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]

Jessica Wik

Samuelsson in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Jessica Marie Wik
Birth name	Jessica Marie Samuelsson[1]
Date of birth	(1992-01-30) 30 January 1992 (age 33)[1]
Place of birth	Saltsjö-Boo, Sweden
Height	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Full back
Team information
Current team	IFK Norrköping
Youth career
	Åby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Smedby AIS
2010–2017	Linköpings FC	133	(7)
2013–2014	→ Melbourne Victory (loan)	13	(0)
2017–2019	Arsenal	10	(0)
2019–2024	FC Rosengård	24	(1)
2025–	IFK Norrköping	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–	Sweden	54	(0)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:21, 4 November 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 September 2017

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 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

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

Club

Melbourne Victory FC

• W-League: 2013–14^[10]

Linköpings FC

• Svenska Cupen: 2013–14, 2014–15^[10]
• Svenska Supercupen: 2010^[10]
• Damallsvenskan: 2016^[10]

Arsenal

• WSL Cup: 2017–18^[10]

FC Rosengård

• Damallsvenskan: 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024^[15]
• Svenska Cupen: 2021–22^[10]

International

Sweden

• UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship: 2012 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship^[10]
• Summer Olympic Games: Silver Medal, 2016^[10]