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Fredrik Knudsen

Project playerBrann · 30 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameFredrik Pallesen Knudsen
PositionCentre-back
NationalityNorway
Age30
Date of birth30 Aug 1996
BirthplaceBergen
Height190 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubBrann
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Centre-back

Season stats

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21
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1746
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Brann.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Eliteserien130010716.92

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

F. Knudsen is a 30-year-old central defender at Brann, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 195th of 246 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (84.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.81 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 26 — a solid campaign that ranks top 33% of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 3.814 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 36th of 49 of the 49 centre-backs in the Eliteserien. At 30 Knudsen is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3.9 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 potential36th of 49 centre-backs · EliteserienCurrent seasonTop 33% centre-backs · Eliteserien16th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien195th in the Eliteserien · potential36th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien
26.2
Ratingi
36th of 49 centre-backs
25.8
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
84.3%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.81
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brann finished 7th of 16 · a mid-table side

21
Apps
3.81
Def. / 90
38
Tackles
16
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 21 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 84.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.81 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 26.2, Knudsen carries the 36th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 49. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.81 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1× now → 0.7× 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
Shots9

Passing

Assists0
Chances created1
Passes1,200
Pass accuracy85%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success40%
Duels won128
Duels won %66.7%
Fouls won9

Defending

Tackles38
Interceptions16
Blocks20
Fouls committed16

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.