Morten Brander Knudsen (born 28 April 1995) is a Danish

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Danish association football club from Hvidovre, Capital Region of Denmark. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football, and plays its ...

Career

Knudsen was signed by Italian club

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in January 2013, from Danish club

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, as a youth. He spent a year and a half in Inter's reserve team. On 21 August 2014 Knudsen was farmed to affiliated club

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in a temporary deal. The club signed several players from Inter as part of the partnership agreement. On 13 August 2015 the loan deal was renewed. On 15 September 2017, Knudsen signed an amateur contract with Norwegian club

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. The club couldn not offer him a professional contract because they had to many foreign players in the squad, so Knudsen was incorporated in the reserve squad. On 23 January 2018, it was announced that Knudsen had signed with

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

. In June 2021, his contract with the club expired amidst uncertain circumstances at the club, where the foreign owners had left shortly after survival in the

became a fact. On 5 August 2021, Knudsen joined German club 1. FC Phönix Lübeck. After three seasons in Germany, it was confirmed on 26 August 2024 that Knudsen had signed with the recently relegated

club

. The club did not announce the length of the contract.Velkommen til Morten Knudsen
hvidovrefodbold.dk, 26 August 2024

International career

Knudsen made his competitive debut for Denmark youth team on 12 October 2011, a 4–1 win against Italy U17. Denmark qualified from 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round. However, Knudsen was dropped from the squad for the elite round. Knudsen was re-selected to 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round. Knudsen was a substitute of Mikkel Wohlgemuth and Johannes Ritter, respectively.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Knudsen, Morten 1995 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Serie C players Hellerup IK players FC Midtjylland players Inter Milan players AC Prato players Vendsyssel FF players 1. FC Phönix Lübeck players Hvidovre IF players Danish 1st Division players Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany 21st-century Danish sportsmen