- Christian Gytkjær
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Christian Gytkjær 
Personal information Full name Christian Lund Gytkjær Date of birth 6 May 1990 Place of birth Denmark Playing position Striker
WingerClub information Current club F.C. Nordsjælland Number 21 Youth career Roskilde 2005-2008 Lyngby Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2008-2010 Lyngby 34 (10) 2010- F.C. Nordsjælland 23 (3) 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) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 September 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 August 2011Christian Lund Gytkjær (born 5 May 1990) is a Danish footballer. He plays as a striker or winger for F.C. Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga. Gytkjær has amassed a total 25 youth caps for Denmark under five different age groups.
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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 renown 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 the 14th August 2010, when he was brought in to 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 September 21, 2011
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 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 7 Total 34 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 10 F.C. Nordsjælland 2010–11 19 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 23 4 2011–12 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 Total 23 3 6 1 0 0 0 0 29 5 Career total 57 13 7 1 0 0 0 0 64 15 Honours
Club
- Danish Cup:
- Winners: 2010–11
National team
- Nordic Championship:
- Winners: 2006
Personal life
Christian Gytkjær has an younger brother Frederik Gytkjær, who currently plays for Lyngby.
References
- ^ a b c Espersen, Morten (13 June 2008). "Lyngby holder på angrebstalent" (in Danish). Bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Lyngby-holder-paa-angrebstalent. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Horn, Jakob (23 October 2007). "Lyngby-brødre blev testet af Liverpool" (in Danish). Bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Lyngby-broedre-blev-testet-af-Liverpool. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Skovgaard-Holm, Mathias (19 September 2009). "Lyngby-topscorer: Vi skal ud over stepperne" (in Danish). Bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Lyngby-topscorer-Vi-skal-ud-over-stepperne. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Schultz, Jesper (2 February 2010). "FCN henter stort Lyngby-talent" (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. http://tv2sport.dk/node/48616. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ Houlind, Søren (17 September 2010). "Gytkjær klar til at sænke Lyngby" (in Danish). Bold.dk. http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Gytkjaer-klar-til-at-saenke-Lyngby. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
- ^ "DENMARK - ENGLAND" (in Faroese). FSF-Fótbóltssamband Føroya. http://www.football.fo/index.asp?id={6F978AFB-0F76-49D1-8502-31905EA305BE}&news={54C580CF-0A5E-49C4-BC1B-E24DC25B2B68}. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- FC Nordsjælland players
- Danish Superliga players
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