{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1993)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Portuguese name|Mendonça|Wikheim}} {{Infobox football biography | name= Gustav Wikheim | image = Gustav Wikheim (Djurgården vs Halmstad, 30 September 2023).jpg | fullname = Gustav Mendonça Wikheim | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|3|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Hokksund,<ref>{{cite web|title=altomfotball.no - Statistikk, resultater, tabeller, kampfakta, spillerbørs|url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013204/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2014|website=www.altomfotball.no}}</ref> Norway | height = {{height|m=1.82}} | position = Winger | currentclub = Strømsgodset | clubnumber = 80 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2011–2015 | clubs1 = Strømsgodset | caps1 = 89 | goals1 = 16 | years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = KAA Gent | caps2 = 2 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2016–2017 | clubs3 = → Midtjylland (loan) | caps3 = 22 | goals3 = 4 | years4 = 2017–2019 | clubs4 = Midtjylland | caps4 = 71 | goals4 = 11 | years5 = 2019–2022 | clubs5 = Al-Fateh | caps5 = 43 | goals5 = 6 | years6 = 2022–2024 | clubs6 = Djurgårdens IF | caps6 = 72 | goals6 = 11 | years7 = 2025 | clubs7 = Nordsjælland | caps7 = 13 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2025– | clubs8 = Strømsgodset | caps8 = 19 | goals8 = 2 | club-update = 3 May 2026 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = Norway U18 | nationalcaps1 = 13 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2012 | nationalteam2 = Norway U19 | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam3 = Norway U21 | nationalcaps3 = 12 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | nationalyears4 = 2014–2015 | nationalteam4 = Norway U23 | nationalcaps4 = 2 | nationalgoals4 = 0 | nationalyears5 = | nationalteam5 = | nationalcaps5 = | nationalgoals5 = | ntupdate = }}
'''Gustav Mendonça Wikheim''' (born 18 March 1993) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Eliteserien side Strømsgodset as a winger.
==Career== ===Strømsgodset=== Wikheim made his debut for Strømsgodset on 10 April 2011 against Odd,<ref name=aof>{{cite web |url=http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140729013204/http://www.altomfotball.no/element.do?cmd=player&personId=249268|url-status=dead|archive-date=29 July 2014|title=Gustav Wikheim|language=no |work=altomfotball.no |publisher=TV2 |date=12 July 2013 |access-date=12 July 2013}}</ref> in a match his club won 2–0. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 loss against Molde on 23 March 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Godset-Wikheim om drømmetreffet: – Det var det jeg prøvde på - TV2.no|date = 23 March 2012|url = http://www.tv2.no/a/3741296|access-date = 10 June 2015|publisher = TV2 (Norway)}}</ref> He gradually played more and more for Strømsgodset, and got his major breakthrough in the 2014 season, when he featured in 27 of the 30 league matches for the club.
===KAA Gent=== On 17 December 2015, Wikheim signed a contract lasting until June 2019 with Belgian club KAA Gent, in a €1.6 million deal.<ref name=gent_sign>{{cite web|title=Wikheim klar for Gent|date=17 December 2015|url=http://www.dt.no/sport/godset/drammen/wikheim-er-klar-for-gent/s/5-57-273496|access-date=17 December 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Wikheim solgt til Gent|url=http://www.godset.no/latest-news/article/14uvgb7mxikgr1eyro0k2k3iuv/title/wikheim-solgt-til-gent|website=Strømsgodset Toppfotball|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222152124/http://www.godset.no/latest-news/article/14uvgb7mxikgr1eyro0k2k3iuv/title/wikheim-solgt-til-gent|archive-date=2015-12-22}}</ref>
====Loan to FC Midtjylland==== In the dying hours of the summer 2016 transfer deadline, Wikheim was presented in FC Midtjylland on a one-year loan with a buy-out option included from KAA Gent.<ref name=fcm_sign>{{cite web|title=FCM lejer Smartodds-anbefalede Wikheim|date=31 August 2016 |url=http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fcm-lejer-smartodds-anbefalede-wikheim/}}</ref>
===FC Midtjylland===
On 21 June 2017, the club decided to sign him permanently on a four-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-gustav-wikheim-tilbage |title=FC Midtjylland henter Gustav Wikheim tilbage |access-date=2017-06-22 |archive-date=2017-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170913091650/https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/fc-midtjylland-henter-gustav-wikheim-tilbage |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===Al-Fateh=== On 1 September 2019, Wikheim was announced at Al-Fateh on a three year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dagbladet.no/sport/sjokkovergang-for-wikheim/71550339|title=Sjokkovergang for Wikheim|language=Norwegian|website=www.dagbladet.no {{subscription required}}|date=September 2019 }}</ref>
===Djurgårdens IF=== On 26 January 2022, Wikheim was announced at Djurgårdens IF on a three year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dif.se/nyheter/2022/valkommen-gustav-wikheim|title=Djurgården mobiliserar i offensiven när den 28-årige välmeriterade norske yttern nu ansluter från saudiska klubben Al-Fateh.|language=Swedish|website=www.dif.se}}</ref>
===FC Nordsjælland=== On February 13, 2025, it was confirmed that Wikheim was returning to Denmark as he had signed a deal until the end of 2026 with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland.<ref>[https://fcn.dk/nyheder/2025/februar/gustav-wikheim-skifter-til-fc-nordsjaelland Gustav Wikheim skifter til FC Nordsjælland], fcn.dk, 13 February 2025</ref>
==International== Wikheim was called up for the Norway U18 team in February 2011.<ref name=nff>{{cite web|title=Gustav Mendonca Wikheim|url=http://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/Profil/?fiksId=2653863&nationalteam=true|publisher=NFF|access-date=10 June 2015}}</ref> He played 13 matches and scored 2 goals, before moving up on the Norway U19 team in February 2012. He played 6 matches, but did not score any goals.<ref name=nff /> In February 2013, he was called up for his first Norway U21 match. He was capped 12 times, scoring one goal.<ref name=nff /> In October 2014, he was called up for the Norway U23 team, and has played twice without scoring.<ref name=nff />
==Personal life== Wikheim is the half-brother of Lars Fuhre, another professional footballer. Their common mother is Brazilian, and the two boys grew up together in Hokksund, Norway.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Følger i broderens fotballspor|date = 22 July 2010|url = http://www.dt.no/godset/godset/folger-i-broderens-fotballspor/s/2-2.1748-1.5477093|access-date = 10 June 2015}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|3 May 2026}}<ref name=aof />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Club statistics |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Strømsgodset |2011 |Tippeligaen |8||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||8||0 |- |2012 |Tippeligaen |10||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||2 |- |2013 |Tippeligaen |16||1||2||1||3{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in the UEFA Europa League}}||0||21||2 |- |2014 |Tippeligaen |27||4||2||0||2{{efn|Appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}||0||31||4 |- |2015 |Tippeligaen |28||9||3||0||6{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||37||9 |- !colspan="2"|Totals !89!!16!!9!!1!!11!!0!!109!!17 |- |Gent |2015–16 |Belgian Pro League |2||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||4||0 |- |rowspan="5"|Midtjylland |2016–17 |Danish Superliga |22||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||23||4 |- |2017–18 |Danish Superliga |36||8||2||1||7||2||45||11 |- |2018–19 |Danish Superliga |28||3||5||3||5{{efn|Three appearances in the UEFA Europa League and two appearances in the UEFA Champions League}}||2||38||8 |- |2019–20 |Danish Superliga |7||0||0||0||2{{efn|name=UEL}}||0||9||0 |- !colspan="2"|Totals !93!!15!!8!!4!!14!!4!!115!!23 |- |rowspan="4"|Al-Fateh |2019–20 |Saudi Professional League |24||2||2||0||colspan="2"|—||26||2 |- |2020–21 |Saudi Professional League |7||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||7||1 |- |2021–22 |Saudi Professional League |12||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||13||3 |- !colspan="2"|Totals !43!!6!!3!!0!!0!!0!!46!!6 |- |rowspan="4"|Djurgårdens IF |2022 |Allsvenskan |26||6||2||0||11{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League}}||3||39||9 |- |2023 |Allsvenskan |22||3||6||2||4{{efn|name=UECL}}||0||32||5 |- |2024 |Allsvenskan |24||2||1||0||12{{efn|name=UECL}}||3||37||5 |- !colspan="2"|Totals !72!!11!!9!!2!!27!!6!!108!!19 |- |Nordsjælland |2024–25 |Danish Superliga |13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1 |- |rowspan="3"|Strømsgodset |2025 |Eliteserien |14||1||1||1||colspan="2"|—||15||2 |- |2026 |OBOS-ligaen |5||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||5||1 |- !colspan="2"|Totals !19!!2!!1!!1!!colspan="2"|—!!20!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career totals !331!!51!!32!!8!!52!!10!!414!!69 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours==
===Club=== *'''Strømsgodset:''' * Norwegian League: 2013
'''FC Midtjylland:''' * Danish Superliga: 2017-18 * Danish Cup: 2018–19
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{Strømsgodset Toppfotball squad}}
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