# Petur Knudsen

Petur Knudsen (born 21 April 1998) is a Faroese professional footballer who plays as a forward for NSÍ and the Faroe Islands national team.

## Club career

On 30 June 2021, Knudsen signed a two-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub. He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season with the club, 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. 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. On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Knudsen would not be returning for the 2024 season. He returned to his first club, NSÍ Runavík, in 2024.

## 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. He scored his first, and so far only, goal for the Faroes in a 4-1 loss to Estonia at the 2024 Baltic Cup.

## Personal life

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 14 October 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | 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 |
| NSÍ | 2015 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| NSÍ | 2016 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| NSÍ | 2017 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 7 |
| NSÍ | 2018 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 26 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 10 |
| NSÍ | 2019 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 8 |
| NSÍ | 2020 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 21 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 18 |
| NSÍ | 2021 | Faroe Islands Premier League | 14 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 17 | 9 |
| NSÍ | Total | Total | 137 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 161 | 58 |
| Lyngby | 2021–22 | Danish 1st Division | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 |
| Lyngby | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Lyngby | Total | Total | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 8 |
| El Paso Locomotive | 2023 | USL Championship | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| El Paso Locomotive | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 168 | 59 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 194 | 66 |
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Faroe Islands Super Cup

### International

    As of 11 June 2024
Faroe Islands :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 1 |

### International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 8 June 2024 | Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2024 Baltic Cup |

## Honours

NSÍ
* Faroe Islands Cup: 2017
Individual
* Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2020
* Faroese Young Footballer of the Year: 2020