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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 30)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) forward
Team information
Current team
Västerås SK
Number 14
Youth career
IF Tymer
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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)
2023–2024 Halmstads BK 39 (6)
2024– Västerås SK 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024

Viktor Granath (born 3 April 1994) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Västerås SK.

Career

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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[1] In 2014 he moved to Division 4 team Ulvåkers IF, where he stayed for a season before moving to Tibro AIK in Division 2.[1] 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.[2]

Granath signed for Västerås SK in Superettan in 2022,[1] where he would not just become the season top goalscorer but also set a new top goalscore record with 24 goals[3] and was voted both Best player and Best forward in Superttan 2022.[4][5]

His achievements with in Superettan 2022 did not go unnoticed and he was linked with various teams,[6] he eventually signed for Halmstads BK.[7]

On 5 July 2024, Granath moved back to Västerås SK on a contract until end of 2025.[8]

Personal life

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

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ a b c "KLART: Viktor Granath ansluter till VSK". vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Tack för denna gång, Viktor Granath". skovdeaik.se (in Swedish). Skövde AIK. 4 January 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Östersund och Örgryte till kval". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). SvFF. 5 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Viktor Granath skapar grönvit historia: "det är ofattbart"". vskfotboll.nu (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b c "VSK-spelare bäst i Superettan". .superettan.se (in Swedish). Superettan. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  6. ^ "Agenten bekräftar - Viktor Granath drar till sig en hel del intresse". fotbolldirekt.se (in Swedish). Fotbolldirekt. 2 November 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  7. ^ "Viktor Granath klar för HBK!". hbk.se (in Swedish). Halmstads Bollklubb. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  8. ^ Klart: Viktor Granath återvänder till VSK, vskfotboll.nu, 5 July 2024
  9. ^ "Klart: Gustav Granath ansluter til VSK Fotboll" (in Swedish). Västerås SK. 6 July 2024. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Brödrakampen i allsvenskan: "Då säger det 'pang'"". hbk.fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. 8 April 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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