ratings updated 15 Sept 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Aarhus.
Also this season
Earlier this season at Holstein Kiel — DFB Pokal: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 276 min
The headline Season rating covers his time at Aarhus; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 UEFA Champions League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 6.95 |
 Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 6.95 |
Scout report
M. Knudsen is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Aarhus, enjoying a standout season — 1 goals and 1 assists in 11 appearances, a Season grade of 46, top 40% of Superliga central midfielders. On long-term scout potential he's rated 40.9, ranking 61st of 115 in the Superliga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present (85.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.36 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 46 — a solid campaign that ranks top 40% of the 20 central midfielders in the Superliga, on 1 goal, 1 assist and 4.362 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 13 → 46). Across the 7 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, 11th of 20 of the 20 central midfielders in the Superliga. At 25 Knudsen is in his prime years, and a market index of 12.8 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Aarhus finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side
4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 1 clean sheet across 11 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) 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 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 85.5% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
- Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
- Defensive volume. 4.36 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 40.9, Knudsen carries the 11th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Superliga of 20 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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