# Emma Braut Brunes
**Emma Braut Brunes** (born 2003) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a center-back for Sportsklubben Brann in the Norwegian Toppserien, having signed a contract running to 2028 in August 2026.[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann) • [2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) She is from Bryne on Jæren and has previously played for Klepp, Kolbotn, LSK Kvinner, and the Danish club [Brøndby IF](https://www.edgepedia.org/br-ndby-if).[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2003, Norway[3](https://fbref.com/en/players/17022475/) |
| Position | Centre-back (defender)[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann) |
| Current club | SK Brann, signed 27 August 2026 on a contract to 2028[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann) • [4](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2026/august/brondby-if-saelger-emma-brunes-til-sk-brann) |
| Club career totals | 175 matches and 17 goals, of which 62 matches and 3 goals in the Toppserien[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) |
| International record | 25 youth international caps and 2 goals for Norway, including 5 caps for the women's U23 team[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) |
| Family | Sister of Jonatan Braut Brunes, cousin of Erling Braut Haaland and Albert Braut Tjåland, niece of Alfie Haaland[5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) |
## Early career and Klepp
Brunes came through the youth ranks at Bryne, where she played boys' and girls' age-group football from 2015 onward, and moved to Klepp IL in 2019.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) • [5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) She debuted in the Toppserien, Norway's top women's division, on 7 November 2020 against [Avaldsnes](https://www.edgepedia.org/avaldsnes) at age 16, and was promoted to the first-team squad before the 2021 season.[5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) In 2021 she played 21 top-division matches for Klepp, scoring once, in a season that ended with the club's relegation from the Toppserien.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) • [5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes)
## Kolbotn
In December 2021 Brunes signed a two-year contract with Kolbotn IL.[5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) Shortly after arriving, she tore her anterior cruciate ligament in February 2022 and missed the entire 2022 season.[5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) She returned to play 24 top-division matches in 2023 and 27 in 2024, and by the end of 2023 she had served as the team's captain.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) Across her Kolbotn career she made 51 Toppserien appearances with 4 goals.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876)
## Brøndby and LSK Kvinner
In January 2025 Brunes signed for the Danish club Brøndby IF, whose head of women's football, Kim André Pedersen, described her as a fast defender good at protecting the space behind the defense and strong on the ball.[6](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2025/januar/brondby-if-henter-emma-brunes-og-lejer-hende-ud) She was immediately loaned to LSK Kvinner for the first six months of her contract, playing 16 top-division matches there with 1 goal, before officially joining the Brøndby squad in summer 2025.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) • [4](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2026/august/brondby-if-saelger-emma-brunes-til-sk-brann) In her year at Brøndby she made 21 appearances in total and played in the club's [UEFA Women's Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-womens-champions-league) qualifying campaign.[4](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2026/august/brondby-if-saelger-emma-brunes-til-sk-brann) • [1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann)
## SK Brann
On 27 August 2026 Brøndby sold Brunes to [SK Brann](https://www.edgepedia.org/sk-brann), returning her to Norwegian football.[4](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2026/august/brondby-if-saelger-emma-brunes-til-sk-brann) Brann signed her on a contract running to 2028, seeking cover at center-back after Ingrid Stenevik retired earlier that summer; sporting director Lars Johan Myklebust described her as a physical defender with good pace.[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann) Because she had already played in Champions League qualifying for Brøndby, she was ineligible for Brann's second qualifying-round match against Austria Wien, with a possible debut in the cup final against AAFK on 6 September 2026.[1](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann)
## International career
Brunes has been a regular in Norway's age-group national teams, with 25 youth caps and 2 goals: 3 caps for the J15 team in 2018, 11 for J16 in 2019, 1 for J17 in 2020, and 5 for J19 in 2021, the latter with 1 goal.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876) She has since been part of the Norway women's U23 team, earning 3 caps in 2024 and 2 in 2025.[2](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876)
## Family
She comes from a footballing family in Bryne: her brother Jonatan Braut Brunes is a striker who moved to Sparta Prague in 2026, her cousins include Erling Braut Haaland and Albert Braut Tjåland, and Alfie Haaland, Erling's father, is her uncle.[5](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes) • [7](https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/q636Ee/braut-brunes-selges-til-tsjekkisk-storklubb-for-rekordsum)
## References
1. [Emma Braut Brunes har signert for Brann, brann.no (27 August 2026)](https://www.brann.no/nyheter/emma-braut-brunes-har-signert-for-brann)
2. [Emma Braut Brunes – Profil, Norges Fotballforbund](https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3325876)
3. [Emma Brunes Stats, FBref.com](https://fbref.com/en/players/17022475/)
4. [Brøndby IF sælger Emma Brunes til SK Brann, brondby.com (27 August 2026)](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2026/august/brondby-if-saelger-emma-brunes-til-sk-brann)
5. [Emma Braut Brunes, wikisida.no](https://wikisida.no/index.php?title=Emma_Braut_Brunes)
6. [Brøndby IF henter Emma Brunes og lejer hende ud, brondby.com (15 January 2025)](https://brondby.com/nyheder/kvinder/2025/januar/brondby-if-henter-emma-brunes-og-lejer-hende-ud)
7. [Braut Brunes selges til tsjekkisk storklubb for rekordsum, Aftenbladet (24 July 2026)](https://www.aftenbladet.no/sport/i/q636Ee/braut-brunes-selges-til-tsjekkisk-storklubb-for-rekordsum)
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