Peter Bjur
Personal information
Full name Peter Nicolai Kruse Bjur[1]
Date of birth (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Rødovre, Denmark[2]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Wing-back
Team information
Current team
 AGF
Number 21
Youth career
2005–2014 Avarta
2014–2017 B.93
2017–2019 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 B.93 14 (2)
2019–2023 Brøndby 31 (0)
2023– AGF 15 (1)
International career
2017–2018 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2018 Denmark U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2023

Peter Nicolai Kruse Bjur (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ ˈpjuɐ̯ˀ]; born 2 February 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish Superliga club AGF. He has represented Denmark at youth level. He is the son of former Danish international and Brøndby IF player Ole Bjur.

Early life

Bjur was born in Rødovre, a suburb of Copenhagen. His father, Ole Bjur, is a former professional player for Brøndby IF and the Denmark national team. He also has a mother and a sister, with whom he has lived in Rødovre his entire life.[2] His uncle, Jan Bjur, is also a former professional footballer.[4]

Club career

Bjur began his career at BK Avarta, having his first practice the day after turning five years old.[5] He played in Avarta for several years before moving to B.93 as an under-15 player.[2][5] He made his senior-team debut as a seventeen-year-old on 1 March 2017, coming on as a 35th-minute substitute in a 3–0 loss to Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Cup round of 16 at Parken Stadium.[6]

On 1 July 2017, Bjur signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF and joined the club on under-17 level.[7] On 15 August 2019, he made his first team debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for Simon Hedlund against Portuguese opposition Braga in Brøndby's UEFA Europa League play-offs, scoring an 85th-minute goal.[8][9] A few days later, on 18 August, Bjur made his Danish Superliga debut coming on as a second-half substitute against AaB. As the summer transfer window closed, the club stated that they did not want to loan out Bjur, despite the squad being too large.[10] On 13 December, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Brøndby, running until 2023.[11] He made his only second league appearance for the club on 5 July 2020, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 loss to AaB in the Superliga.[12]

Prior to the 2020–21 season, in pre-season friendlies against Næstved Boldklub, FC Helsingør, OB and English side Crystal Palace, Bjur was utilised at the left wing-back position.[13][14] On his positional change, he stated: "Of course, moving down and playing on the wing-back is a bit of an upheaval. But many of the skills I have previously used on the right wing are some of the same things that recur on the wingback".[15] Head coach Niels Frederiksen subsequently praised Bjur's performances on the new position.[16]

On 13 September, on the first matchday of the new season, Bjur made his first start for Brøndby at the left wing-back position in a 3–2 home win over Nordsjælland.[17] After starter Blás Riveros fell out with a serious knee injury in November 2020, Bjur took over as starter at left wing-back, but he himself fell out with an injury in a match against AGF on 7 December.[18]

AGF

On 27 January 2023, Bjur signed a four-year contract with AGF.[19] He scored his first goal for the club on 14 May 2023, exploiting a mistake from opposing goalkeeper Andreas Hansen to secure a 1–1 home draw against Nordsjælland.[20]

International career

Bjur has won 2 caps for Denmark at U17 and U18 level.[21]

Career statistics

As of match played 14 May 2023[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
B.93 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions 14 2 1 0 — 15 2
Brøndby IF 2019–20 Danish Superliga 3 0 0 0 1[a] 1 4 1
2020–21 Danish Superliga 21 0 0 0 — 21 0
2021–22 Danish Superliga 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
2022–23 Danish Superliga 4 0 0 0 3[b] 0 7 0
Total 31 0 1 0 4 1 36 1
AGF 2022–23 Danish Superliga 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
Career total 53 3 2 0 4 1 59 4
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Brøndby

References

  1. ^ "Peter Bjur – BrondbyStats". BrondbyStats (in Danish). Archived from the original on 13 May 2023. Retrieved 13 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Bjur – Skal skrive sin egen historie". Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  3. ^ "#29 PETER BJUR". Brøndby IF (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  4. ^ Larsen, René (9 June 2011). "Jan Bjur ny cheftræner i Allerød FK". sn.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b Møller Karlsen, Nanna (16 May 2020). "Min vej til førsteholdet: Peter Bjur". brondbylyd.dk. Brøndbylyd. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  6. ^ Tøfting, Nicolai (2 March 2017). "Bjur fik debut mod FCK: En kæmpe oplevelse" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  7. ^ Abolhosseini, Farzam (1 July 2017). "Brøndby-legendes søn er solgt - til Brøndby" (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Peter Bjur: Det var en kæmpe oplevelse". Brøndby IF (in Danish). 15 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Europa League-målscorer Bjur: En kæmpe oplevelse". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Brøndby vil beholde Frendrup og Bjur – afviser ikke udlejning af Bruus". 3point.dk (in Danish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Brøndby forlænger med Peter Bjur". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  12. ^ "AaB vs. Brøndby – 5 July 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  13. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (22 August 2020). "Peter Bjur scorede både som wingback og angriber i Brøndby-testsejr". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  14. ^ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (23 August 2020). "Peter Bjur ser muligheder på venstre wingback". 3point.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  15. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (28 August 2020). "Bjur om pladsen på venstre wingback: Lidt en omvæltning". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  16. ^ Rene, Lasse (22 August 2020). "Frederiksen om Bjur som wingback: Rigtig fint". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  17. ^ Nielsen, Jonas (13 September 2020). "Brøndby starter med flere unge folk". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  18. ^ Egelund, Klaus (7 December 2020). "Rødt chok! Smadrer Brøndby væk fra førstepladsen". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 20 December 2020. Dermed kulminerede en omtumlet kamp for Frendrup, der måtte forlade sin vante plads på den centrale midtbane op mod pausen, fordi backen Peter Bjur måtte udgå med en skade.
  19. ^ "NY MAND I HVIDT: VELKOMMEN TIL PETER BJUR". AGF (in Danish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  20. ^ Kargo, Frederik Josephsen (14 May 2023). "FCN smider dyre point i overtiden". TV2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information". www.dbu.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  22. ^ Peter Bjur at Soccerway
  23. ^ "Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title". Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.

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