Signe Bruun
 Bruun with Paris Saint-Germain in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Signe Kallesøe Bruun | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Randers, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Real Madrid | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2014 | IK Skovbakken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | Fortuna Hjørring | 89 | (62) |
| 2018–2021 | Paris Saint-Germain | 31 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | Lyon | 29 | (14) |
| 2022 | → Manchester United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | Real Madrid | 30 | (16) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Denmark U17 | 13 | (19) |
| 2015–2017 | Denmark U19 | 18 | (7) |
| 2017 | Denmark U23 | 1 | (1) |
| 2017– | Denmark | 44 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:27, 2 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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
[edit]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
[edit]Youth
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]In August 2021, Bruun joined a FIFPro 10-year research project tracking players' physical and mental wellbeing.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 14 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | D1 Féminine | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | 17 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | D1 Féminine | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | D1 Féminine | 18 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 23 | 8 | ||
| Total | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 44 | 14 | ||
| Lyon | 2021–22 | D1 Féminine | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2022–23 | D1 Féminine | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | 24 | 10 | ||
| Total | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | 43 | 17 | |||
| Manchester United (loan) | 2021–22 | Women's Super League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Real Madrid | 2023–24 | Liga F | 25 | 13 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | 31 | 14 | |
| Career total | 90 | 37 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 125 | 45 | ||
International
[edit]- As of match played 16 July 2024[19]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 12 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 44 | 19 | |
- Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Bruun goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 October 2017 | Ivan Laljak-Ivić Stadium, Zaprešić, Croatia |  Croatia | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2019 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 22 September 2020 | Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta |  Malta | 7–0 | 8–0 | UEFA Euro 2022 qualification |
| 3 | 16 September 2021 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark | Malta | 2–0 | 7–0 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5–0 | |||||
| 5 | 21 September 2021 | ASK Arena, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 8–0 | |
| 6 | 6–0 | |||||
| 7 | 21 October 2021 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–0 | 8–0 | |
| 8 | 2–0 | |||||
| 9 | 3–0 | |||||
| 10 | 4–0 | |||||
| 11 | 5–0 | |||||
| 12 | 26 October 2021 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 2–0 | 5–1 | |
| 13 | 25 November 2021 | BIH FA Training Centre, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 14 | 30 November 2021 | Viborg Stadium, Viborg, Denmark |  Russia | 1–0 | 3–1 | |
| 15 | 29 June 2022 |  Norway | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly | |
| 16 | 1 September 2022 | Montenegro | 4–1 | 5–1 | 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification | |
| 17 | 11 November 2022 | wefox Arena Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 2–1 | |||||
| 19 | 16 July 2024 | Vejle Stadium, Vejle, Denmark |  Czech Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2025 qualification |
| 20 | 25 October 2024 | Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark |  South Africa | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 21 | 3–0 |
Honours
[edit]Fortuna Hjørring
Paris Saint-Germain
Lyon
- Division 1 Féminine: 2022–23
- Coupe de France: 2022–23
- Trophée des Championnes: 2022
- UEFA Women's Champions League: 2021–22
Individual
- Danish Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2017
- Danish Football Player of the Year: 2021[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Verdens bedste nedlagde Fortuna". Nordjyske. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- ^ "EM-heltene klar til revanche mod Holland" (in Danish). DR. 30 August 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ Trolle, Steen (17 September 2014). "Signe Bruun skriver kontrakt med Fortuna Hjørring". Fodbold for piger (in Danish).
- ^ "16-årigt stortalent til Fortuna". Nordjyske (in Danish). 17 September 2014.
- ^ "Rosengård-Fortuna | UEFA Women's Champions League". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Danske Signe Bruun skifter til fransk storklub". DR (in Danish). 31 August 2018.
- ^ Whyatt, Katie (26 August 2020). "'Like your identity is taken away': ACL injury experience leaves PSG's Signe Bruun savouring Champions League battle". The Telegraph.
- ^ "Coupe de France féminine : malmené par Bordeaux, le PSG rejoint l'OL en finale". L'Équipe (in French).
- ^ Duret, Sebastien. "Coupe de France – LYON conserve son bien après les tirs au but". Footofeminin.fr : le football au féminin (in French).
- ^ "PSG's Signe Bruun hits winner to end Arsenal's Champions League dream". The Guardian. 22 August 2020.
- ^ "Som 19-årig tog Signe til Paris for at gøre det umulige: I aften kan det blive til virkelighed". DR (in Danish). 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Lyon make huge statement with triple signing of Christiane Endler, Signe Bruun and Danielle van de Donk". www.goal.com.
- ^ "Signe Bruun signs for Man Utd Women". www.manutd.com.
- ^ "Signe Bruun: Forward won't return to Man Utd following loan spell". 90min.com. 27 May 2022. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Bruun equals record as Denmark top Turkey". UEFA.com. 21 October 2014.
- ^ "Croatia-Denmark | Women's World Cup". UEFA.com.
- ^ "Signe Bruun scores first senior goal". LTA Agency. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Denmark forward Signe Bruun joins FIFPRO research: 'Where can I improve as a player?' – FIFPRO World Players' Union". FIFPRO. Archived from the original on 2022-01-28. Retrieved 2022-01-28.
- ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen" (in Danish). dbu.dk. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Retrieved 4 June 2021.
- ^ "Simon Kjær og Signe Bruun er årets fodboldspillere – TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 21 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Signe Bruun – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Signe Bruun at Soccerway
- Signe Bruun national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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