# Erling Knudtzon

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

## 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.

### Lillestrøm SK

On 1 February 2010 Knudtzon signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm, and reunited with his former coach Henning Berg. 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. He made his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08. On 22 April 2019, Knudtzon scored his first goal for Molde in the club's 2–0 away win against his former team Lillestrøm. The game also marked his 300th appearance in the top division of Norwegian football.

### Return to Lillestrøm

On 15 December 2023, Lillestrøm announced the return of Knudtzon on a one-year contract.

## International career

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

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 9 November 2024
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 |
| Lyn | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 3 |
| Lyn | 2008 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Lyn | 2009 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 2 |
| Lyn | Total | Total | 65 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 5 |
| Lillestrøm | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Lillestrøm | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 2 |
| Lillestrøm | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 9 |
| Lillestrøm | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
| Lillestrøm | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 7 |
| Lillestrøm | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 |
| Lillestrøm | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 |
| Lillestrøm | 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 9 |
| Lillestrøm | 2018 | Eliteserien | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Lillestrøm | Total | Total | 231 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 45 |
| Molde | 2019 | Eliteserien | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 |
| Molde | 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | 37 | 3 |
| Molde | 2021 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 |
| Molde | 2022 | Eliteserien | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 2 |
| Molde | 2023 | Eliteserien | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Molde | Total | Total | 113 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 2 | — | — | 166 | 10 |
| Lillestrøm | 2024 | Eliteserien | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 420 | 55 | 56 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 515 | 61 |
* 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
* ↑ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

## Honours
### Club

Lillestrøm SK
* Norwegian Cup: 2017
Molde
* Eliteserien: 2019, 2022
* Norwegian Cup: 2021–22, 2023