Gustav Mendonça Wikheim (born 18 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Djurgårdens IF as a winger.[2]

Gustav Wikheim
Personal information
Full name Gustav Mendonça Wikheim
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hokksund,[1] Norway
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Djurgårdens IF
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Strømsgodset 89 (16)
2016–2017 KAA Gent 2 (0)
2016–2019 FC Midtjylland 93 (15)
2019–2022 Al-Fateh 43 (6)
2022– Djurgårdens IF 72 (11)
International career
2011 Norway U18 13 (2)
2012 Norway U19 6 (0)
2013–2014 Norway U21 12 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U23 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:04, 10 November 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Career

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Strømsgodset

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Wikheim made his debut for Strømsgodset on 10 April 2011 against Odd,[3] in a match his club won 2–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Molde on 23 March 2012.[4] He gradually played more and more for Strømsgodset, and got his major breakthrough in the 2014 season, when he featured in 27 of the 30 league matches for the club.

KAA Gent

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On 17 December 2015, Wikheim signed a contract lasting until June 2019 with Belgian club KAA Gent, in a €1.6 million deal.[5][6]

Loan to FC Midtjylland

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In the dying hours of the summer 2016 transfer deadline, Wikheim was presented in FC Midtjylland on a one-year loan with a buy-out option included from KAA Gent.[7] Wikheim had a good season at FCM, and the club decidede to sign him permanently on a four-year contract.[8]

International

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Wikheim was called up for the Norway U18 team in February 2011.[9] He played 13 matches and scored 2 goals, before moving up on the Norway U19 team in February 2012. He played 6 matches, but did not score any goals.[9] In February 2013, he was called up for his first Norway U21 match. He was capped 12 times, scoring one goal.[9] In October 2014, he was called up for the Norway U23 team, and has played twice without scoring.[9]

Personal life

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Wikheim is the half-brother of Lars Fuhre, another professional footballer. Their common mother is Brazilian, and the two boys grew up together in Hokksund, Norway.[10]

Career statistics

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As of 25 January 2021[3]
Club statistics
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strømsgodset 2011 Tippeligaen 8 0 0 0 8 0
2012 Tippeligaen 10 2 2 0 12 2
2013 Tippeligaen 16 1 2 1 3[a] 0 21 2
2014 Tippeligaen 27 4 2 0 2[b] 0 31 4
2015 Tippeligaen 28 9 3 0 6[a] 0 37 9
Totals 89 16 9 1 11 0 109 17
Gent 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 2 0 2 0 4 0
Midtjylland 2016–17 Danish Superliga 22 4 1 0 23 4
2017–18 Danish Superliga 36 8 2 1 7 2 45 11
2018–19 Danish Superliga 28 3 5 3 5[c] 2 38 8
2019–20 Danish Superliga 7 0 0 0 2[a] 0 9 0
Totals 93 15 8 4 14 4 115 23
Al-Fateh 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 24 2 2 0 26 2
2020–21 Saudi Professional League 7 1 0 0 7 1
2021–22 Saudi Professional League 12 3 1 0 13 3
Totals 43 6 3 0 0 0 46 6
Djurgårdens IF 2022 Allsvenskan 26 6 2 0 11[d] 3 39 9
2023 Allsvenskan 11 2 5 2 2[d] 0 18 4
Totals 37 8 7 2 13 3 57 13
Career totals 264 45 29 7 38 6 329 58
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Club

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FC Midtjylland:

References

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  1. ^ "altomfotball.no - Statistikk, resultater, tabeller, kampfakta, spillerbørs". www.altomfotball.no.
  2. ^ Sjokkovergang for Wikheim‚ Dagbladet, 1 September 2019
  3. ^ a b "Gustav Wikheim". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Godset-Wikheim om drømmetreffet: – Det var det jeg prøvde på - TV2.no". TV2 (Norway). 23 March 2012. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Wikheim klar for Gent". 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Wikheim solgt til Gent". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  7. ^ "FCM lejer Smartodds-anbefalede Wikheim". 31 August 2016.
  8. ^ "FC Midtjylland henter Gustav Wikheim tilbage". Archived from the original on 13 September 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  9. ^ a b c d "Gustav Mendonca Wikheim". NFF. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  10. ^ "Følger i broderens fotballspor". 22 July 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2015.