Gustav Wikheim

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Gustav Wikheim

| image = Gustav Wikheim (Djurgården vs Halmstad, 30 September 2023).jpg

| fullname = Gustav Mendonça Wikheim

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|18|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hokksund,{{cite web|title=altomfotball.no - Statistikk, resultater, tabeller, kampfakta, spillerbørs|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013204/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2014|website=www.altomfotball.no}} Norway

| height = {{height|m=1.82}}

| position = Winger

| currentclub = Strømsgodset

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| youthyears1 =

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| years1 = 2011–2015

| clubs1 = Strømsgodset

| caps1 = 89

| goals1 = 16

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = KAA Gent

| caps2 = 2

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2016–2017

| clubs3 = → Midtjylland (loan)

| caps3 = 22

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2017–2019

| clubs4 = Midtjylland

| caps4 = 71

| goals4 = 11

| years5 = 2019–2022

| clubs5 = Al-Fateh

| caps5 = 43

| goals5 = 6

| years6 = 2022–2024

| clubs6 = Djurgårdens IF

| caps6 = 72

| goals6 = 11

| years7 = 2025

| clubs7 = Nordsjælland

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2025–

| clubs8 = Strømsgodset

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| club-update = 20 June 2025

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = Norway U18

| nationalcaps1 = 13

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 2012

| nationalteam2 = Norway U19

| nationalcaps2 = 6

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 2013–2014

| nationalteam3 = Norway U21

| nationalcaps3 = 12

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2014–2015

| nationalteam4 = Norway U23

| nationalcaps4 = 2

| nationalgoals4 = 0

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Gustav Mendonça Wikheim (born 18 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Eliteserien side Strømsgodset as a winger.

Career

=Strømsgodset=

Wikheim made his debut for Strømsgodset on 10 April 2011 against Odd,{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013204/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2014|title=Gustav Wikheim|language=no |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV2 |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013}} in a match his club won 2–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Molde on 23 March 2012.{{Cite web|title = Godset-Wikheim om drømmetreffet: – Det var det jeg prøvde på - TV2.no|date = 23 March 2012|url = http://www.tv2.no/a/3741296|access-date = 10 June 2015|publisher = TV2 (Norway)}} 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.{{cite web|title=Wikheim klar for Gent|date=17 December 2015|url=http://www.dt.no/sport/godset/drammen/wikheim-er-klar-for-gent/s/5-57-273496|access-date=17 December 2015}}{{cite web|title=Wikheim solgt til Gent|url=http://www.godset.no/latest-news/article/14uvgb7mxikgr1eyro0k2k3iuv/title/wikheim-solgt-til-gent|website=Strømsgodset Toppfotball|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152124/http://www.godset.no/latest-news/article/14uvgb7mxikgr1eyro0k2k3iuv/title/wikheim-solgt-til-gent|archive-date=2015-12-22}}

==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.{{cite web|title=FCM lejer Smartodds-anbefalede Wikheim|date=31 August 2016 |url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-lejer-smartodds-anbefalede-wikheim/}}

=FC Midtjylland=

On 21 June 2017, the club decided to sign him permanently on a four-year contract.{{Cite web |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-gustav-wikheim-tilbage |title=FC Midtjylland henter Gustav Wikheim tilbage |access-date=2017-06-22 |archive-date=2017-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091650/https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-gustav-wikheim-tilbage |url-status=dead }}

=Al-Fateh=

On 1 September 2019, Wikheim was announced at Al-Fateh on a three year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/sjokkovergang-for-wikheim/71550339|title=Sjokkovergang for Wikheim|language=Norwegian|website=www.dagbladet.no {{subscription required}}|date=September 2019 }}

=Djurgårdens IF=

On 26 January 2022, Wikheim was announced at Djurgårdens IF on a three year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.dif.se/nyheter/2022/valkommen-gustav-wikheim|title=Djurgården mobiliserar i offensiven när den 28-årige välmeriterade norske yttern nu ansluter från saudiska klubben Al-Fateh.|language=Swedish|website=www.dif.se}}

=FC Nordsjælland=

On February 13, 2025, it was confirmed that Wikheim was returning to Denmark as he had signed a deal until the end of 2026 with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/februar/gustav-wikheim-skifter-til-fc-nordsjaelland Gustav Wikheim skifter til FC Nordsjælland], fcn.dk, 13 February 2025

International

Wikheim was called up for the Norway U18 team in February 2011.{{cite web|title=Gustav Mendonca Wikheim|url=http://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/Profil/?fiksId=2653863&nationalteam=true|publisher=NFF|access-date=10 June 2015}} 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. In February 2013, he was called up for his first Norway U21 match. He was capped 12 times, scoring one goal. In October 2014, he was called up for the Norway U23 team, and has played twice without scoring.

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.{{Cite web|title = Følger i broderens fotballspor|date = 22 July 2010|url = http://www.dt.no/godset/godset/folger-i-broderens-fotballspor/s/2-2.1748-1.5477093|access-date = 10 June 2015}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="3"\|League !colspan="2"\|National Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Club statistics
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="6"\|Strømsgodset \|2011 \|Tippeligaen \|8	0	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	0
2012 \|Tippeligaen \|10	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	12	2
2013 \|Tippeligaen \|16	1	2	1	3{{efn\|name=UEL\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}	0	21	2
2014 \|Tippeligaen \|27	4	2	0	2{{efn\|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}	0	31	4
2015 \|Tippeligaen \|28	9	3	0	6{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	37	9
colspan="2"\|Totals !89	16	9	1	11	0	109	17
Gent \|2015–16 \|Belgian Pro League \|2	0	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	4	0
rowspan="5"\|Midtjylland \|2016–17 \|Danish Superliga \|22	4	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	23	4
2017–18 \|Danish Superliga \|36	8	2	1	7	2	45	11
2018–19 \|Danish Superliga \|28	3	5	3	5{{efn\|Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}	2	38	8
2019–20 \|Danish Superliga \|7	0	0	0	2{{efn\|name=UEL}}	0	9	0
colspan="2"\|Totals !93	15	8	4	14	4	115	23
rowspan="4"\|Al-Fateh \|2019–20 \|Saudi Professional League \|24	2	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	26	2
2020–21 \|Saudi Professional League \|7	1	0	0	colspan="2"\|—	7	1
2021–22 \|Saudi Professional League \|12	3	1	0	colspan="2"\|—	13	3
colspan="2"\|Totals !43	6	3	0	0	0	46	6
rowspan="4"\|Djurgårdens IF \|2022 \|Allsvenskan \|26	6	2	0	11{{efn\|name=UECL\|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}}	3	39	9
2023 \|Allsvenskan \|22	3	6	2	4{{efn\|name=UECL}}	0	32	5
2024 \|Allsvenskan \|24	2	1	0	12{{efn\|name=UECL}}	3	37	5
colspan="2"\|Totals !72	11	9	2	27	6	108	19
Nordsjælland \|2024–25 \|Danish Superliga \|13	1	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	13	1
colspan="3"\|Career totals !412	49	31	7	52	10	395	66