Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Saltangará, Faroe Islands [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NSÍ | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | NSÍ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2018 | NSÍ II | 39 | (24) |
2014–2021 | NSÍ | 137 | (53) |
2021–2023 | Lyngby | 32 | (8) |
2023 | El Paso Locomotive | 7 | (0) |
2024– | NSÍ | 10 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Faroe Islands U17 | 19 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Faroe Islands U19 | 6 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Faroe Islands U21 | 15 | (3) |
2021– | Faroe Islands | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2023 |
Petur Knudsen (born 21 April 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for NSÍ and the Faroe Islands national team. [2]
On 30 June 2021, Knudsen signed a two-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub. [3] [4] He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season with the club, [5] making 26 total appearances in which he scored eight goals. [2] Knudsen left Lyngby at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract wasn't renewed. [6] After some time without a club, Knudsen was announced as a new player for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on a one-year deal with the option of a one-year extension. This transfer made Petur Knudsen the first ever Faroese footballer to play professionally in the United States. [7] On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Knudsen would not be returning for the 2024 season. [8]
Knudsen made his international debut for Faroe Islands on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Austria, which finished as a 3–1 away loss. [9]
Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NSÍ | 2014 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2016 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
2017 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
2018 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 1 [b] | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 26 | 18 | ||
2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 17 | 9 | ||
Total | 137 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 58 | ||
Lyngby | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
El Paso Locomotive | 2023 | USL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 168 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 66 |
Faroe Islands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
NSÍ
Individual
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | 21 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Saltangará, Faroe Islands [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | NSÍ | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2018 | NSÍ | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2014–2018 | NSÍ II | 39 | (24) |
2014–2021 | NSÍ | 137 | (53) |
2021–2023 | Lyngby | 32 | (8) |
2023 | El Paso Locomotive | 7 | (0) |
2024– | NSÍ | 10 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Faroe Islands U17 | 19 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Faroe Islands U19 | 6 | (0) |
2016–2020 | Faroe Islands U21 | 15 | (3) |
2021– | Faroe Islands | 11 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2023 |
Petur Knudsen (born 21 April 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for NSÍ and the Faroe Islands national team. [2]
On 30 June 2021, Knudsen signed a two-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub. [3] [4] He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season with the club, [5] making 26 total appearances in which he scored eight goals. [2] Knudsen left Lyngby at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract wasn't renewed. [6] After some time without a club, Knudsen was announced as a new player for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive on a one-year deal with the option of a one-year extension. This transfer made Petur Knudsen the first ever Faroese footballer to play professionally in the United States. [7] On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Knudsen would not be returning for the 2024 season. [8]
Knudsen made his international debut for Faroe Islands on 28 March 2021 in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Austria, which finished as a 3–1 away loss. [9]
Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen. [10]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NSÍ | 2014 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
2015 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
2016 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | ||
2017 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
2018 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 1 | 1 [b] | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 [a] | 1 | — | 26 | 18 | ||
2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 [b] | 0 | 17 | 9 | ||
Total | 137 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 58 | ||
Lyngby | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||
2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
El Paso Locomotive | 2023 | USL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 168 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 66 |
Faroe Islands | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2021 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
NSÍ
Individual