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Erling Knudtzon

Erling Knudtzon
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-15) 15 December 1988 (age 35)
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
0000–2003 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 11 (1)
International career‡
2007 Norway U19 3 (1)
2007–2010 Norway U21 12 (0)
2012 Norway U23 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ 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

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.[1]

Lillestrøm SK

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

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

On 15 December 2023, Lillestrøm announced the return of Knudtzon on a one-year contract.[5]

International career

Knudtzon played a total of 17 games and scored two goals for Norway at international youth and under-23 level.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 November 2024[7][8]
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
Lyn 2007 Tippeligaen 20 3 5 0 — — 25 3
2008 19 0 3 0 — — 22 0
2009 26 1 3 1 — — 29 2
Total 65 4 11 1 — — 76 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 11 1 2 0 — 0 0 13 1
Career total 420 55 56 4 39 2 1 0 515 61
  1. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  3. ^ Five appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, four appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  6. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Lillestrøm SK

Molde

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Erling Knudtzon.
  1. ^ "Erling Knudtzon". LynFotball.net. Retrieved 4 May 2009.
  2. ^ "Lillestrøm".
  3. ^ "ERLING KNUDTZON TIL MOLDE FK". moldefk.no/ (in Norwegian). Molde FK. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Erling Knudtzon". www.altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Altomfotball. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Fuglekalnder 15: En gammel helt vender tilbake" (in Norwegian). Lillestrøm SK. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Erling Knudtzon national team profile". www.fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Erling Knudtzon". nifs.no (in Norwegian). Norsk Internasjonal Fotballstatistikk. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
  8. ^ Erling Knudtzon at Soccerway
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