Frederik Gytkjær

Frederik Lund Gytkjær (Danish pronunciation: [ˈkytˌkʰeˀɐ̯]; born 16 March 1993) is a Danish professional footballer who plays for Lyngby in the Danish Superliga.[1]

Frederik Gytkjær
Personal information
Full name Frederik Lund Gytkjær
Date of birth (1993-03-16) 16 March 1993
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lyngby
Number 26
Youth career
1998–2001 Jyllinge FC
2001–2004 Ølstykke FC
2004–2012 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 Lyngby 90 (23)
2017–2018 Haugesund 41 (11)
2019– Lyngby 39 (10)
National team‡
2008–2009 Denmark U16 2 (2)
2008–2010 Denmark U17 15 (2)
2010–2011 Denmark U18 10 (3)
2012 Denmark U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2020

A versatile player, Gytkjær has both played as a forward and as a midfielder throughout his career. Besides playing for Lyngby, he has also played two seasons for Norwegian club Haugesund. Between 2008 and 2012, Gytkjær represented Denmark at four levels.

Club career

Lyngby

1998–12: Youth career

Gytkjær played for local clubs Jyllinge FC and Ølstykke FC before joined the academy of Lyngby Boldklub in 2004. Here, he was described as "one of the best Danish players born in 1993", according to Niels Frederiksen who was then in charge of Lyngby's academy.[2] In 2009, at the age of sixteen, he joined Hamburger SV academy for a trial, before returning the Lyngby where he signed a contract extension the following year.[3][4]

2012–16: First team

Gytkjær was promoted to the Lyngby first team in the summer of 2012 alongside fellow academy players, among other Uffe Bech who would go on to play for Hannover 96 and Panathinaikos later in his career.[5] Gytkjær made his first team-debut on 18 November 2012, coming on as a substitute for Fanol Përdedaj in the 89th minute of a 1–1 draw home against AB.[6] He ended the season with no goals in 9 appearances.[7]

The following season, Gytkjær started playing more regularly during Lyngby's 2013–14 campaign in the Danish second tier, which ended in third place. At the end of the season, he signed a one-year contract extension with the club, after finishing the season with three goals in 28 total appearances.[7][8]

Gytkjær started to score more goals during the next two seasons in the Danish second tier, with a notable climax on 24 September 2014, where he scored six goals in a Danish Cup matchup against Kalundborg GB which ended in a 10–0 win for Lyngby.[9] During these two seasons, ending in promotion to the Danish Superliga, Gytkjær scored 20 goals in 45 league appearances, marking a more offensive role for the midfielder.[7]

Haugesund

After half a season in the Superliga, Gytkjær signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Norwegian club Haugesund on 7 December 2016.[10] He made his debut against Strømsgodset on 2 April 2017, the first match of the 2017 Eliteserien season, scoring his first goal after just 19 seconds in a 1–3 loss for Haugesund.[11] The following week he scored a brace in a 4–3 win over Vålerenga.[12] On 6 July, Gytkjær made his European debut starting in a 0–0 away draw against Northern Irish club Coleraine in the first qualifying round of the 2017–18 Europa League.[13] After advancing 7–0 on aggregate, Haugesund drew Polish club Lech Poznań in the second round, meaning a matchup between Gytkjær and his brother, Christian.[14] Gytkjær and Haugesund would go on to lose 3–4 on aggregate, after beating Lech Poznań 3–2 at home in the first matchup.[15] He finished the season with 29 total appearances, in which he scored six goals.

The following season, Gytkjær saw less playing time and on 30 November 2018, he was released by Haugesund a year before the expiration of his contract making him a free agent.[16] He made a total of 49 appearances for the club in which he scored 14 goals.[7]

Return to Lyngby

On 15 January 2019, Gytkjær agreed a transfer to his former club Lyngby. He signed a one-and-a-half year deal with De Kongeblå. His return was praised by director of football, Birger Jørgensen, who called him a "local hero".[17] Gytkjær made his first appearance since his return to the club on 3 March in a 1–0 win over Hvidovre IF,[18] and scored his first goal from a free-kick on 21 April in a 3–0 win over Nykøbing FC in the Danish second tier.[19] His first season after returning to Lyngby resulted in promotion to the Danish Superliga.[20]

International career

Gytkjær has appeared internationally for Denmark at under-16, 17, 18 and 20-levels, making 28 total appearances in which he scored seven goals.[21]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Monza striker Christian Gytkjær.

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 1 March 2020[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby 2012–13 NordicBet Liga 8010-90
2013–14 26320-283
2014–15 24800-248
2015–16 211200-2112
2016–17 Danish Superliga 11000-110
Total 902330--9323
Haugesund 2017 Eliteserien 2462130297
2018 17523-198
Total 411144304815
Lyngby 2018–19 NordicBet Liga 13300-133
2019–20 3F Superliga 16600-166
Total 29900--299
Career total 16043743017047
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References
  1. Frederik Gytkjær at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  2. Heckmann, Ege (4 April 2008). "Lyngby sikrer to talenter". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  3. Horn, Jakob (20 October 2009). "Lyngby-talent til prøvetræning i HSV". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  4. Helmin, Jesper (14 June 2010). "Lyngby forlænger med unge Gytkjær". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. Helmin, Jesper (24 May 2012). "Lyngby siger farvel til seks". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  6. "LYNGBY VS. AB 1 - 1". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  7. "F. Gytkjær - Profile". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  8. Anker-Møller, Kristian (13 June 2014). "Gytkjær forlænger med Lyngby". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  9. Lund, Jonas (24 September 2014). "Seksmåls-Gytkjær: Aldrig prøvet det før". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  10. Jensen, Kenneth (7 December 2017). "Lyngby-angriber rykker til norsk fodbold". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  11. Ihle, Marthe (2 April 2017). "Eliteserien: Lillebror Gytkjær brukte bare 19 sekunder på å markere seg i eliteserien". dagbladet.no. Dagbladet. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  12. Guldbæk Welch, Nadia (9 April 2017). "Dansk topscorer blev matchvinder og jublede: Efter kampen ventede en tragisk besked". bt.dk. B.T. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  13. "Coleraine vs. Haugesund - 6 July 2017". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  14. "Storebror Gytkjær forventer at slå lillebror i Europa". jv.dk. JydskeVestkysten. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  15. Nøhr, Mikkel (27 July 2017). "Gytkjær: Stor oplevelse mod Lech Poznan". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  16. Margren, Sara (30 November 2018). "Frederik Gytkjær bryder med Haugesund". bold.dk. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  17. Krogh Heitmann, Jesper (15 January 2019). "Lyngby Boldklub henter Frederik Gytkjær hjem". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Lyngby Boldklub. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  18. "Hvidovre vs. Lyngby - 3 March 2019". int.soccerway.com. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  19. Normann, Jacob (21 April 2019). "Gytkjær-perle fuldendte 3-0 sejr mod NFC". lyngby-boldklub.dk. Lyngby Boldklub. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  20. "Lyngby rykker op i Superligaen". tv2.dk. TV2. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  21. "Landsholdsdatabasen". dbu.dk. DBU. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  22. "Anders Trondsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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