993) is a former

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who played as a

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. Born in the United States, she has been a member of the Peru national team.

Early life

Bellido was raised in Mechanicsburg,

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to a Peruvian father and an American mother.

High school and college career

Bellido has attended the

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in her hometown and the California University of Pennsylvania in

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, Pennsylvania.

International career

Bellido represented Peru at the

2010 South American U-17 Women's Championship The 2010 South American Under-17 Women's Championship was the second instance of the South American Under-17 Women's Championship. It was held from 28 January to 11 February in São Paulo, Brazil. As the top 3 teams, Brazil, Chile, and Venezuela ...

. She capped at senior level during the

2010 South American Women's Football Championship The 2010 South American Women's Football Championship ( es, Campeonato Sudamericano Femenino – Copa América de Selecciones) was the sixth edition of the South American Women's Football Championship, and acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA Wom ...

References

1993 births Living people Citizens of Peru through descent Peruvian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Peru women's international footballers Peruvian people of American descent Sportspeople of American descent Sportspeople from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Sportspeople from Cumberland County, Pennsylvania Soccer players from Pennsylvania American women's soccer players California Vulcans athletes College women's soccer players in the United States American sportspeople of Peruvian descent {{US-footy-midfielder-stub