Melissa Wiik

Melissa Wiik
Personal information
Full name Lindy Melissa Løvbræk Wiik
Date of birth February 7, 1985 (1985-02-07) (age 27)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club VfL Wolfsburg
Number 28
Youth career
1999-2000 Slemmestad IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001-2009 Asker
2010 VfL Wolfsburg
2011- Stabæk
National team‡
2004- Norway 23 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 December 2007

Melissa Wiik (born 7 February 1985 in Slemmestad) is a Norwegian female footballer, who currently plays for VfL Wolfsburg.[1]

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Career

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.[2] 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 January 23 with over 4000 spectators.[3]

In 2011 Wiik transferred back to Norway to rejoin Stabæk, but in early May she suffered a damaged anterior cruciate ligament for which she had surgery in June. She aimed to recover in an unusually quick time and already by early October she was doing football training [4].

International career

She is a member of the Norwegian Women's National Football Team.[5] On June 9, 2008 she was named to the Norwegian roster for the 2008 Summer Olympics to be held in Beijing, China.[6] On August 6 in the opening match she scored Norway's second goal against the USA in the fourth minute of the match, which ended 2-0 to Norway.

Personal life

On the personal side, Wiik has a relationship with Péter Kovács.[7]

References

  1. ^ Wechselübersicht Frauenfussball Winter 2010
  2. ^ Profile at club site
  3. ^ Hallen Cup results
  4. ^ http://www.womensfootball.eu/forum/index.php/topic,6556.msg60435.html#msg60435 Better news from Melissa Wiik
  5. ^ National team statistics
  6. ^ Drømmen gikk i oppfyllelse
  7. ^ Dale, Richard Sveaas (23 April 2008). "Mål-Wiik har fått måltips" (in Norwegian). Budstikka. 
Norway squad – 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup 4th place
Norway squad – 2008 Summer Olympics (Women's Football)
Norway squad – 2009 Women's European Championship