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Erling Knudtzon

Experienced headLillestrom · 37 yrsNot playing

based on the 2024 season · updated 20 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameErling Knudtzon
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age37
Date of birth15 Dec 1988
BirthplaceOslo
Height178 cm
ClubLillestrom
Centre-back
0
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Lillestrom.

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

E. Knudtzon is a 37-year-old central defender at Lillestrom, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 0 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 4. On long-term scout potential he's rated 3.6. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member (15.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.52 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Knudtzon.

On the season, Knudtzon graded 4 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.522 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 9 → 4). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 4. At 37 Knudtzon is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down
3.6
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
4.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
15.5%
Minutes
limited game time
4.52
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Lillestrom finished 15th of 16 · a relegation-threatened side

11
Apps
4.52
Def. / 90
17
Tackles
4
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (15th of 16) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.22 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central defender.
  • Defensive volume. 4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 15.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 37, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 3.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.5× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Eliteserien with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles17
Interceptions4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.