Viljar Myhra
Norwegian footballer (born 1996)
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Viljar Myhra (born 21 July 1996) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club OB.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viljar Røsholt Myhra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | OB | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Astor FK | |||
| Siljan IL | |||
| 2009–2015 | Odd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Odd | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | Strømsgodset | 134 | (0) |
| 2024– | OB | 59 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Norway U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Norway U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Norway U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Myhra progressed through Odd's youth academy but failed to make his breakthrough in the first team. On 1 January 2019, following the expiration of his contract with Odd, he signed with Strømsgodset.[2] He initially became the starting goalkeeper at the beginning of the 2019 season but lost his position in May 2019 when head coach Bjørn Petter Ingebretsen stepped down for health reasons.[3] He reclaimed his position as the first-choice goalkeeper at the start of the 2020 season and was honoured as Player of the Season by the local newspaper Drammens Tidende at the season's conclusion.[4]
On 31 January 2024, Myhra signed a five-year contract with Danish Superliga club OB.[5] He immediately established himself as a starter in goal, but was unable to prevent OB from being relegated to the Danish 1st Division for the first time since 1998.[6][7]
International career
Myhra is a Norway youth international. On 4 October 2021, he received his first call-up to the Norway national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Turkey and Montenegro on 8 and 11 October, respectively.[8] He did not make his debut.[1]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Odd | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Eliteserien | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2018 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Strømsgodset | 2019 | Eliteserien | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Eliteserien | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Eliteserien | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 134 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 137 | 0 | |||
| OB | 2023–24 | Danish Superliga | 15 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish 1st Division | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 61 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 200 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 214 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League