SKN St. Pölten fetches experienced goalkeeper Knett from Saudi Arabia!

SKN St. Pölten fetches experienced goalkeeper Knett from Saudi Arabia!

St. Pölten, Österreich - SKN St. Pölten presented the first new addition for the coming season today: Christopher Knett. The 34-year-old goalkeeper changes free of charge from the Saudi Arabian club Al-Arabi SC to Austria. He is considered an experienced keeper who is supposed to strengthen the club after the departure of Tom Ritzy Hülsmann, who will return to his main club on June 30th. Sports director Christoph Freitag was positive about Knett and emphasized his valuable experience from foreign leagues.

Knett can look back on a versatile career that led him to the first leagues of Greece and Iran. Before his commitment to Al-Arabi SC, the goalkeeper was active at the Greek first division club Panetolikos GFS and previously had a season at Wacker Innsbruck, where he was looking for the challenge abroad after relegation. In January 2025, Knett Al-Arabi SC joined before the switch to SKN St. Pölten was now carried out.

goalkeeper statistics and performance

Christopher Knett has already played 145 competitive games in his career, in which he was on the pitch for a total of 12,834 minutes. The statistics show that he had to accept 142 goals, which corresponds to an average of 1.69 goals per 90 minutes. Despite these ordinary numbers, he can refer to a solid rescue rate of 68.73 %, in 40 games he managed to keep zero. Knett carried out 501 parades in his previous appearances and conceded eight penalty, of which he was able to hold three.

His range of services includes the experiences from different leagues. Among other things, he played two seasons for the Iranian club Foolad and two seasons for Panetolikos in Greece. He was also active at Wacker Innsbruck in the Bundesliga and demonstrated his skills. This broad experience could prove to be crucial for the SKN St. Pölten team.

New competition and perspectives

skn St. Pölten will certainly be dependent on Knett in the new season in order to stabilize the rows of defense. The challenge of returning to the second division requires competent and exciting players. Knett, with his extensive international experience horizon, could be exactly the right man to bring the necessary stability into the goal.

The offseason represents a turning point for many teams. Christopher Knett's transfer could be a step in the right direction for SKN St. Pölten in order to be competitive again in the coming season. His return to Austria is eagerly awaited by the fans and the club management.