Erling Knudtzon

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

Erling Knudtzon
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-12-15) 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
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 0 (0)
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 10 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2012

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 19 August 2023[7][8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyn 2007 Tippeligaen 20350——253
2008 19030——220
2009 27131——302
Total 664111——775
Lillestrøm 2010 Tippeligaen 23010——240
2011 21220——232
2012 29841——339
2013 23250——282
2014 27641——317
2015 291020——3110
2016 27510——285
2017 Eliteserien 29851——349
2018 231302[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0291
Total 23142263201026045
Molde 2019 Eliteserien 203207[lower-alpha 1]1—294
2020 272—10[lower-alpha 3]1—373
2021 251308[lower-alpha 4]0—361
2022 262709[lower-alpha 5]0—422
2023 150503[lower-alpha 6]0—220
Total 1138170372—16610
Lillestrøm 2024 Eliteserien 0000—0000
Career total 410545443921050360
  1. 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. "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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