Petur Knudsen

Petur Knudsen
Personal information
Date of birth	21 April 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Saltangará, Faroe Islands
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lyngby
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2018	NSÍ
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2018	NSÍ II
2014–2021	NSÍ
2021–	Lyngby
National team‡
2013–2014	Faroe Islands U17
2015–2016	Faroe Islands U19
2016–2020	Faroe Islands U21
2021–	Faroe Islands
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC)

Petur Knudsen (born 21 April 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Danish club Lyngby Boldklub and 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]

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.^[5]

Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen.^[6]

As of 21 August 2021^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	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	5	3	1	2	—		—		6	5
Career total			142	56	13	4	10	3	2	0	167	63

As of 28 March 2021^[5]

NSÍ

Individual

^ Prestá, Agnar (7 August 2021). "Petur skoraði sítt fyrsta mál í næstbestu donsku deildini". roysni.fo (in Faroese).
^ Petur Knudsen at WorldFootball.net
^ NY OFFENSIV SPILLER KLAR FOR DE KONGEBLÅ, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 30 June 2021
^ Dalgård, Jonas (30 June 2021). "Officielt: Lyngby henter færøsk angriber". bold.dk (in Danish).
^ ^a ^b "Petur Knudsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
^ 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.
^ ^a ^b "Faroe Islands - P. Knudsen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". nr.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
^ ^a ^b 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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Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 23)
Place of birth	Saltangará, Faroe Islands^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Club information
Current team	Lyngby
Number	8
Youth career
0000–2018	NSÍ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	NSÍ II	39	(24)
2014–2021	NSÍ	137	(53)
2021–	Lyngby	16	(6)
National team^‡
2013–2014	Faroe Islands U17	19	(0)
2015–2016	Faroe Islands U19	6	(0)
2016–2020	Faroe Islands U21	15	(3)
2021–	Faroe Islands	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15:45, 22 December 2021 (UTC)