Christian Gytkjær

Christian Gytkjær
Personal information
Full name Christian Lund Gytkjær
Date of birth (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lech Poznań
Number 32
Youth career
Roskilde
2005–2008 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lyngby 34 (10)
2010–2013 F.C. Nordsjælland 24 (3)
2012 → Akademisk Boldklub (loan) 12 (6)
2012 → Sandnes Ulf (loan) 12 (8)
2013–2016 Haugesund 81 (36)
2016–2017 Rosenborg 28 (19)
2017 [1] 1860 Munich 15 (2)
2017– Lech Poznań 42 (22)
National team‡
2006 Denmark U16 1 (0)
2006 Denmark U17 6 (4)
2007–2008 Denmark U18 3 (0)
2008–2009 Denmark U19 10 (2)
2009–2011 Denmark U20 5 (2)
2016– Denmark 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 September 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 September 2016

Christian Lund Gytkjær (born 6 May 1990) is a Danish footballer who plays as a striker for Polish club Lech Poznań. Gytkjær has amassed a total 25 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.

Early life

Christian Gytkjær started his youth career playing for Roskilde, before moving onto Lyngby Boldklub in 2005.[2] In October 2007, he was invited for a trial at Liverpool F.C. in England with his brother Frederik Gytkjær, ultimately nothing substantial materialized from the visit.[3] Gytkjær would go on to be Lyngby's top scorer in 2007–08 for the under-18 side.[2]

Senior career

Lyngby Boldklub

In the summer of 2008 Gytkjær was called up to the Lyngby first team, taking over from the departed Mads Thomsen who left for F.C. Nordsjælland in the previous winter, signing a new contract keeping him at the club til 2010.[2] He got off on to a flying start, scoring 3 goals in 8 appearances in his debut season in the 1st Division, by the 2009–10 campaign Gytkjær became one of Lyngby's most anticipated talents to come through their renowned youth system.[4]

On 2 February 2010 it was confirmed Christian Gytkjær would leave Lyngby when his contract expires in the summer to join Danish Cup winners F.C. Nordsjælland on a free transfer, signing a 3-year contract,[5] following in the footsteps of Andreas Bjelland, Andreas Laudrup and Morten Nordstrand, who had previously left Lyngby for the Farum based club. While his future had been set, Gytkjær was still to play out the remainder of the 2009–10 season with Lyngby, where he was targeted by the supporters who disapproved in seeing another player their team had nurtured head over to neighboring rivals. The backlash was only increased when the player was photographed with an FCN shirt while still being under contract to Lyngby.[6]

F.C. Nordsjælland

Christian Gytkjær made his debut for the Wild Tigers in a 2–0 away loss to Superliga champions F.C. Copenhagen on 14 August 2010, when he was brought into the team to replace Nicki Bille Nielsen, who was sold to Villarreal.

Lech Poznań

On 28 June 2017 he signed a two year contract with Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań.[7]

International career

Gytkjær was part of the Danish under-17 team that won the 2006 Nordic Championship in the Faroe Islands. Scoring 3 goals in a 4–0 win over England in the final.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 12 September 2018.
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby 2008–09 8300000083
2009–10 267200000287
Total 34102000003610
F.C. Nordsjælland 2010–11 193410000234
2011–12 5021000071
2012–13 2100000021
Total 264620000326
Akademisk Boldklub (loan) 2011–12 126000000126
Total 126000000126
Sandnes Ulf 2012 128000000128
Total 128000000128
Haugesund 2013 25113400002815
2014 26153120003116
2015 30102300003213
Total 81368820009144
Rosenborg 2016 28195163003923
Total 28195163003923
1860 Munich 2016–17 152100000162
Total 152100000162
Lech Poznań 2017–18[9] 37191042004221
2018–19 53006500118
Total 422210107005329
Career total 2501072311181000291128

Honours

Club

Striker of the year:2016 Tippeligaen top scorer:2016

FC Nordsjælland
Rosenborg

National team

  • Nordic Championship:
    • Winners: 2006

Personal life

Christian Gytkjær has an younger brother Frederik Gytkjær, who currently plays for Haugesund.

References

  1. ↑ Christian Gytkjær fritstillet efter nedrykning‚ bold.dk, 1 June 2017
  2. 1 2 3 Espersen, Morten (13 June 2008). "Lyngby holder på angrebstalent" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. ↑ Horn, Jakob (23 October 2007). "Lyngby-brødre blev testet af Liverpool" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Skovgaard-Holm, Mathias (19 September 2009). "Lyngby-topscorer: Vi skal ud over stepperne" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Schultz, Jesper (2 February 2010). "FCN henter stort Lyngby-talent" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ Houlind, Søren (17 September 2010). "Gytkjær klar til at sænke Lyngby" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Gytkjaer piłkarzem Kolejorza" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "DENMARK – ENGLAND" (in Faroese). FSF-Fótbóltssamband Føroya. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  10. ↑ http://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/pokalturneringen/fc-nordsjaelland-tog-igen-pokalen
  11. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  12. ↑ http://www.rbk.no/player-profiles/playerID/42492
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