Knorr started playing handball in the Mini-Mix from VfL Bad Schwartau.[1] He later joined MTV Lübeck.[2] In addition, he played football for VfL Bad Schwartau and VfB Lübeck until 2015. Knorr returned to VfL Bad Schwartau, where he played in the A-Jugend-Bundesliga. He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N / G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr.[3]
In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team.[4] In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games.[5][6] In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden.[6] Since 2021 he's playing for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[7] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023.
National team
With Germany he participated in the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in 2018, and was awarded a place in the All-Star team as the best left back.[8] He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020.[9]
Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in Germany, scoring a total of 50 goals as Germany reached the semi-final.[10] This earned him an inclusion in the All Star Team as the best centre back.[11]
Individual awards
All-Star centre back of the Olympic Games: 2024[12]
Best young player of the World Championship: 2023[13]
All-Star centre back of the European Championship: 2024[14]