| Petur Knudsen | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Saltangará, Faroe Islands[1] |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | NSÍ |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Youthyears1: | –2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | NSÍ |
| Years1: | 2014–2018 |
| Clubs1: | NSÍ II |
| Caps1: | 39 |
| Goals1: | 24 |
| Years2: | 2014–2021 |
| Clubs2: | NSÍ |
| Caps2: | 137 |
| Goals2: | 53 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | Lyngby |
| Caps3: | 32 |
| Goals3: | 8 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | El Paso Locomotive |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | NSÍ |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 6 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013–2014 |
| Nationalteam1: | Faroe Islands U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 19 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam2: | Faroe Islands U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2016–2020 |
| Nationalteam3: | Faroe Islands U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 15 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 3 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam4: | Faroe Islands |
| Nationalcaps4: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
On 30 June 2021, Knudsen signed a two-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub.[2] [3] He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season with the club,[4] making 26 total appearances in which he scored eight goals. Knudsen left Lyngby at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract wasn't renewed.[5] 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. [6] On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Knudsen would not be returning for the 2024 season.[7]
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]
Knudsen is the son of former Faroese international footballer Jens Martin Knudsen.[9]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | — | 31 | 6 | |||
| 2017 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| 2018 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 | ||
| 2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 8 | |||
| 2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 18 | |||
| 2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 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 | |||
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