Peter Bjur

Peter Bjur
Bjur in 2025
Personal information
Full name Peter Nicolai Kruse Bjur
Date of birth (2000-02-02) 2 February 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Rødovre, Denmark
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Esbjerg fB
Number 11
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)
2023–2024 AGF 17 (1)
2024– Esbjerg fB 39 (2)
International career
2017–2018 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2018 Denmark U18 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:43, 24 April 2026 (UTC)

Peter Nicolai Kruse Bjur (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰe̝ˀtɐ ˈpjuɐ̯ˀ]; born 2 February 2000) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB. He has represented Denmark at youth level. He is the son of Ole Bjur, who played for Brøndby IF and the Denmark national team.

Early and personal life

Bjur was born in Rødovre, a suburb of Copenhagen, and grew up there. His father, Ole Bjur, was a professional player for Brøndby and a Denmark international, and later worked as a sporting director at Brøndby, Fremad Amager and Divisionsforeningen; he died of cancer on 24 August 2026 at the age of 57. His uncle, Jan Bjur, is also a former professional footballer.

Club career

Early career

Bjur began his career at BK Avarta, having his first practice the day after turning five years old. He played in Avarta for several years before moving to B.93 as an under-15 player. 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.

Brøndby

On 1 July 2017, Bjur signed a three-year contract with Brøndby IF and joined the club on under-17 level. 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. 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. On 13 December, he signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract with Brøndby, running until 2023. 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.

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. 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". Head coach Niels Frederiksen subsequently praised Bjur's performances on the new position.

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. 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.

AGF

On 27 January 2023, Bjur signed a four-year contract with AGF. 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.

Esbjerg fB

On 16 August 2024, recently promoted Danish 1st Division club Esbjerg fB announced the signing of Bjur on a three-year contract. He made his debut for the club the following day, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 home win over Vendsyssel. On 24 August, he scored his first goal for Esbjerg in a 4–1 home victory against HB Køge, helping the team move into second place in the league table.

International career

Bjur has won two caps for Denmark at U17 and U18 level.

Career statistics

As of match played 24 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Danish Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
B.93 2016–17 Danish 2nd Divisions 14210—152
Brøndby IF 2019–20 Danish Superliga 30001141
2020–21 Danish Superliga 21000—210
2021–22 Danish Superliga 30100040
2022–23 Danish Superliga 40003070
Total 3101041361
AGF 2022–23 Danish Superliga 11100—111
2023–24 Danish Superliga 60201090
Total 1712010201
Esbjerg fB 2024–25 Danish 1st Division 3100—31
Career total 6544051745
  1. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ "Ole Bjur 1968-2026" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 25 August 2026. Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  5. ↑ Welch, Nadia Guldbæk (25 August 2026). "Ole Bjur er død" [Ole Bjur is dead]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 25 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Larsen, René (9 June 2011). "Jan Bjur ny cheftræner i Allerød FK" [Jan Bjur new head coach at Allerød FK]. sn.dk (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  7. 1 2 Møller Karlsen, Nanna (16 May 2020). "Min vej til førsteholdet: Peter Bjur". brondbylyd.dk. Brøndbylyd. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Tøfting, Nicolai (2 March 2017). "Bjur fik debut mod FCK: En kæmpe oplevelse" (in Danish). bold.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  9. ↑ Abolhosseini, Farzam (1 July 2017). "Brøndby-legendes søn er solgt - til Brøndby" (in Danish). B.T. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
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  11. ↑ "Europa League-målscorer Bjur: En kæmpe oplevelse". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 18 August 2019. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  12. ↑ "Brøndby vil beholde Frendrup og Bjur – afviser ikke udlejning af Bruus". 3point.dk (in Danish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Brøndby forlænger med Peter Bjur". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 13 December 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "AaB vs. Brøndby – 5 July 2020". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  15. ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (22 August 2020). "Peter Bjur scorede både som wingback og angriber i Brøndby-testsejr". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  16. ↑ Møller Karlsen, Nanna (23 August 2020). "Peter Bjur ser muligheder på venstre wingback". 3point.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  17. ↑ Okstrøm, Oliver (28 August 2020). "Bjur om pladsen på venstre wingback: Lidt en omvæltning". Tipsbladet. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  18. ↑ Rene, Lasse (22 August 2020). "Frederiksen om Bjur som wingback: Rigtig fint". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Nielsen, Jonas (13 September 2020). "Brøndby starter med flere unge folk". www.bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  20. ↑ 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.
  21. ↑ "NY MAND I HVIDT: VELKOMMEN TIL PETER BJUR". AGF (in Danish). 27 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  22. ↑ 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.
  23. ↑ "EfB tilføjer Peter Bjur til offensiven". Esbjerg fB (in Danish). 16 August 2024. Archived from the original on 16 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  24. ↑ Schaldemose, Jens August (17 August 2024). "Lausen lossede Esbjerg til sejr over Vendsyssel". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  25. ↑ Schmidt, Martin (24 August 2024). "HB Køge ydmyget igen: Bjur scorede i Esbjerg-show". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 24 August 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Landsholdsdatabasen spiller information". www.dbu.dk. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
  27. ↑ Peter Bjur at Soccerway
  28. ↑ "Brondby beat Nordsjaelland to clinch Danish league title". Reuters. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 16 December 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2023.