Erling Knudtzon
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 December 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lillestrøm | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2003 | Ullern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Ullern | ||
| 2007–2010 | Lyn | 66 | (4) |
| 2010–2018 | Lillestrøm | 231 | (42) |
| 2019–2023 | Molde | 113 | (8) |
| 2024– | Lillestrøm | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Norway U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2007–2010 | Norway U21 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U23 | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012 | |||
Erling Knudtzon (born 15 December 1988) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eliteserien club Lillestrøm.
Club career[edit]
Early career[edit]
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.[1]
Lillestrøm SK[edit]
On 1 February 2010 Knudtzon signed a three-year contract with Lillestrøm, and reunited with his former coach Henning Berg. [2] Knudtzon played 231 league games for the club.
Molde FK[edit]
On 17 July 2018, Molde FK announced that they had signed Knudtzon to a three-year contract, beginning 1 January 2019.[3] He made his Molde debut on 31 March 2019 in a 1–1 away draw against Sarpsborg 08.[4] On 22 April 2019, Knudtzon scored his first goal for Molde in the club's 2–0 away win against his former team Lillestrøm.[4] The game also marked his 300th appearance in the top division of Norwegian football.
Return to Lillestrøm[edit]
On 15 December 2023, Lillestrøm announced the return of Knudtzon on a one-year contract.[5]
International career[edit]
Knudtzon played a total of 17 games and scored two goals for Norway at international youth and under-23 level.[6]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyn | 2007 | Tippeligaen | 20 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2008 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2009 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 66 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 77 | 5 | ||||
| Lillestrøm | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 2 | ||||
| 2012 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2013 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 2 | ||||
| 2014 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 10 | ||||
| 2016 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 9 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| Total | 231 | 42 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 45 | ||
| Molde | 2019 | Eliteserien | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7[a] | 1 | — | 29 | 4 | |
| 2020 | 27 | 2 | — | 10[c] | 1 | — | 37 | 3 | ||||
| 2021 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 42 | 2 | |||
| 2023 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
| Total | 113 | 8 | 17 | 0 | 37 | 2 | — | 166 | 10 | |||
| Lillestrøm | 2024 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 410 | 54 | 54 | 4 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 503 | 60 | ||
- ^ a b 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[edit]
Club[edit]
Lillestrøm SK
Molde
References[edit]
- ^ "Erling Knudtzon". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
- ^ "Lillestrøm".
- ^ "ERLING KNUDTZON TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Erling Knudtzon". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Fuglekalnder 15: En gammel helt vender tilbake" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ "Erling Knudtzon national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Erling Knudtzon". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ Erling Knudtzon at Soccerway