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.^[2]

Petur Knudsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-04-21) 21 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Saltangará, Faroe Islands[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	NSÍ
Number	16
Youth career
0000–2018	NSÍ
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	NSÍ II	39	(24)
2014–2021	NSÍ	137	(53)
2021–2023	Lyngby	32	(8)
2023	El Paso Locomotive	7	(0)
2024–	NSÍ	38	(25)
International career‡
2013–2014	Faroe Islands U17	19	(0)
2015–2016	Faroe Islands U19	6	(0)
2016–2020	Faroe Islands U21	15	(3)
2021–	Faroe Islands	18	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 October 2024

Club career

On 30 June 2021, Knudsen signed a two-year deal with newly relegated Danish 1st Division club Lyngby Boldklub.^[3][4] He won promotion to the Danish Superliga in his first season with the club,^[5] making 26 total appearances in which he scored eight goals.^[2] Knudsen left Lyngby at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract wasn't renewed.^[6] 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.^[7] On 1 November 2023, it was announced that Knudsen would not be returning for the 2024 season.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

Petur Knudsen work daily with his father Jens Martin Knudsen and his brother Aron Knudsen at the fish factory Vaðhorn on Hulki on Strondum. ^[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 October 2022^[12]

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
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	24	6	2	2	—		—		26	8
	2022–23	Danish Superliga	8	2	0	0	—		—		8	2
	Total		24	6	2	2	—		—		26	8
El Paso Locomotive	2023	USL Championship	8	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
Career total			168	59	14	4	10	3	2	0	195	68

1. Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in the Faroe Islands Super Cup

International

As of 11 June 2024^[9]

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^[12]

Individual

• Faroese Footballer of the Year: 2020^[13]
• Faroese Young Footballer of the Year: 2020^[13]