Signe Gaupset

Signe Gaupset

Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-06-18) 18 June 2005 (age 19)
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	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2024

Signe Gaupset (born 18 June 2005) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Brann.

Career

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]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 October 2024	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway	Albania	7–0	9–0	UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying play-offs

References

1. NRK
2. Signe Gaupset at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
3. "Fiasko for J17-landslaget i EM – tapte alle kampene" (in Norwegian). NRK. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. "17-årige Gaupset ble den store helten i cupfinalen: – Stort å være med på" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
7. 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.
8. "Brann reddet uavgjort mot Lyon på overtid: – En helt syk følelse" (in Norwegian). NRK. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
9. Waag, Noah (25 January 2024). "Brann sikret kvartfinale etter omdiskutert dommeravgjørelse: – En kjempetabbe" (in Norwegian). Eurosport. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
10. 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.