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Jessica Wik

Jessica Marie Wik (née Samuelsson, born 30 January 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IFK Norrköping 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]

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Club career

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Linköping, 2010–17

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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

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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

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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–

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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 14–1–7 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 14–3–5 record.[13]

International career

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Samuellson (in blue, right) defends against Carli Lloyd during the quarterfinals of the 2016 Summer Olympics

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

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Club

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Melbourne Victory FC
Linköpings FC
Arsenal
  • WSL Cup: 2017–18[10]
FC Rosengård

International

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Sweden

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