The teenager has seven caps for the Matildas and made the cut for the upcoming 2017 Tournament of Nation’s squad in USA.

Carpenter has enjoyed her senior club football at Western Sydney Wanderers in the W-League, making 23 appearances.

And in the past four months she has shared a room with her closest teammate Chloe Logarzo in the Norwegian village of Avaldsnes.

Carpenter got the opportunity to train with Aussies Logarzo, Emily Gielnik and Gema Simon at Avaldsnes IL and is eyeing an opportunity to play in Europe when she turns 18.

“The club wanted me over there just training and just to be in a professional environment,” Carpenter told FourFourTwo.

“I was playing, but I was pretty much in the full squad training along with Emily, Chloe and Gema.

“It was good to get the experience just to know how it all works, so I’m prepared when I turn 18.”

Carpenter will turn 18 in late April next year but she said a contract at Avaldsnes IL wasn’t a certainty.

“I’ve got a few options in Europe that I’ll keep open,” she said. “When that time comes around I’ll make a decision on whether I want to come back to Norway or a different European country.

Carpenter and Logarzo training in Brazil during the 2016 Olympics

“I think I have matured a lot, especially since coming back from Norway I have matured. I just can’t wait until I turn 18 so I can play overseas full-time because that’s what I’ve been aiming for and getting a little taste of it in Norway, it’s what I really want to do.”

Australia play Brazil, Japan and USA in the upcoming tournament as Carpenter joins other inexperienced Matildas – uncapped Princess Ibini-Isei and Alex Chidiac.

Carpenter, who is also in the Young Matildas, is looking to back up her efforts shown in the 2017 Algarve Cup camp in Portugal where she claimed her first international goal against China.

“The feeling is always unreal when we always go away but I’m starting to get used to it now which is good and feeling more comfortable around everyone,” Carpenter said.

“Portugal was really good for us as we discovered more depth in our squad, we’ve got a lot of players and now everyone is pushing for that starting XI.

“There’s no concreted XI so it’s a really good team environment, everyone’s really competitive to try so I think we’ve created a lot of depth since Algarve.”