Signe Bruun Explained

Signe Bruun
Fullname:Signe Kallesøe Bruun
Birth Date:1998 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Randers, Denmark
Currentclub:Real Madrid
Clubnumber:12
Height:1.78 m
Position:Striker
Youthyears1:2013–2014
Youthclubs1:IK Skovbakken
Years1:2014–2018
Clubs1:Fortuna Hjørring
Caps1:89
Goals1:62
Years2:2018–2021
Clubs2:Paris Saint-Germain
Caps2:31
Goals2:10
Years3:2021–2023
Clubs3:Lyon
Caps3:29
Goals3:14
Years4:2022
Clubs4:Manchester United (loan)
Caps4:5
Goals4:0
Years5:2023–
Clubs5:Real Madrid
Caps5:25
Goals5:13
Nationalyears1:2013–2014
Nationalteam1:Denmark U16
Nationalcaps1:9
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2013–2014
Nationalteam2:Denmark U17
Nationalcaps2:13
Nationalgoals2:19
Nationalyears3:2015–2017
Nationalteam3:Denmark U19
Nationalcaps3:18
Nationalgoals3:7
Nationalyears4:2017
Nationalteam4:Denmark U23
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:1
Nationalyears5:2017–
Nationalteam5:Denmark
Nationalcaps5:44
Nationalgoals5:19
Pcupdate:00:27, 2 July 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:19:00, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Signe Kallesøe Bruun (born 6 April 1998) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga F club Real Madrid and the Denmark national team.[1] [2]

Club career

Bruun joined Fortuna Hjørring from IK Skovbakken in 2014.[3] She made her Fortuna debut on 16 August 2014 and scored twice in a 5–1 Elitedivisionen win over Vejle.[4] On 8 November 2014, Bruun made her UEFA Women's Champions League debut as a 74th minute substitute for Nadia Nadim in a 2–1 round of 16 defeat to Swedish team FC Rosengård.[5] In 2016, Bruun won the 2015–16 Elitedivisionen and Danish Women's Cup double with Fortuna.

On 31 August 2018, Fortuna confirmed the transfer of Bruun to French D1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain.[6] In her debut season, Bruun made 17 appearances in all competitions, scoring four goals. In June 2019, Bruun suffered an ACL injury that kept her out for a year.[7] She made her competitive comeback in the delayed Coupe de France semi-final on 2 August 2020, scoring an 84th minute winner in a 2–1 win against Bordeaux.[8] Seven days later she appeared as a substitute in the cup final against Lyon. The game finished goalless after extra-time. Bruun scored during the penalty shootout but PSG lost 4–3.[9] Later that month, Bruun appeared as a 74th minute substitute during the delayed 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League quarter-final against Arsenal. She scored three minutes later, the winning goal in the single-legged 2–1 win.[10] The following season, Bruun won the 2020–21 Division 1 Féminine title with PSG, the club's first league title, ending Lyon's 14-year streak at the top in the process.[11]

In June 2021, Bruun joined Lyon.[12]

On 27 January 2022, Bruun made a deadline day move to English FA Women's Super League club Manchester United on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[13] The spell was marred by injury, limiting Bruun to seven appearances in all competitions in which she failed to score a goal for the club.[14]

International career

Youth

Bruun played as a youth international for Denmark at under-16, under-17, under-19 and under-23 level. She finished as top scorer during 2015 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship qualification, scoring 10 overall. The total included eight in a qualifying round match against Kazakhstan on 18 October 2014. It equalled the competition record for goals in a single match set by Vivianne Miedema against the same opposition in 2012.[15] In 2015, having scored in three matches during qualifying, Bruun was selected to represent Denmark at the 2015 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship held in Israel. She appeared in all three matches as Denmark were eliminated at the group stage.

Senior

On 24 October 2017, Bruun debuted for the senior Denmark national team in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Croatia.[16] She entered play two minutes into stoppage time as a substitute for Nadia Nadim and scored her first goal two minutes later in Denmark's 4–0 victory.[17] In 2021, Bruun went on a run of scoring in six consecutive matches for Denmark, scoring 12 goals in total all during 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

Personal life

In August 2021, Bruun joined a FIFPro 10-year research project tracking players' physical and mental wellbeing.[18]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain2018–19D1 Féminine1331031174
2019–20D1 Féminine00212142
2020–21D1 Féminine1871140238
Total31104200924414
Lyon2021–22D1 Féminine1160081197
2022–23D1 Féminine18800622410
Total2914001434317
Manchester United (loan)2021–22Women's Super League50101070
Real Madrid2023–24Liga F251310513114
Career total9037621028612545

International

[19]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark201711
201810
201960
202041
2021712
2022104
2023100
202451
Total4419

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bruun goal.

International goals by date, venue, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, Croatia4–0 4–0 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification
2Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta7–08–0UEFA Euro 2022 qualification
3Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark2–07–02023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
45–0
5ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan1–08–0
66–0
7Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark1–08–0
82–0
93–0
104–0
115–0
12Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro2–05–1
13BIH FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina2–03–0
14Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark1–03–1
151–01–2Friendly
164–15–12023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
17wefox Arena Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland1–12–1Friendly
182–1
19Vejle Stadium, Vejle, Denmark1–02–0UEFA Euro 2025 qualification

Honours

Fortuna Hjørring

Paris Saint-Germain

Lyon

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verdens bedste nedlagde Fortuna. Nordjyske. 15 April 2017. 23 March 2017.
  2. Web site: EM-heltene klar til revanche mod Holland. DR. 27 October 2017. 30 August 2017. Danish.
  3. Web site: Trolle . Steen . Signe Bruun skriver kontrakt med Fortuna Hjørring . Fodbold for piger . da-DK . 17 September 2014.
  4. Web site: 16-årigt stortalent til Fortuna . Nordjyske . 17 September 2014 . da-DK.
  5. Web site: Rosengård-Fortuna UEFA Women's Champions League . UEFA.com.
  6. Web site: Danske Signe Bruun skifter til fransk storklub . DR . da . 31 August 2018.
  7. Web site: Whyatt . Katie . 'Like your identity is taken away': ACL injury experience leaves PSG's Signe Bruun savouring Champions League battle . The Telegraph . 26 August 2020.
  8. Web site: Coupe de France féminine : malmené par Bordeaux, le PSG rejoint l'OL en finale . L'Équipe . fr.
  9. Web site: Duret . Sebastien . Coupe de France – LYON conserve son bien après les tirs au but . Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin . fr.
  10. Web site: PSG's Signe Bruun hits winner to end Arsenal's Champions League dream . The Guardian . 22 August 2020.
  11. Web site: Som 19-årig tog Signe til Paris for at gøre det umulige: I aften kan det blive til virkelighed . DR . da . 4 June 2021.
  12. Web site: Lyon make huge statement with triple signing of Christiane Endler, Signe Bruun and Danielle van de Donk . www.goal.com.
  13. Web site: Signe Bruun signs for Man Utd Women . www.manutd.com.
  14. Web site: Signe Bruun: Forward won't return to Man Utd following loan spell . 90min.com . 27 May 2022 . 2 July 2022 . 28 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220628222101/https://www.90min.com/posts/signe-bruun-return-lyon-following-man-utd-loan . dead .
  15. Web site: Bruun equals record as Denmark top Turkey . UEFA.com . 21 October 2014.
  16. Web site: Croatia-Denmark Women's World Cup . UEFA.com.
  17. Web site: Signe Bruun scores first senior goal . LTA Agency . 20 November 2017.
  18. Web site: Denmark forward Signe Bruun joins FIFPRO research: 'Where can I improve as a player?' – FIFPRO World Players' Union . FIFPRO . 2022-01-28 . 2022-01-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220128185751/https://www.fifpro.org/en/health/denmark-forward-signe-bruun-joins-fifpro-research . dead .
  19. Web site: danish. Landsholdsdatabasen. dbu.dk. 22 November 2020.
  20. Web site: Loyant. Richard. 4 June 2021. Paris SG sacré pour la première fois. 4 June 2021.
  21. Web site: Simon Kjær og Signe Bruun er årets fodboldspillere – TV 2 . sport.tv2.dk . da-DK . 21 January 2022.