Petur Knudsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998
Place of birth Saltangará, Faroe Islands[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2018 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)
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 2 November 2023
‡ 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 the Faroe Islands national team.[2]

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Personal life

Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen.[10] Knudsen works as an army officer in El Paso [11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 October 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NSÍ 2014 Faroe Islands Premier League 1000——10
2015 Faroe Islands Premier League 6000——60
2016 Faroe Islands Premier League 255412[lower-alpha 1]0—316
2017 Faroe Islands Premier League 256302[lower-alpha 1]1—307
2018 Faroe Islands Premier League 269002[lower-alpha 1]11[lower-alpha 2]02910
2019 Faroe Islands Premier League 198002[lower-alpha 1]0—218
2020 Faroe Islands Premier League 2116312[lower-alpha 1]1—2618
2021 Faroe Islands Premier League 14920—1[lower-alpha 2]0179
Total 137531221032016158
Lyngby 2021–22 Danish 1st Division 24622——268
2022–23 Danish Superliga 0000——00
Total 24622——268
El Paso Locomotive 2023 USL Championship 7000——70
Total 7000——70
Career total 168591441032019466
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Faroe Islands Super Cup

International

As of 28 March 2021[9]
Faroe Islands
YearAppsGoals
202130
Total30

Honours

NSÍ

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Prestá, Agnar (7 August 2021). "Petur skoraði sítt fyrsta mál í næstbestu donsku deildini". roysni.fo (in Faroese).
  2. 1 2 Petur Knudsen at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ "NY OFFENSIV SPILLER KLAR FOR DE KONGEBLÅ 💙⚽". Lyngby Boldklub (in Danish). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Dalgård, Jonas (30 June 2021). "Officielt: Lyngby henter færøsk angriber". bold.dk (in Danish).
  5. ↑ "Et point sikrer Lyngby Superliga-oprykning". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 23 May 2022. Archived from the original on 26 June 2022. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Lyngby Boldklub tager afsked med fire spillere, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 13 June 2023
  7. ↑ https://kvf.fo/netvarp/uv/2023/08/11/petur-knudsen (In Faroese)
  8. ↑ Huichapa, Alberto. "El Paso Locomotive FC Part Ways with Jose Carrillo, Petur Knudsen, and Joel Maldonado". EPLocomotiveFC.com. El Paso Locomotive. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
  9. 1 2 "Petur Knudsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  10. ↑ Temple, Alan (18 July 2018). "Petur Knudsen out to emulate his dad – bobble-hatted keeper Jens Martin – as NSI Runavik seek to restore pride at scene of Scotland embarrassment in Toftir". Capital City Press. Tórshavn. Deadline News. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Petur Knudsen er í USA". Roysni.fo. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Faroe Islands – P. Knudsen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  13. 1 2 Albinus, Pætur (9 December 2020). "Petur fullførdi sítt hattrikk" [Peter completed his hat-trick]. In.fo (in Faroese). Retrieved 28 March 2021.


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