Christian Gytkjær
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christian Lund Gytkjær | ||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Roskilde, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| 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– | Rosenborg | 28 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2006 | Denmark U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Denmark U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Denmark U19 | 10 | (2) |
| 2009–2011 | Denmark U20 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016– | Denmark | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 November 2016. | |||
Christian Lund Gytkjær (born 6 May 1990) is a Danish footballer. He plays as a striker or winger for Rosenborg in the Norwegian Tippeligaen. 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.[1] 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.[2] Gytkjær would go on to be Lyngby's top scorer in 2007–08 for the under-18 side.[1]
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.[1] 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.[3]
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,[4] 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.[5]
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.
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.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lyngby | 2008–09 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2009–10 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |
| Total | 34 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
| F.C. Nordsjælland | 2010–11 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | |
| Akademisk Boldklub (loan) | 2011–12 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |
| Sandnes Ulf | 2012 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 |
| Total | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | |
| Haugesund | 2013 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 15 |
| 2014 | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 16 | |
| 2015 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 13 | |
| Total | 81 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 91 | 44 | |
| Rosenborg | 2016 | 28 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 |
| Total | 28 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 39 | 23 | |
| Career total | 193 | 83 | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 222 | 97 | |
Honours
Club
Striker of the year:2016 Tippeligaen top scorer:2016
- Norwegian League (1): 2016 [8] [9]
- Norwegian Football Cup (1): 2016
National team
- Nordic Championship:
- Winners: 2006
Personal life
Christian Gytkjær has an younger brother Frederik Gytkjær, who currently plays for Lyngby.
References
- 1 2 3 Espersen, Morten (13 June 2008). "Lyngby holder på angrebstalent" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Horn, Jakob (23 October 2007). "Lyngby-brødre blev testet af Liverpool" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Skovgaard-Holm, Mathias (19 September 2009). "Lyngby-topscorer: Vi skal ud over stepperne" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Schultz, Jesper (2 February 2010). "FCN henter stort Lyngby-talent" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ Houlind, Søren (17 September 2010). "Gytkjær klar til at sænke Lyngby" (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ "DENMARK – ENGLAND" (in Faroese). FSF-Fótbóltssamband Føroya. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/pokalturneringen/fc-nordsjaelland-tog-igen-pokalen
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/news/article/1atpyt1yu61no1l3ovie50fwk3/title/se-rbk-feire-gull-nummer-24
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/player-profiles/playerID/42492
External links
- Profile at rbk.no (Norwegian)
- Profile at DBU.dk (Danish)
- Statistics at rbkmedia.no/statistikk (Norwegian)