Selma Panengstuen

Selma Panengstuen (born 22 November 2002) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Brann.

Selma Panengstuen

Personal information
Date of birth	(2002-11-22) 22 November 2002 (age 22)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Brann
Youth career
–	Skreia
–	Raufoss
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Raufoss	28	(0)
2020–2021	Stabæk	10	(0)
2022–2024	Kolbotn	58	(0)
2025–	Brann	0	(0)
International career‡
2018	Norway U15	2	(0)
2019	Norway U16	12	(0)
2020	Norway U17	2	(0)
2021–2022	Norway U19	15	(0)
2021–	Norway U23	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2024

Career

Hailing from Skreia, Panengstuen played for the local team before starting her senior career in the largest club in Toten, Raufoss IL. After the 2019 season she moved to Toppserien club Stabæk. She was also a Norway youth international.^[1][2] In 2022 she played the 2022 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship final for Norway U19 against Spain, but conceded one goal from a mistaken pass, and Norway eventually lost 2–1.^[3]

Facing insurmountable competition in Stabæk from Sunniva Skoglund, Panengstuen chose to move to Kolbotn in 2022 in the pursuit of more playing time.^[4]

Panengstuen was called up to for Norway for the first time by Hege Riise to play the Netherlands and Brazil in late 2022.^[4] She was again called up in Leif Gunnar Smerud's first match as acting manager in 2023.^[5] Yet another callup came in October 2024, now under coach Gemma Grainger.^[6]

Kolbotn were relegated to the 2023 First Division, but won re-promotion. Panengstuen was named as First Division Player of the Year, as the first goalkeeper to win that accolade.^[7] Following the 2024 Toppserien, Panengstuen was named in TV 2's Team of the Year.^[8] Toppserien title contenders SK Brann seized the opportunity to sign Panengstuen ahead of the 2025 season.^[9]

Personal life

Panengstuen is a hobby pop singer.^[10][11]

References

1. Befring, Knut (31 December 2019). "Selma (16) blir tredje Raufoss-spiller som går til Stabæk". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian).
2. Selma Panengstuen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
3. Lie, Sindre; Langeveld, Espen (9 July 2022). "Misfornøyd med dommeren etter finaletap: – Det er jo ren sabotasje" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
4. Bjørshol, Eskil (26 September 2022). "Selma på landslaget". Oppegård Avis (in Norwegian).
5. Christiansen, Synne Sofie; et al. (13 September 2023). "Ada Hegerberg ikke med i landslagstroppen: –⁠ Hun var lei seg". VG (in Norwegian).
6. Tetlie, Lisa Amdam (14 October 2024). "Her er Norges tropp til EM-playoff – Hegerberg tilbake". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 November 2024.
7. Hagen, Fredrik (14 January 2024). "Selma (20) historisk etter utmerkelse". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian).
8. Wedervang, Mats (16 November 2024). "Dette er årets lag i Toppserien" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
9. "Hun er Branns nye nummer én" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 21 November 2024.
10. Befring, Knut (21 June 2019). "Selma overrasket på skoleavslutning – sjekk landslagskeeperens ukjente talent". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
11. Stenseth, Knut Andreas (4 June 2024). "Selma (21) bærer på en stor drøm: – Jeg har jo lyst til å leve av det". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 July 2024.