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
| 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
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
- Viking
References
- ^ a b Viljar Vevatne at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c Viljar Vevatne at Soccerway