Lindy Melissa Løvbræk Wiik (born 7 February 1985 in
Slemmestad
Slemmestad is a village in Røyken in Asker municipality in Viken, Norway. Slemmestad is located on the west bank of the Oslofjord, west of Oslo.
History
Historically Slemmestad was located on the old highway running between Oslo and Drammen. ...
) is a Norwegian
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...
who plays for
Urædd FK and the
Norway national team.
Career
Asker played in the elite
Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
league in Norway, and Wiik was the league's top scorer of the 2007 season, with 22 goals from 22 matches. 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
Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...
, and scored her first three goals for her new club at an indoor tournament on 23 January with over 4000 spectators.
In 2011 Wiik returned to
Stabæk FK. In early May she suffered a damaged anterior cruciate ligament, surgery followed in June. Her goal to recover quickly materialized with her in Football training by early October.
Career statistics
''Statistics accurate as of match played 10 August 2013''
International career
She is a member of the
Norway national team. She was named on 9 June to the bronze medalist team Norway at the
2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China. At the opening match on 6 August she scored Norway's second goal in the fourth minute, which ended Norway 2 –
USA
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Personal life
She has a relationship with
Péter Kovács.
Honours
Club
;Stabæk
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Toppserien
The Toppserien is the top level of women's association football in Norway. It was founded in 1984.
History
Women's league football was introduced on a county basis in 1977. These leagues acted as qualification for the regional (South) league in 1 ...
(1):
2013
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Norwegian Cup
The Norwegian Football Cup ( no, Norgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrer) is the main knockout cup competition in Norwegian football. It is run by the Football Association of Norway and has been contested since 1902, making it the oldest football ...
(3): 2011, 2012, 2013
Individual
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Top Scorer, Toppserien (1):
2007 (22 goals)
References
External links
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Profileat
Stabæk
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1985 births
Living people
People from Røyken
Norwegian women's footballers
Norway women's international footballers
Footballers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic footballers of Norway
VfL Wolfsburg (women) players
Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
Asker Fotball (women) players
Stabæk Fotball Kvinner players
Toppserien players
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
2007 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Sportspeople from Viken (county)
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Association football forwards
Women's association football forwards
Expatriate footballers in Germany