Jessica Wik
Swedish footballer
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Jessica Marie Wik (née Samuelsson, born 30 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IFK Norrköping and the Swedish national team. In the 2013–14 winter season she played for Australian W-League club Melbourne Victory. She is predominantly a left back, although she also plays on the right side.[3]
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Wik in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jessica Marie Wik | ||
| Birth name | Jessica Marie Samuelsson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 January 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Norrköping | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Åby IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2009 | Smedby AIS | ||
| 2010–2017 | Linköpings FC | 133 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | → Melbourne Victory (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Arsenal | 10 | (0) |
| 2019–2024 | FC Rosengård | 24 | (1) |
| 2025– | IFK Norrköping | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011– | Sweden | 54 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:21, 4 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 September 2017 | |||
Club career
Linköping, 2010–17
Wik joined Linköpings FC from Smedby AIS on a three-year contract in 2010, but was initially loaned back to Smedby. In November 2011 she extended her contract with Linköpings after winning her place in the first team.[4]
Melbourne Victory, 2013–14
Wik joined Melbourne Victory ahead of the 2013–14 season,[5] and was named the 2014 Player of the Year in Australia.[6]
Arsenal, 2017–19
On 18 August 2017, Arsenal announced[7] that they had signed Wik ahead of the new season. In March 2019 Wik left Arsenal to play for FC Rosengård.[8]
FC Rosengård, 2019–
Wik returned to Sweden in 2019 to increase her chances of being named to the national team squad for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup in France.[9] She signed with FC Rosengård and played in seven games during the 2019 Damallsvenskan season.[10] Rosengård finished the season in first place with a 14–1–7 record.[11]
After returning to Rosengård for the 2020 Damallsvenskan season, Wik was a starting defender in 15 of the 18 matches she played.[10] During a match against Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC on 23 August, she scored the team's second goal of the match in Rosengård's 3–0 win.[12] Rosengård finished in second place with a 14–3–5 record.[13]
International career
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Wik made her debut for the senior Sweden team in a 2–1 loss to Canada on 22 November 2011. Later Coach Pia Sundhage named Wik in the Sweden squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[14]
Honours
Club
- Melbourne Victory FC
- Linköpings FC
- Svenska Cupen: 2013–14, 2014–15[10]
- Svenska Supercupen: 2010[10]
- Damallsvenskan: 2016[10]
- Arsenal
- WSL Cup: 2017–18[10]
- FC Rosengård
- Damallsvenskan: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024[15]
- Svenska Cupen: 2021–22[10]
International
- Sweden
