Viljar Vevatne

Viljar Vevatne

Personal information
Full name	Viljar Helland Vevatne [1]
Date of birth	(1994-12-07) 7 December 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Stavanger, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
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.

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. ^{[3] [4]} On 25 July 2016, he joined Sandnes Ulf, after an unsuccessful spell with Brann, where he only made three first team appearances. ^[5] He returned to Viking ahead of the 2018 season, signing a three-year contract. ^[6] On 13 December 2019, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season. ^[7]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 December 2024 ^{[1] [8]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	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	4	0	—		33	1
	2022	Eliteserien	22	1	3	1	6 [c]	1	31	3
	2023	Eliteserien	13	0	3	0	—		16	0
	2024	Eliteserien	24	1	4	0	—		28	1
	Total		162	8	23	1	7	1	192	10
Career total			245	18	31	1	9	1	285	20

Notes

1. Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
2. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Viking

• Norwegian First Division: 2018 ^[8]
• Norwegian Football Cup: 2019 ^[8]

References

1. Viljar Vevatne at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
2. Viljar Vevatne at WorldFootball.net
3. "Viljar Vevatne". Viking FK (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
4. "Viljar Vevatne skriver toårskontrakt med Bryne". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 29 January 2014. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
5. "Overgangen bekreftet: Nå er han ferdig i Brann". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 25 July 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
6. Nærland, Egil Ø. (5 January 2018). "Viljar Helland Vevatne signerte for 3 år med Viking". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
7. Haugland, Mats (13 December 2019). "Viking-spiller forlenget kontrakten". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
8. Viljar Vevatne at Soccerway