Jessica Wik Explained

Jessica Wik
Full Name:Jessica Marie Wik
Birth Name:Jessica Marie Samuelsson[1]
Birth Date:30 January 1992
Birth Place:Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
Height:1.66 m[2]
Position:Full back
Currentclub:FC Rosengård
Clubnumber:15
Youthclubs1:Åby IF
Years1:2007–2009
Clubs1:Smedby AIS
Years2:2010–2017
Clubs2:Linköpings FC
Caps2:133
Goals2:7
Years3:2013–2014
Clubs3:Melbourne Victory (loan)
Caps3:13
Goals3:0
Years4:2017–2019
Clubs4:Arsenal
Caps4:10
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–
Clubs5:FC Rosengård
Caps5:24
Goals5:1
Nationalyears1:2011–
Nationalteam1:Sweden
Nationalcaps1:54
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:17:21, 4 November 2018 (UTC)
Ntupdate:20 September 2017

Jessica Marie Wik (born 30 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for FC Rosengård 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]

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 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 record.[13]

International career

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
Arsenal
FC Rosengård

International

Sweden

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Players – 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup . . 24 June 2015.
  2. https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/jessica-samuelsson Jessica Samuelsson
  3. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150610042922/http://www.fifa.com/womensworldcup/players/player=324597/index.html . dead . 10 June 2015 . FIFA.com . 23 June 2015.
  4. Web site: LFC – Samuelsson förlänger . https://archive.today/20130628025633/http://www.svt.se/nyheter/regionalt/ostnytt/lfc-samuelsson-forlanger . dead . 28 June 2013 . . 1 November 2011 . 25 June 2013 . sv .
  5. Web site: Melbourne Victory building for a maiden Championship. The Women's Game. 11 October 2013. 23 October 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029202554/http://thewomensgame.com/2013/10/melbourne-victory-building-for-a-maiden-championship/. 29 October 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  6. http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=samuelsson-jessica-1177221/index.html Jessica Samuelsson
  7. Web site: Samuelsson signs for Arsenal. www.arsenal.com. en. 2017-08-19.
  8. News: Jessica Samuelsson: Arsenal Women defender leaves to return to native Sweden. BBC Sport. en. 2019-03-28.
  9. News: Fagurland . Frida . Officiellt: Samuelsson klar för FC Rosengård . 14 December 2020 . Aftonbladet.se.
  10. Web site: Jessica Samuelsson . Soccerway . 14 December 2020.
  11. Web site: 2019 Damallsvenskan . Soccerway . 14 December 2020.
  12. News: Rosengård ny serieledare efter seger i seriefinalen . 14 December 2020 . svt Sport . 23 August 2020.
  13. Web site: 2020 Damallsvenskan . Soccerway . 14 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Sjögran och Hjohlman i Sundhages EM-trupp. 25 June 2013. 25 June 2013. Swedish Football Association. sv.