Viljar Vevatne

Viljar Helland Vevatne (born 7 December 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays as a defender for Viking.

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	163	(8)
International career
2012	Norway U18	5	(0)
2013	Norway U19	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 April 2025

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 27 April 2025^[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
	2025	Eliteserien	1	0	1	0	—		2	0
	Total		163	8	24	1	7	1	194	10
Career total			246	18	32	1	9	1	287	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]