Daniel Granli

Daniel Fredrik Granli 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. He subsequently signed the professional contract. 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. 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. On 6 January 2021 AaB confirmed, that they had triggered the buying option.
On 14 August 2023 he signed a two-year contract with ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands. 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.
On 26 February 2025, Granli signed with IF Elfsborg in Sweden until the end of 2025.