Eirik Julius Granaas (born 24 March 2010) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Fredrikstad.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eirik Julius Granaas | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 2010 | ||
| Place of birth | Drammen, Norway | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fredrikstad | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stoppen | |||
| 2022–2024 | Mjøndalen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Fredrikstad | 10 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 | |||
Club career
editEirik Granaas is the son of former professional footballer Lars Granaas, and his older brother Sondre Granaas also plays as a first tier footballer in Norway.[1][2][3]
Granaas is a youth product of Stoppen SK and Mjøndalen IF, but joined Fredrikstad in Eliteserien in January 2025.[1][4][5] He signed his first professional contract with the club the following March.[6]
He made his professional debut with Fredrikstad in a 4–0 Norwegian Football Cup win over Sarpsborg FK on 12 April 2025. He came on for Patrick Metcalfe at the 59th minute.[7][8]
Granaas made his Eliteserien on 22 June 2025, replacing Rocco Robert Shein in the last minutes of a 3–0 loss to Viking FK. At 15 years and 90 days, this made him the youngest player to ever play in the Norwegian top flight, breaking Martin Ødegaard's previous record.[1][2][9] Later that year, on 14 August, he featured as a substitute in a 2–0 away defeat against FC Midtjylland in the Europa League third qualifying round, becoming the youngest player in European club competition since at least 1971.[10] He scored his first senior goal in a 3–2 away win over Aalesund on 7 April 2026.[11]
References
edit- 1 2 3 Lysholm, Matias Næss (29 June 2025). "Slo Martin Ødegaard-rekord: Nå har Fredrikstads Eirik Granaas (15) boligplanen klar". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- 1 2 "- Får sjelden lov å dra ut". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 1 July 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Proffkontrakt til Sondre Granaas". Mjøndalen IF (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Fra Arsenal-kaptein til Arendal-back". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 26 June 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Redaksjonen (2 July 2024). "Eirik (14) fra Mjøndalen scorer høyt – kanskje en av Norges beste". Eikernytt.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Signert proffkontrakt: - Veldig gøy". Fredrikstad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Simensen, Joakim (16 April 2025). "(+) Eirik (15) ble FFK-historisk". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ "Tittelforsvaret fortsetter: Videre i NM etter 4-0-seier". Fredrikstad (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Hopen, Andreas; Tetlie, Lisa Amdam (22 June 2025). "Fredrikstads historiske 15-åring hylles: – Helt fantastisk". VG (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
- ↑ Woosnam, Matt (21 August 2025). "Eirik Granaas, the Norwegian 15-year-old emulating Martin Odegaard and making European football history". The New York Times.
- ↑ "Rekdals Aalesund mistet ledelsen igjen: – Juniorpreg". vg.no (in Norwegian). 7 April 2026.
External links
edit- Eirik Granaas at Soccerway