Signe Gaupset Explained

Signe Gaupset
Height:1.73 m[1]
Birth Date:18 June 2005
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Brann
Clubnumber:16
Youthyears1:–2018
Youthclubs1:Rival
Youthyears2:2019–2020
Youthclubs2:Molde
Years1:2021–
Clubs1:Brann
Caps1:32
Goals1:3
Nationalyears1:2021
Nationalteam1:Norway U16
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2022
Nationalteam2:Norway U17
Nationalcaps2:8
Nationalgoals2:8
Nationalyears3:2022–2023
Nationalteam3:Norway U19
Nationalcaps3:8
Nationalgoals3:6
Nationalyears4:2024–
Nationalteam4:Norway
Nationalcaps4:1
Nationalgoals4:0
Pcupdate:25 January 2024
Ntupdate: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. Her scoring Norway's only goal at the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship did not prevent Norway from being eliminated.[2]

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.[3]

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. 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.[4] [5]

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.[6] One week later, in the reverse match against Lyon, Gaupset scored the equalizing goal in extra time.[7] 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.[8]

In February 2024, Gaupset was called up to Norway's senior team in Gemma Grainger's first squad as national team manager.[9] She made her debut as a substitute against Croatia.

Notes and References

  1. https://resultater.nrk.no/fotball/1/2022-11-22/utovere/466485 NRK
  2. News: Fiasko for J17-landslaget i EM – tapte alle kampene. 9 May 2022. NRK. no. 25 January 2024.
  3. News: Stortalentet tok spesielle grep – då måtte foreldra dra i bremsen. Jørnholt, Malin. Martinsen, Erlend Havsgård. Hansen, Kjell Jøran. NRK. 3 July 2023. no. 25 January 2024.
  4. News: 17-åring herjet for Brann – sikret cupgull. Hagen, Mathias. Jørnholt, Malin. Hagen, Andreas. Hansen, Jonathan Simchai. NRK. 5 November 2022. no. 25 January 2024.
  5. News: 17-årige Gaupset ble den store helten i cupfinalen: – Stort å være med på. Eurosport. 5 November 2022. no. 25 January 2024.
  6. News: Det renn inn med skryt for 18-åring etter storkampen mot Lyon. Svedal, Maria Gunnarsdotter . Fossåskaret, Siv. Øystese, Oddgeir. Nessler, Simon Zetlitz. NRK. 14 December 2023. no. 25 January 2024.
  7. News: Brann reddet uavgjort mot Lyon på overtid: – En helt syk følelse. 21 December 2023. NRK. no. 25 January 2024.
  8. News: Brann sikret kvartfinale etter omdiskutert dommeravgjørelse: – En kjempetabbe. Waag, Noah. 25 January 2024. Eurosport. no. 25 January 2024.
  9. News: Supertalentet Signe Gaupset inn i landslaget i Graingers første tropp. Folvik. Herman. 16 February 2024. VG. Norwegian News Agency. no. 16 February 2024.