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Fredrik Knudsen

Project playerBrann · 29 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameFredrik Pallesen Knudsen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age29
Date of birth30 Aug 1996
BirthplaceBergen
Height190 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubBrann
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Centre-back

Season stats

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15
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1251
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brann.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien130010716.92

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

F. Knudsen is a 29-year-old central defender at Brann, rated 29.4 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 151st of 199 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.89 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Knudsen.

Judged on this season alone, Knudsen graded 25 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 36 of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 2 clean sheets and 3.885 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 25). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 29, 25th of 36 of the 36 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 29 Knudsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 4.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downBreakout: 2026/27Stepped up 2023/24
Current potential25th of 36 centre-backs · EliteserienCurrent season17th of 36 centre-backs · Eliteserien17th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien151st in the Eliteserien · potential25th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien
29.4
Ratingi
25th of 36 centre-backs
24.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.89
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brann finished 6th of 16 · a mid-table side

15
Apps
3.89
Def. / 90
30
Tackles
11
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 15 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81.8% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 29.4, Knudsen carries the 25th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 36. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.89 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots4

Passing

Assists0
Passes809
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Duels won91
Duels won %68.9%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles30
Interceptions11
Blocks13
Fouls committed9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.