Signe Gaupset (born 18 June 2005) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brann.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 June 2005 | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brann | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Rival | ||
| 2019–2020 | Molde | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Brann | 32 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Norway U16 | 7 | (2) |
| 2022 | Norway U17 | 8 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | Norway U19 | 8 | (6) |
| 2024– | Norway | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024 | |||
Career edit
Gaupset hails from Molde and started her youth career in Rival and went on to the largest club in the city, Molde. She became a prolific goalscorer for youth international teams.[2] Her scoring Norway's only goal at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship did not prevent Norway from being eliminated.[3]
At a young age, she trained before school, after school and after dinner. High quantities of training may have contributed to an injury which made her miss half the 2023 season.[4]
Gaupset joined IL Sandviken in 2021, some time before her 16th birthday, and remained in the club when it was rebranded as SK Brann Kvinner in 2022.[2] Gaupset made her national breakthrough in the 2022 Norwegian Women's Cup final, where she scored the two goals that put Brann ahead 3–1 to Stabæk.[5][6]
She then made her international breakthrough during the 2023–24 UEFA Women's Champions League group stage. First, she was praised as "a sensation" during Brann's loss to Lyon.[7] One week later, in the reverse match against Lyon, Gaupset scored the equalizing goal in extra time.[8] Lastly, against Slavia Prague one of her crosses was converted to an own goal; with this being the only goal in the match, Brann progressed to the next round.[9]
In February 2024, Gaupset was called up to Norway's senior team in Gemma Grainger's first squad as national team manager.[10] She made her debut as a substitute against Croatia.[2]
References edit
- ^ NRK
- ^ a b c Signe Gaupset at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Fiasko for J17-landslaget i EM – tapte alle kampene" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Jørnholt, Malin; Martinsen, Erlend Havsgård; Hansen, Kjell Jøran (3 July 2023). "Stortalentet tok spesielle grep – då måtte foreldra dra i bremsen" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Hagen, Mathias; Jørnholt, Malin; Hagen, Andreas; Hansen, Jonathan Simchai (5 November 2022). "17-åring herjet for Brann – sikret cupgull" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "17-årige Gaupset ble den store helten i cupfinalen: – Stort å være med på" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Svedal, Maria Gunnarsdotter; Fossåskaret, Siv; Øystese, Oddgeir; Nessler, Simon Zetlitz (14 December 2023). "Det renn inn med skryt for 18-åring etter storkampen mot Lyon" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Brann reddet uavgjort mot Lyon på overtid: – En helt syk følelse" (in Norwegian). NRK. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Waag, Noah (25 January 2024). "Brann sikret kvartfinale etter omdiskutert dommeravgjørelse: – En kjempetabbe" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ Folvik, Herman (16 February 2024). "Supertalentet Signe Gaupset inn i landslaget i Graingers første tropp". VG (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 16 February 2024.