Gustav Mendonça Wikheim (born 18 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Djurgårdens IF as a winger.[2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gustav Mendonça Wikheim | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hokksund,[1] Norway | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 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 | 58 | (10) |
| 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, 3 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ 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,[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
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
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
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
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
- As of 25 January 2021[3]
| 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 | ||
Honours
Club
FC Midtjylland: