Peter Bjur

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

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.

Brondby

2017–20

On 1 July 2017, Bjur signed a three-year contract with Brondby 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 Brondby'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 Brondby, 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 0–2 loss to AaB in the Superliga.

2020–21

Prior to the 2020–21 season, in pre-season friendlies against Nastved Boldklub, FC Helsingor, 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 th