Viktor Granath

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Viktor Granath
Personal information
Full name Viktor Erik Vidar Granath
Date of birth (1994-04-03) 3 April 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) forward
Team information
Current team
Halmstads BK
Number 9
Youth career
IF Tymer
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2012 IF Tymer 41 (9)
2013 Ulvåkers IF 17 (6)
2014 Tibro AIK 23 (5)
2015–2021 Skövde AIK 167 (67)
2022 Västerås SK 30 (24)
2023– Halmstads BK 29 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Viktor Granath (born 3 April 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Halmstad. [1]

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Career

Granath started his career in the youth ranks of IF Tymer before making his debut for the club in 2011 in Division 5 Västergötland Norra [2] In 2014 he moved to Division 4 team Ulvåkers IF, where he stayed for a season before moving to Tibro AIK in Division 2. [2] His stay in Tibro became just a year before moving to Skövde AIK in 2015 and he stayed with the club until 2021, helping it get promoted from Division 2 Västra Götaland to Superettan. [3]

Granath signed for Västerås SK in Superettan in 2022, [2] where he would not just become the season top goalscorer but also set a new top goalscore record with 24 goals [4] and was voted both Best player and Best forward in Superttan 2022. [5] [6]

His achievements with in Superettan 2022 did not go unnoticed and he was linked with various teams, [7] he eventually signed for Halmstads BK. [8]

Personal life

Viktor has two younger brothers Gustav, who plays defender for Vejle BK, [9] and Villiam, who plays midfielder for Halmstads BK. [10]

Honours

Individual

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