Viljar Vevatne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viljar Helland Vevatne | ||
| Date of birth | 7 December 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Viking | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2014 | Viking | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | Bryne | 39 | (9) |
| 2015–2016 | Brann | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sandnes Ulf | 42 | (1) |
| 2018– | Viking | 162 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2013 | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 December 2024 | |||
Viljar Helland Vevatne (born 7 December 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Viking FK.
Career
Vevatne started his career with Viking, where he was a part of the youth academy. He did not manage to break through to the first team, so he instead joined Bryne in 2014, where he signed his first professional contract.[2][3] On 25 July 2016, he joined Sandnes Ulf, after an unsuccessful spell with Brann, where he only made three first team appearances.[4] He returned to Viking ahead of the 2018 season, signing a three-year contract.[5] On 13 December 2019, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.[6]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bryne | 2014 | 1. divisjon | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | 1. divisjon | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 5 | |||
| Total | 39 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 9 | ||||
| Brann | 2015 | 1. divisjon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Sandnes Ulf | 2016 | 1. divisjon | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
| Total | 42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| Viking | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | — | 1[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 22 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | — | 32 | 3 | ||
| Total | 125 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 148 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 208 | 17 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 19 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in promotion play-offs.
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
- Viking
References
- ^ Viljar Vevatne at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Viljar Vevatne". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Viljar Vevatne skriver toårskontrakt med Bryne". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ "Overgangen bekreftet: Nå er han ferdig i Brann". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 July 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ^ Nærland, Egil Ø. (5 January 2018). "Viljar Helland Vevatne signerte for 3 år med Viking". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Haugland, Mats (13 December 2019). "Viking-spiller forlenget kontrakten". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Viljar Vevatne at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ Viljar Vevatne at Soccerway