Petur Knudsen

Petur Knudsen (born 21 April 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for USL Championship club El Paso Locomotive and the Faroe Islands national team.[2]

Petur Knudsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-21) 21 April 1998
Place of birth Saltangará, Faroe Islands[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 El Paso Locomotive
Number 29
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 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:49, 16 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 May 2023

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]

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.[8]

Personal life

Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 14 October 2022[10]
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. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance(s) in the Faroe Islands Super Cup

International
As of 28 March 2021[8]
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. 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. "Petur Knudsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. 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.
  10. "Faroe Islands – P. Knudsen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  11. 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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