Lindy Melissa Løvbræk Wiik (born 7 February 1985) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Urædd FK and the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lindy Melissa Løvbræk Wiik | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Urædd FK | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Slemmestad IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2008 | Asker | 83 | (61) |
| 2009 | Stabæk | 21 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | VfL Wolfsburg | 20 | (10) |
| 2011–2015 | Stabæk | 58 | (15) |
| 2016– | Urædd FK | 22 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2012 | Norway | 63 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:14, 27 August 2016 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Asker played in the elite Toppserien league in Norway, and Wiik was the league's top scorer of the 2007 season, with 22 goals from 22 matches.[1] At the start of 2009 Wiik with most of the other Asker players joined the newly formed Stabæk Fotball Kvinner, continuing in the Toppserien. In January 2010 Wiik signed to play for the German club VfL Wolfsburg, and scored her first three goals for her new club at an indoor tournament on 23 January with over 4000 spectators.[2]
In 2011 Wiik returned to Stabæk FK. In early May she suffered a damaged anterior cruciate ligament, surgery followed in June. Her goal to recover quickly materialized with her in Football training by early October.[3]
Career statistics edit
Statistics accurate as of match played 10 August 2013
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2003 | Asker | Toppserien | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 3 |
| 2004 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 15 | ||
| 2005 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 17 | ||
| 2007 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | ||
| 2008 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 15 | ||
| 2009 | Stabæk | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 18 | |
| 2009–10 | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 |
| 2010–11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 2011 | Stabæk | Toppserien | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2013 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 5 | ||
| 2014 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2015 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | ||
| 2016 | Urædd | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 5 | |
| Career Total | 204 | 109 | 25 | 21 | 229 | 130 | ||
International career edit
She is a member of the Norway national team.[4] She was named on 9 June to the bronze medalist team Norway at the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.[5] At the opening match on 6 August she scored Norway's second goal in the fourth minute, which ended Norway 2 – USA 0.
International goals edit
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 March 2005 | Lagos, Portugal |  China |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2005 Algarve Cup |
| 2. | 7 March 2007 | Faro, Portugal |  Germany |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2007 Algarve Cup |
| 3. | 14 March 2007 | Lagoa, Portugal |  Finland |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 4. | 17 June 2007 | Ramat Gan, Israel |  Israel |
3–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 5. | 21 June 2007 | Lillestrøm, Norway |  Austria |
2–0 | 3–0 | |
| 6. | 27 October 2007 | Stavanger, Norway |  Russia |
1–0 | 3–0 | |
| 7. | 7 March 2008 | Albufeira, Portugal | China |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2008 Algarve Cup |
| 8. | 12 March 2008 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal | Germany |
1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 9. | 3 May 2008 | Kristiansand, Norway | Israel |
1–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying |
| 10. | 3–0 | |||||
| 11. | 7 May 2008 | Stavanger, Norway |  Poland |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 12. | 6 August 2008 | Qinhuangdao, China |  United States |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 13. | 9 AUgust 2008 |  New Zealand |
1–0 | 1–0 | ||
| 14. | 24 March 2010 | Vila Real de Santo António, Portugal |  Sweden |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2010 Algarve Cup |
Personal life edit
She has a relationship with Péter Kovács.[6]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Stabæk
- Toppserien (1): 2013
- Norwegian Cup (3): 2011, 2012, 2013
Individual edit
- Top Scorer, Toppserien (1): 2007 (22 goals)
References edit
- ^ "Profile at club site". Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Hallen Cup results
- ^ http://www.womensfootball.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6556.msg60435.html#msg60435 Better news from Melissa Wiik
- ^ National team statistics
- ^ Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse[permanent dead link]
- ^ Dale, Richard Sveaas (23 April 2008). "Mål-Wiik har fått måltips". Budstikka (in Norwegian).
External links edit
- Melissa Wiik – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Melissa Wiik on Twitter
- "Profile at Urædd FK" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
- Profile at Stabæk (in Norwegian)
- Melissa Wiik at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Melissa Wiik". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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