Erling Knudtzon

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Erling Knudtzon
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 33)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Molde
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2003 Ullern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Ullern
2007–2010 Lyn 65 (4)
2010–2018 Lillestrøm 231 (42)
2019– Molde 62 (6)
National team‡
2007 Norway U19 3 (1)
2007–2010 Norway U21 12 (0)
2012 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2012

Erling Knudtzon (born 15 December 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Molde.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Knudtzon began his career with Ullern, joining FC Lyn Oslo in 2007. He made his first team debut on 14 April 2007 against Fredrikstad, and played twenty Norwegian top flight games in his first season, most of them as a starter.[1]

Lillestrøm SK[]

On 1 February 2010 Knudtzon signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm, and reunited with his former coach Henning Berg. [2] Knudtzon played 231 league games for the club.

Molde FK[]

On 17 July 2018, Molde FK announced that they had signed Knudtzon to a three-year contract, beginning 1 January 2019.[3] He made his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[4] On 22 April 2019, Knudtzon scored his first goal for Molde in the club's 2–0 away win against his former team Lillestrøm.[4] The game also marked his 300th appearance in the top division of Norwegian football.

International career[]

Knudtzon played a total of 17 games and scored two goals for Norway at international youth and under-23 level.[5]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 12 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyn 2007 Tippeligaen 20 3 5 0 - - 25 3
2008 19 0 3 0 - - 22 0
2009 27 1 3 1 - - 30 2
Total 66 4 11 1 - - - - 77 5
Lillestrøm 2010 Tippeligaen 23 0 1 0 - - 24 0
2011 21 2 2 0 - - 23 2
2012 29 8 4 1 - - 33 9
2013 23 2 6 0 - - 29 2
2014 27 6 2 1 - - 29 7
2015 29 10 2 0 - - 31 10
2016 27 5 1 0 - - 28 5
2017 Eliteserien 29 8 5 1 - - 34 9
2018 23 1 3 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 29 1
Total 231 42 26 3 2 0 1 0 260 45
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 20 3 2 0 7[a] 1 0 0 29 4
2020 27 2 0 0 10 1 0 0 37 3
2021 15 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 19 1
Total 62 6 2 0 21 2 0 0 85 8
Career total 359 52 39 4 23 2 1 0 422 58
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League, including qualifying games
  2. ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen

Honours[]

Club[]

Lillestrøm SK

Molde

References[]

  1. ^ "Erling Knudtzon". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Lillestrøm".
  3. ^ "ERLING KNUDTZON TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Erling Knudtzon". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Erling Knudtzon national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  6. ^ "Erling Knudtzon". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.


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