Viljar Helland Vevatne (born 7 December 1994) is a Norwegian

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who plays as a defender for

Viking FK Viking Fotballklubb, commonly known as Viking or Viking Stavanger internationally, is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899. It is one of the most successful clubs in Norwegian football, having won 8 ...

Career

Vevatne started his career with

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, where he was a part of the youth academy. He did not manage to break through to the first team, so he instead joined

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in 2014, where he signed his first professional contract. On 25 July 2016, he joined

Sandnes Ulf Sandnes Ulf is a Norwegian association football club from Sandnes, Rogaland, currently playing in the 1. divisjon, the second highest division in the Norwegian football league system. The club play their home matches at Øster Hus Arena. The cl ...

, after an unsuccessful spell with Brann, where he only made three first team appearances. He returned to Viking ahead of the 2018 season, signing a three-year contract. On 13 December 2019, he signed a contract extension keeping him at the club until the end of the 2022 season.

Career statistics

Honours

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vevatne, Viljar 1994 births Living people Footballers from Stavanger Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Viking FK players Bryne FK players SK Brann players Sandnes Ulf players Norwegian First Division players Eliteserien players Men's association football defenders