Daniel Granli
{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Daniel Granli
| fullname = Daniel Fredrik Granli{{NFF}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|5|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bærum, Norway[http://www.stabak.no/player-profiles/playerID/240886 Stabæk Fotball profile] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117175851/http://www.stabak.no/player-profiles/playerID/240886 |date=2015-11-17 }}
| currentclub = IF Elfsborg
| clubnumber = 4
| position = Centre-back
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Lier
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = Bærum
| youthyears3 = –2012
| youthclubs3 = Stabæk
| years1 = 2013–2019
| clubs1 = Stabæk
| caps1 = 119
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = AIK
| caps2 = 24
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020
| clubs3 = → AaB (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2023
| clubs4 = AaB
| caps4 = 65
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2023–2024
| clubs5 = ADO Den Haag
| caps5 = 18
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2025–
| clubs6 = IF Elfsborg
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Norway U21
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2020
| nationalteam2 = Norway
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| pcupdate = 7 May 2025
| ntupdate = 18 November 2020
}}
Daniel Fredrik Granli (born 1 May 1994) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Swedish club IF Elfsborg. Historically a right back, since 2018 he is mainly a centre-back.
Career
=Club career=
He is a son of former goalkeeper Espen Granli, and hails from Lier. After starting his youth career in Lier he went on to Bærum and Stabæk. He made his senior team debut in April 2013, when Stabæk was languishing in the 1. divisjon, in a match against Kongsvinger.{{cite web|url=http://www.stabak.no/latest-news/article/d6unnpeqgdki1hee9ic6iidw6/title/bli-bedre-kjent-med-stabaekspillerne-daniel-granli|title=Bli bedre kjent med Stabækspillerne: Daniel Granli|last=Borgersen|first=Maria|date=20 May 2013|publisher=Stabæk Fotball|language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407062549/http://www.stabak.no/latest-news/article/d6unnpeqgdki1hee9ic6iidw6/title/bli-bedre-kjent-med-stabaekspillerne-daniel-granli|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=dead}} He subsequently signed the professional contract.{{cite news|title=Nå må han bli proff|last=Falck|first=Mathias Bohlin|author2=Gulbrandsen, Ragnhild|date=16 May 2013|work=Budstikka|page=23|language=Norwegian}} Stabæk was promoted, and he made his first-tier debut in March 2014 against Sogndal.
On 28 January 2019 Granli signed with Swedish AIK on a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/daniel-granli-till-aik-fotboll|title=Daniel Granli till AIK Fotboll|date=28 January 2019|publisher=AIK Fotboll|language=Swedish|accessdate=28 January 2019}} However, he was loaned out to Danish Superliga club AaB on 3 September 2020 for the rest of the year with an option to buy.[https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2020/september/aab-og-netcompany-praesenterer-aab-akademiet/ AaB lejer nordmand hos AIK Stockholm], aabsport.dk, 3 September 2020 On 6 January 2021 AaB confirmed, that they had triggered the buying option.[https://aabsport.dk/nyheder/2021/januar/granli-fortsaetter-i-aab/ Granli fortsætter i AaB], aabsport.dk, 6 January 2021
On 14 August 2023 he signed a two-year contract with ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands.{{cite web|publisher=ADO Den Haag|url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/17535-ado-den-haag-versterkt-zich-defensief-met-daniel-granli|title=ADO DEN HAAG VERSTERKT ZICH DEFENSIEF MET DANIEL GRANLI|trans-title=ADO DEN HAAG STRENGTHENS ITSELF DEFENSIVELY WITH DANIEL GRANLI|date=14 August 2023|access-date=14 August 2023|language=nl}} On 28 December 2024, ADO Den Haag announced that Daniel Granli's contract, originally set to expire on 30 June 2025, would be terminated by mutual agreement on 31 December 2024.{{cite web |title=ADO Den Haag en Daniel Granli ontbinden arbeidsovereenkomst |url=https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/18465-ado-den-haag-en-daniel-granli-ontbinden-arbeidsovereenkomst |website=ADO Den Haag |access-date=2 January 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241228211935/https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/18465-ado-den-haag-en-daniel-granli-ontbinden-arbeidsovereenkomst |archive-date=28 December 2024 |language=nl |date=28 December 2024}}
On 26 February 2025, Granli signed with IF Elfsborg in Sweden until the end of 2025.{{cite web|publisher=IF Elfsborg|url=https://elfsborg.se/2025/02/26/valkommen-daniel-granli/|title=Välkommen Daniel Granli|trans-title=Welcome Daniel Granli|date=26 February 2025|access-date=8 March 2025|language=sv}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 November 2024}}{{cite web|title=Daniel Granli|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=256653&tournamentId=1&seasonId=340&teamId=312&useFullUrl=false|website=altomfotball.no|publisher=TV 2|accessdate=9 February 2019|language=Norwegian}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7"|Stabæk
|2013 |16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2014
|21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2015
|Tippeligaen |22 | 0 | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2016
|Tippeligaen |17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2017
|14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2018
|Eliteserien |29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!119 | 1 | 20 | 2 | colspan="2" |— | 139 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="3"|AIK
|2019 |11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0|7 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2020
|Allsvenskan |13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| rowspan="5"|AaB
|27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22
|Danish Superliga |28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23
|Danish Superliga |22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!78 | 2 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2" |— | 87 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|ADO Den Haag
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25
|Eerste Divisie |9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 2 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!239 | 3 | 36 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 282 | 5 |
=International=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 1 | 0 |
References
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{{IF Elfsborg squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Granli, Daniel}}
Category:Sportspeople from Lier, Norway
Category:Footballers from Buskerud
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Stabæk Fotball players
Category:Norwegian First Division players
Category:Danish Superliga players
Category:Danish 1st Division players
Category:Eerste Divisie players
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
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