Signe Gaupset

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Signe Gaupset
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 20)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brann
Number 10
Youth career
–2018 Rival
2019–2020 Molde
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021– Brann 73 (20)
International career
2021 Norway U16 7 (2)
2022 Norway U17 8 (8)
2022–2023 Norway U19 8 (6)
2025 Norway U23 1 (0)
2024– Norway 10 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 July 2025

Signe Gaupset (born 18 June 2005) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Toppserien club Brann and the Norway national team. Regarded as one of the best young talents in women's football, [2] [3] [4] she is known for her attacking play, technical skill and goalscoring abilities. [5] [6]

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Club career

Gaupset hails from Molde Municipality and started her youth career in Rival and went on to the largest club in the city, Molde.

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. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] [10]

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. [11] One week later, in the reverse match against Lyon, Gaupset scored the equalizing goal in extra time. [12] 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. [13]

International career

She became a prolific goalscorer for youth international teams. [8] Her scoring Norway's only goal at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship did not prevent Norway from being eliminated. [14]

In February 2024, Gaupset was called up to Norway's senior team in Gemma Grainger's first squad as national team manager. [15] She made her debut as a substitute against Croatia. [8]

On 16 June 2025, Gaupset was called up to the Norway squad for the UEFA Women's Euro 2025. [16]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 October 2024 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 7–09–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs
2.10 July 2025 Arena Thun, Thun, Switzerland Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–14–3 UEFA Women's Euro 2025
3.2–1

References

  1. NRK
  2. https://www.goal.com/en-au/lists/signe-gaupset-norway-teenager-odegaard-graham-hansen-hegerberg/blt609cde78e1de55e7
  3. https://www.forbes.com/sites/asifburhan/2025/07/15/signe-gaupset-threatening-to-be-breakout-star-of-uefa-womens-euro/
  4. https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/029b-1e3e21910ecb-61f3e63908a5-1000--young-talents-shining-at-women-s-euro-2025-michelle-agyem/
  5. https://www.thecutback.com/p/under-23-players-to-watch-euro2025
  6. https://mabumbe.com/people/signe-gaupset-biography-net-worth-career-highlights/
  7. 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.
  8. 1 2 3 Signe Gaupset at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  9. 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.
  10. "17-årige Gaupset ble den store helten i cupfinalen: – Stort å være med på" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  11. 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.
  12. "Brann reddet uavgjort mot Lyon på overtid: – En helt syk følelse" (in Norwegian). NRK. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  13. Waag, Noah (25 January 2024). "Brann sikret kvartfinale etter omdiskutert dommeravgjørelse: – En kjempetabbe" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  14. "Fiasko for J17-landslaget i EM – tapte alle kampene" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
  15. 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.
  16. "Her er Norges EM-tropp" [Here is Norway's European Championship squad] (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 16 June 2025. Archived from the original on 16 June 2025. Retrieved 16 June 2025.