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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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19
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
1611
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 191st of 239 on scout potential in the Eliteserien. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (85.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.52 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 solid campaign that ranks top 35% of the 47 centre-backs in the Eliteserien, on 3 clean sheets and 3.52 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 26, 36th of 47 of the 47 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 3.8 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 47 centre-backs · EliteserienCurrent seasonTop 35% centre-backs · Eliteserien16th-best centre-back in the Eliteserien191st in the Eliteserien · potential36th-highest potential centre-back in the Eliteserien
26.2
Ratingi
36th of 47 centre-backs
25.2
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
85.2%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.52
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

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

19
Apps
3.52
Def. / 90
35
Tackles
13
Interceptions
3
Clean sheets

3.52 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 19 appearances.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 85.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Defensive volume. 3.52 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 47. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.52 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
Passes1,082
Pass accuracy84%

Possession

Successful dribbles2
Dribble success40%
Duels won119
Duels won %67.2%
Fouls won8

Defending

Tackles35
Interceptions13
Blocks15
Fouls committed14

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.