Christian Gytkjær
Danish footballer (born 1990)

Christian Gytkjær
Gytkjær with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Full nameChristian Lund Gytkjær
Date of birth (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990 (age 34)
Place of birthRoskilde, Denmark
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)Striker
Team information
Current team
Venezia
Number9
Youth career
Roskilde
Jyllinge FC [da]
2005–2008Lyngby
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2010Lyngby34(10)
2010–2013Nordsjælland24(3)
2012→ Akademisk Boldklub (loan)12(6)
2012→ Sandnes Ulf (loan)12(8)
2013–2016Haugesund81(36)
2016–2017Rosenborg28(19)
20171860 Munich15(2)
2017–2020Lech Poznań102(55)
2020–2023Monza77(16)
2023–Venezia38(11)
International career
2006Denmark U161(0)
2006Denmark U176(4)
2007–2008Denmark U183(0)
2008–2009Denmark U1910(2)
2009–2011Denmark U205(2)
2011Denmark U201(0)
2016–2019Denmark9(5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Christian Lund Gytkjær (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkytˌkʰeˀɐ̯]; born 6 May 1990) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club Venezia.

Early life

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

Club career

Lyngby Boldklub

Gytkjær was called up to the Lyngby first team in the middle of 2008, signing a new contract keeping him at the club until 2010.[2] He scored three goals in eight appearances in his debut season in the 1st Division.[citation needed] By the 2009–10 campaign, Gytkjær had become one of Lyngby's most anticipated talents to come through their youth system.[4]

On 2 February 2010, it was confirmed Gytkjær would leave Lyngby when his contract expired in the summer to join Danish Cup winners Nordsjælland on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract,[5] following in the footsteps of Andreas Bjelland, Andreas Laudrup and Morten Nordstrand, who had 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 under contract to Lyngby.[6]

Nordsjælland

Gytkjær made his debut for Nordsjælland in a 2–0 away defeat to Superliga champions Copenhagen on 14 August 2010, when he was brought into the team to replace Nicki Bille Nielsen, who was sold to Villarreal.[citation needed] In 2012, he was loaned out to Akademisk Boldklub and Sandnes Ulf.

Haugesund

On 23 January 2013, Gytkjær joined Norwegian side Haugesund by signing a four-year contract.[7]

Rosenborg

On 6 January 2016, Gytkjær signed for fellow Norwegian club Rosenborg on a three-year deal.[8] In his debut season, he achieved the domestic double, and became the league's top scorer with 19 goals.[9]

1860 Munich

On 27 January 2017, Gytkjær joined German club 1860 Munich by signing a contract until 2019.[10]

Lech Poznań

On 28 June 2017, he signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, with the option for an extra 12 months.[11]

He made his debut for the club during the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round away game against FK Haugesund, which Lech lost 3–2.[12] He scored his first (and second) goal for Lech in a 5–1 home win over Piast Gliwice in the third round of the 2017–18 season.[13]

On 7 March 2019, he signed a contract extension, running until the end of the 2019–20 season.[citation needed]

On 19 July 2020, during his last game for Lech, he scored twice in a 4–0 home win against Jagiellonia Białystok and led the team to secure second place in the 2019–20 season.[14] He finished the campaign as top scorer with 24 goals. He also won Forward of the Season award.[15] During the three years at Lech Poznań, he played in 119 games and scored 65 goals, which made him the best foreign goalscorer in club's history.[16]

Monza

On 22 July 2020, Gytkjær joined newly promoted Italian Serie B side Monza on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third.[17] He made his debut on 3 October against Empoli, and scored his first goal on 31 October, converting a penalty kick against Cittadella.[18] He renewed his expiring contract in February 2022 for one year.[19]

With five goals in four 2021–22 Serie B promotion play-off games – including three goals in two final games against Pisa – Gytkjær helped Monza gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history, and was awarded the play-off MVP award.[20] He made his Serie A debut on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.[21] On 18 September, Gytkjær came on as a substitute and scored in an upset 1–0 win against Italian giants Juventus; it was Monza's first-ever Serie A win.[22]

Venezia

On 20 July 2023, Gytkjær joined Italian side Venezia as a free agent for two seasons.[23] On 2 June 2024, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Cremonese in the promotion playoffs final, securing his club's promotion to Serie A.[24]

International career

Gytkjær was part of the Denmark under-17 team that won the 2006 Nordic Championship in the Faroe Islands. He scored three goals in a 4–0 win over England in the final.[25]

Personal life

Gytkjær's younger brother, Frederik, also is a footballer.[citation needed]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 5 May 2024[26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup[a]ContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby2008–09Danish 1st Division8300——83
2009–10Danish 1st Division26720——287
Total34102000003610
Nordsjælland2010–11Danish Superliga1932000—213
2011–12Danish Superliga5011——61
2012–13Danish Superliga21———21
Total264310000295
Akademisk Boldklub (loan)2011–12Danish 1st Division12600——126
Sandnes Ulf (loan)2012Tippeligaen12800—2[b]31411
Haugesund2013Tippeligaen251134——2815
2014Tippeligaen2615312[c]0—3116
2015Tippeligaen301023——3213
Total81368820009144
Rosenborg2016Tippeligaen2819516[d]3—3923
1860 Munich2016–172. Bundesliga15210—2[e]0182
Lech Poznań2017–18[27]Ekstraklasa3719104[c]2—4221
2018–19[28]Ekstraklasa3112206[c]5—3917
2019–20[29]Ekstraklasa342443——3827
Total10255731070011965
Monza2020–21Serie B22610—1[f]0246
2021–22Serie B33910—4[f]53814
2022–23Serie A22111——232
Total77163100558522
Venezia2023–24Serie B371111—003812
Career total4241673015181098481198
  1. ^ Includes the Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in Tippeligaen relegation play-offs
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Four appearances two goals in UEFA Champions League, two appearances one goal in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ Appearances in 2. Bundesliga promotion play-offs
  6. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 15 November 2019[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark201610
201820
201965
Total95
Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gytkjær goal.
List of international goals scored by Christian Gytkjær
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
126 March 2019St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland  Switzerland2–33–3UEFA Euro 2020 qualification[31]
25 September 2019Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Gibraltar5–06–0[32]
36–0
415 October 2019Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark Luxembourg4–04–0Friendly[33]
515 November 2019Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark Gibraltar2–06–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualification[34]

Honours

Nordsjælland

Rosenborg

Venezia

Denmark U17

  • Nordic Championship: 2006

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Christian Gytkjær". A.C. Monza. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c 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. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. 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. ^ Fink, Lars (23 January 2013). "FCN sælger angriber til Norge" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport.
  8. ^ "Christian Gytkjær rykker til Rosenborg" (in Danish). Bold.dk. 6 January 2016.
  9. ^ "Rosenborgs danske topscorer har altid troet på sig selv" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 17 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Christian Gytkjær geht für die Löwen auf Torejagd" (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 27 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Gytkjaer piłkarzem Kolejorza" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  12. ^ "FK Haugesund – Lech Poznań 3:2" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Lech Poznań – Piast Gliwice 5:1" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Lech 4:0 Jagiellonia – Wysokie przypieczętowanie wicemistrzostwa" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Napastnik Sezonu 2019/2020: Christian Gytkjaer" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  16. ^ "Gytkjaer pożegnał się z Kolejorzem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  17. ^ "Colpo in attacco: ecco Christian Gytkjaer" [Shock in attack: here is Christian Gytkjaer]. A.C. Monza (in Italian). 22 July 2020. Archived from the original on 22 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  18. ^ "Cittadella-Monza 1–2. A segno Boateng e Gytkjaer". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Monza, Gytkjaer rinnova fino al 2023: c'è l'annuncio da parte dell'entourage del danese" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  20. ^ a b "A Gytkjær il Trofeo MVP dei Playoff". Lega B (in Italian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  21. ^ "Monza – Torino: 1–2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita". Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  22. ^ "Monza 1–0 Juventus: Hosts claim first ever Serie A victory". BBC Sport. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  23. ^ "Christian Gytkjaer joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 20 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Venezia promoted to Serie A with playoff win over Cremonese". Reuters. 2 June 2024.
  25. ^ "DENMARK – ENGLAND" (in Faroese). FSF-Fótbóltssamband Føroya. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
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  28. ^ "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
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  32. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gibraltar vs. Denmark (0:6)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  33. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Denmark vs. Luxembourg (4:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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  38. ^ "Jorge Felix piłkarzem sezonu 2019/20 PKO Ekstraklasy!" [Jorge Felix named PKO Ekstraklasa's Player of the Year!]. sport.tvp.pl (in Polish). 19 July 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  39. ^ "Gytkjaer zawodnikiem marca" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  40. ^ "Piłkarz Lipca 2020: Christian Gytkjaer" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Christian Gytkjær.
  • Rosenborg BK official profile (in Norwegian) (archived 15 August 2016)
  • AC Monza official profile (in Italian)
  • Christian Gytkjær at rbkmedia.no (in Norwegian)
  • Christian Gytkjær national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
  • Christian Gytkjær at Soccerway
  • Christian Gytkjær at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
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