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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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18
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1521
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, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 18 appearances, a Season grade of 29, top 33% of Eliteserien centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 26.6, ranking 187th of 231 in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present (88.9% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.73 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 29 — a solid campaign that ranks top 34% of the 45 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 3.728 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 10 → 29). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, 35th of 45 of the 45 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 4 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 potential35th of 45 centre-backs · EliteserienCurrent seasonTop 34% centre-backs · Eliteserien15th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien187th in the Eliteserien · potential35th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien
26.6
Ratingi
35th of 45 centre-backs
28.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
88.9%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.73
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Brann finished 8th of 16 · a mid-table side

18
Apps
3.73
Def. / 90
36
Tackles
12
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.73 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 18 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 88.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.73 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 26.6, Knudsen carries the 35th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Eliteserien of 45. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.73 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
Shots8

Passing

Assists0
Passes1,045
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles1
Dribble success25%
Duels won112
Duels won %67.5%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles36
Interceptions12
Blocks15
Fouls committed12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.