Frederik Gytkjar

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

A versatile player, Gytkjar 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, Gytkjar represented Denmark at four levels.

Club Career

Lyngby

1998–12: Youth career

Gytkjar played for local clubs Jyllinge FC and Olstykke FC before joining the academy of Lyngby Boldklub in 2004. There, 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. In 2009, at the age of sixteen, he joined the Hamburger SV academy for a trial, before returning the Lyngby where he signed a contract extension the following year.

2012–16: First team

Gytkjar 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. Gytkjar made his first team-debut on 18 November 2012, coming on as a substitute for Fanol Perdedaj in the 89th minute of a 1–1 draw home against AB. He ended the season with no goals in 9 appearances.

The following season, Gytkjar 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.

Gytkjar 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. During these two seasons, ending in promotion to the Danish Superliga, Gytkja