Gustav Wikheim

Gustav Mendonca Wikheim or "The Norwegian Messi" as FC Midtjylland fans have called him[2] (born 18 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Al-Fateh as a winger.[3]

Gustav Wikheim
Personal information
Full name Gustav Mendonca Wikheim
Date of birth (1993-03-18) 18 March 1993
Place of birth Hokksund,[1] Norway
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Al-Fateh
Number 88
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2015 Strømsgodset 89 (16)
2016–2017 KAA Gent 2 (0)
2016–2017 → FC Midtjylland (loan) 22 (4)
2017–2019 FC Midtjylland 71 (11)
2019– Al-Fateh 12 (1)
National team‡
2011 Norway U18 13 (2)
2012 Norway U19 6 (0)
2013–2014 Norway U21 12 (1)
2014–2015 Norway U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 August 2017 (UTC)

Career

Strømsgodset

Wikheim made his debut for Strømsgodset on 10 April 2011 against Odd,[4] in a match his club won 2–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Molde on 23 March 2012.[5] 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

On 17 December 2015, Wikheim signed a contract lasting until June 2019 with Belgian club KAA Gent, in a €1.6 million deal.[6][7]

Loan to FC Midtjylland

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.[8] Wikheim had a good season at FCM, and the club decidede to sign him permanently on a four-year contract.[9]

International

Wikheim was called up for the Norway U18 team in February 2011.[10] 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.[10] In February 2013, he was called up for his first Norway U21 match. He was capped 12 times, scoring one goal.[10] In October 2014, he was called up for the Norway U23 team, and has played twice without scoring.[10]

Personal life

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.[11]

Career statistics
As of 15 January 2020[4]
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Strømsgodset 2011 Tippeligaen 80000080
2012 1022000122
2013 1612130212
2014 2742020314
2015 2893000319
Total 89161015010417
Gent 2015–16 Belgian Pro League 202060100
Total 202060100
Midtjylland 2016–17 Danish Superliga 2241000234
2017–18 36821824611
2018–19 2835352388
2019–20 70002090
Total 93158415411623
Al-Fateh 2019–20 Saudi Professional League 1210000121
Total 1210000121
Career total 1963220526424241

Honours

Club

FC Midtjylland:

References
  1. "altomfotball.no - Statistikk, resultater, tabeller, kampfakta, spillerbørs". www.altomfotball.no.
  2. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1588041291316463
  3. Sjokkovergang for Wikheim‚ Dagbladet, 1 September 2019
  4. "Gustav Wikheim". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
  5. "Godset-Wikheim om drømmetreffet: – Det var det jeg prøvde på - TV2.no". TV2 (Norway). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. "Wikheim klar for Gent". Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  7. "Wikheim solgt til Gent". Strømsgodset Toppfotball. Archived from the original on 2015-12-22.
  8. "FCM lejer Smartodds-anbefalede Wikheim".
  9. https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-gustav-wikheim-tilbage
  10. "Gustav Mendonca Wikheim". NFF. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  11. "Følger i broderens fotballspor". Retrieved 10 June 2015.
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