Peter Nicolai Kruse Bjur (; born 2 February 2000) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club AGF. He has represented

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at youth level. He is the son of former Danish international and

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player

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Early life

Bjur was born in Rødovre, a suburb of

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. His father,

, is a former professional player for

and the Denmark national team. He also has a mother and a sister, with whom he has lived in Rødovre his entire life. His uncle,

Jan Bjur Jan Bjur (born 4 August 1965) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Vanløse IF, Brønshøj BK and Akademisk Boldklub (AB), winning the 1999 Danish Cup with AB. Jan Bjur played 148 games and scored 20 goals for ...

, is also a former professional footballer.

Club career

Bjur began his career at

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, 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

club

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in the Danish Cup round of 16 at

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. On 1 July 2017, Bjur signed a three-year contract with

and joined the club on under-17 level. On 15 August 2019, he made his first team debut as a 73rd-minute substitute for

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against Portuguese opposition Braga in Brøndby's

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, scoring an 85th-minute goal. A few days later, on 18 August, Bjur made his

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

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against

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, OB and English side Crystal Palace, Bjur was utilised at the

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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

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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

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. After starter

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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.

International career

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

Career statistics

Honours

Brøndby *

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References

External links

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bjur, Peter 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Rødovre Boldklubben Avarta players Boldklubben af 1893 players Brøndby IF players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Danish men's footballers Denmark men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Danish 2nd Division players Danish Superliga players Footballers from Copenhagen