Christian Gytkjær

Christian Gytkjær
Gytkjær with Lech Poznań in 2017
Personal information
Full name Christian Lund Gytkjær
Date of birth (1990-05-06) 6 May 1990
Place of birth Roskilde, Denmark[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Bari
Number 9
Youth career
Roskilde
Jyllinge FC
2005–2008 Lyngby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Lyngby 34 (10)
2010–2013 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 1860 Munich 15 (2)
2017–2020 Lech Poznań 102 (55)
2020–2023 Monza 77 (16)
2023–2025 Venezia 67 (13)
2025– Bari 25 (3)
International career
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)
2011 Denmark U20 1 (0)
2016–2019 Denmark 9 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 May 2026

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

Early life

Christian Gytkjær started his youth career playing for Roskilde, before moving on to Lyngby in 2005.[3] In October 2007, he was invited for a trial at Liverpool in England with his brother, Frederik, ultimately nothing materialized from the visit.[4] Gytkjær went on to be Lyngby's top scorer in 2007–08 for the under-18 side.[3]

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.[3] He scored three goals in eight appearances in his debut season in the 1st Division. By the 2009–10 campaign, Gytkjær had become one of Lyngby's most anticipated talents to come through their youth system.[5]

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,[6] 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.[7]

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.[8] In 2012, he was loaned out to Akademisk Boldklub (AB) and Sandnes Ulf.[9]

Haugesund

On 23 January 2013, Gytkjær joined Norwegian side Haugesund by signing a four-year contract.[10]

Rosenborg

On 6 January 2016, Gytkjær signed for fellow Norwegian club Rosenborg on a three-year deal.[11] In his debut season, he achieved the domestic double, and became the league's top scorer with 19 goals.[12]

1860 Munich

On 27 January 2017, Gytkjær joined German club 1860 Munich by signing a contract until 2019.[13]

Lech Poznań

On 28 June 2017, Gytkjær signed a two-year contract with Ekstraklasa side Lech Poznań, with the option for an extra 12 months.[14] 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.[15] He scored his first two goals for Lech in a 5–1 home win over Piast Gliwice in the third round of the 2017–18 season.[16]

On 7 March 2019, Gytkjær signed a contract extension, running until the end of the 2019–20 season.[17] On 19 July 2020, in his last game for Lech, Gytkjær scored twice in a 4–0 home win against Jagiellonia Białystok and led the team to secure second place in the 2019–20 season.[18][19] He finished the campaign as the top scorer with 24 goals, and won the Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season award.[20]

In total, Gytkjær scored 65 goals for Lech in 119 appearances, which made him the all-time highest foreign goalscorer in the club's history,[21] until his tally was surpassed by Mikael Ishak in 2024.[22]

Monza

On 22 July 2020, Gytkjær joined newly promoted Serie B side Monza on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third.[23] He made his debut on 3 October against Empoli, and scored his first goal on 31 October, converting a penalty kick against Cittadella.[24] He renewed his expiring contract in February 2022 for one year.[25]

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.[26] He made his Serie A debut on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino.[27] 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.[28]

Venezia

On 20 July 2023, Gytkjær joined Italian side Venezia as a free agent for two seasons.[29] 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.[30]

Bari

On 12 July 2025, Gytkjær signed a one-season contract with Bari.[31]

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.[32]

Personal life

Gytkjær's younger brother, Frederik, also is a footballer.[33][34]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 25 May 2025[35]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyngby 2008–09 Danish 1st Division 8300——83
2009–10 Danish 1st Division 26720——287
Total 34102000003610
Nordsjælland 2010–11 Danish Superliga 1932000—213
2011–12 Danish Superliga 5011——61
2012–13 Danish Superliga 21———21
Total 264310000295
Akademisk Boldklub (loan) 2011–12 Danish 1st Division 12600——126
Sandnes Ulf (loan) 2012 Tippeligaen 12800—2[b]31411
Haugesund 2013 Tippeligaen 251134——2815
2014 Tippeligaen 2615312[c]0—3116
2015 Tippeligaen 301023——3213
Total 81368820009144
Rosenborg 2016 Tippeligaen 2819516[d]3—3923
1860 Munich 2016–17 2. Bundesliga 15210—2[e]0182
Lech Poznań 2017–18[36] Ekstraklasa 3719104[c]2—4221
2018–19[37] Ekstraklasa 3112206[c]5—3917
2019–20[38] Ekstraklasa 342443——3827
Total 10255731070011965
Monza 2020–21 Serie B 22610—1[f]0246
2021–22 Serie B 33910—4[f]53814
2022–23 Serie A 22111——232
Total 77163100558522
Venezia 2023–24 Serie B 381111—4[f]14313
2024–25 Serie A 29210——302
Total 671321—417315
Career total 45416931151810139516201
  1. ↑ Includes the Danish Cup, Norwegian Football Cup, DFB-Pokal, Polish Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in Tippeligaen relegation play-offs
  3. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Serie B promotion play-offs

International

As of match played 15 November 2019[39]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Denmark 201610
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. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 26 March 2019 St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–3 3–3 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [40]
2 5 September 2019 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 5–0 6–0 [41]
3 6–0
4 15 October 2019 Aalborg Stadium, Aalborg, Denmark  Luxembourg 4–0 4–0 Friendly [42]
5 15 November 2019 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Gibraltar 2–0 6–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification [43]

Honours

Nordsjælland

Rosenborg

Venezia

Denmark U17

  • Nordic Championship: 2006

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Christian Gytkjær – Player Profile". Eurosport. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "9 / Christian Gytkjær". Venezia FC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 Espersen, Morten (13 June 2008). "Lyngby holder på angrebstalent" [Lyngby keeps attacking talent] (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Horn, Jakob (23 October 2007). "Lyngby-brødre blev testet af Liverpool" [Lyngby brothers were tested by Liverpool] (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  5. ↑ Skovgaard-Holm, Mathias (19 September 2009). "Lyngby-topscorer: Vi skal ud over stepperne" [Lyngby top scorer: We have to push forward] (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ Houlind, Søren (17 September 2010). "Gytkjær klar til at sænke Lyngby" [Gytkjær ready to sink Lyngby] (in Danish). Bold.dk. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  8. ↑ Mortensen, Lars (11 September 2010). "Wieghorst jubler over FCN's spil" [Wieghorst rejoices over FCN's play]. TV 2 Sport (in Danish). Archived from the original on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "FCN-angriber udlejes til AB" [FCN striker loaned to AB]. Fodbold-Transfers.dk (in Danish). 31 January 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Fink, Lars (23 January 2013). "FCN sælger angriber til Norge" [FCN sells striker to Norway] (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Christian Gytkjær rykker til Rosenborg" [Christian Gytkjær moves to Rosenborg] (in Danish). Bold.dk. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Rosenborgs danske topscorer har altid troet på sig selv" [Rosenborg's Danish top scorer has always believed in himself] (in Danish). TV 2 Sport. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Christian Gytkjær geht für die Löwen auf Torejagd" (in German). TSV 1860 Munich. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Gytkjaer piłkarzem Kolejorza" [Gytkjaer becomes a Kolejorz player] (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "FK Haugesund - Lech Poznań 3:2". www.lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  16. ↑ "Lech Poznań - Piast Gliwice 5:1". www.lechpoznan.pl (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 July 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  17. ↑ Margren, Sara (7 March 2019). "Gytkjær forlænger med Lech Poznan". Bold (in Danish). Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  18. ↑ "Lech 4:0 Jagiellonia - Wysokie przypieczętowanie wicemistrzostwa". ekstraklasa.org (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. Archived from the original on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  19. ↑ Adrian, Mierzejewski (7 March 2019). "ph44". Retrieved 19 May 2026.
  20. ↑ "Napastnik Sezonu 2019/2020: Christian Gytkjaer" (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 19 July 2020. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  21. ↑ "Gytkjaer pożegnał się z Kolejorzem" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 20 July 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  22. ↑ "Mikael Ishak przeszedł do historii Lecha. Przełomowy gol kapitana Kolejorza" [Mikael Ishak made history for Lech. Breakthrough goal of the Kolejorz captain]. sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). 14 April 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2025.
  23. ↑ "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.
  24. ↑ "Cittadella-Monza 1–2. A segno Boateng e Gytkjaer". Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  25. ↑ "Monza, Gytkjaer rinnova fino al 2023: c'è l'annuncio da parte dell'entourage del danese" [Monza, Gytkjaer renews until 2023: there is an announcement from the Dane's entourage] (in Italian). Archived from the original on 1 March 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  26. 1 2 "A Gytkjær il Trofeo MVP dei Playoff" [To Gytkjær the Playoff MVP Trophy]. Lega B (in Italian). 1 June 2022. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  27. ↑ "Monza – Torino: 1–2 Serie A 2022/2023. Risultato finale e commento alla partita" [Monza – Torino: 1–2 Serie A 2022/2023. Final result and match commentary]. Virgilio Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  28. ↑ "Monza 1–0 Juventus: Hosts claim first ever Serie A victory". BBC Sport. 18 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  29. ↑ "Christian Gytkjaer joins Venezia FC". Venezia FC. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  30. ↑ "Venezia promoted to Serie A with playoff win over Cremonese". Reuters. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  31. ↑ "Benvenuto Christian Lund Gytkjær" [Welcome Christian Lund Gytkjær] (in Italian). Bari. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  32. ↑ "DENMARK – ENGLAND" (in Faroese). FSF-Fótbóltssamband Føroya. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  33. ↑ "Storebror Gytkjær forventer at slå lillebror i Europa" [Big brother Gytkjær expects to beat little brother in Europe]. Randers Amtsavis (in Danish). 12 July 2017. Archived from the original on 30 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  34. ↑ Jensen, Kenneth (7 December 2016). "Lyngby-angriber rykker til norsk fodbold". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 4 December 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
  35. ↑ Christian Gytkjær at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  36. ↑ "Sezon 2017/18" (in Polish). 90minut. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  37. ↑ "Sezon 2018/19" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  38. ↑ "Sezon 2019/20" (in Polish). 90minut. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  39. ↑ "Christian Gytkjær". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  40. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Switzerland vs. Denmark (3:3)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  41. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gibraltar vs. Denmark (0:6)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  42. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Denmark vs. Luxembourg (4:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  43. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Denmark vs. Gibraltar (6:0)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  44. ↑ "FC Nordsjælland tog igen pokalen". 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
  45. ↑ "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  46. ↑ "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  47. ↑ "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.
  48. ↑ "Gytkjaer zawodnikiem marca" (in Polish). Lech Poznań. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  49. ↑ "Piłkarz Lipca 2020: Christian Gytkjaer" [Player of the Month for July 2020: Christian Gytkjaer] (in Polish). Ekstraklasa. 7 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
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