Simon Pytlick

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Simon Pytlick
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Pytlick in 2024
Personal information
Full name Simon Bogetoft Pytlick
Born (2000-12-11) 11 December 2000 (age 24)
Thurø, Denmark
Nationality Danish
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current club SG Flensburg-Handewitt
Number 2
Youth career
YearsTeam
2012–2018
 GOG Håndbold
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2018–2023
 GOG Håndbold
2023–
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team 1
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–
 Denmark 57 (259)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris Team
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Poland/Sweden
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Germany
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 29 January 2024

Simon Bogetoft Pytlick (born 11 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team. [1]

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He made his debut for the Danish national team on 4 November 2021, against Norway at the 2021–22 Golden League Tournament in Trondheim. [2] [3] In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the World Championship. Initially, Pytlick expected to be a backup player to "patch some holes," but he became a major contributor, scoring nine goals in the final. [4]

In November 2024, he was named vice-captain of the Danish national team behind Magnus Saugstrup. [5]

Club career

Pytlick began playing handball in the youth ranks of GOG Håndbold in 2012. He debuted in the Danish Men's Handball League in 2019, playing six matches and scoring ten goals in his first season. Due to teammate Emil Lærke's injury, he gained more playing time in the 2019–20 season and won the Talent of the Year award. [6] The following season, he won the Danish championship and was selected for the league's All-Star team. [7]

In 2022, Pytlick extended his contract with GOG but played only one more season, winning another Danish championship. [8] In 2023, he signed with SG Flensburg-Handewitt. [9] In February 2025, he broke his right arm during a match against Toulouse Handball in the EHF European League. [10] Despite the injury, he extended his contract with Flensburg until 2030 in April 2025. [11]

Achievements

Individual awards

Personal life

Pytlick is the son of former handball coach Jan Pytlick and former handball player Berit Bogetoft. [20] He is the brother of professional handball players Camilla Pytlick and Josephine Pytlick. [21] [22] His cousin, Andreas Haagen Pytlick, is also a professional handball player. [23]

References

  1. ↑ "Simon Bogetoft Pytlick – Career & Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Simon Pytlick – Statistik". Danish Handball Federation (DHF) (in Danish). Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pytlick har én ting at sige efter landsholdsdebut". TV 2 (in Danish). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Simon Pytlicks egen spådom endte så langt fra virkeligheden, man kunne komme" [Pytlick's own prediction was as far from reality as possible]. Danmarks Radio (in Danish). 18 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  5. ↑ Juulsager, Jens Jacob (6 November 2024). "Ny anførerduo i front for Håndboldherrerne". Dansk Håndbold (in Danish). Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ "Se video-interview: 'Årets talent' er fra GOG og klar til DM-semifinalebrag – nu med tilskuere" [The 'Talent of the Year' is from GOG and ready for the DM semifinal – with spectators] (in Danish). Fyens Stiftstidende . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "HTH Herreligaen All-Stars 2021/2022" (in Danish). Tophåndbold. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Landsholdsbobler forlænger i GOG trods store tilbud" [National team talent extends with GOG despite big offers] (in Danish). TV 2 Sport . Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "SG verpflichtet zwei dänische Weltmeister" [SG signs two Danish world champions]. sg-flensburg-handewitt.de (in German). Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Pytlick skal opereres – har brækket sin skudarm". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen (6 April 2025). "Pytlick forlænger med Flensburg". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). TV 2 . Retrieved 7 April 2025.
  12. ↑ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star Team Revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. ↑ "Gidsel named MVP, as 2025 IHF Men's World Championship All-Star Team Announced". IHF. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Herreligaen – All-Star". tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  16. ↑ "HTH Herreliga All-Stars 2022/2023". Tophaandbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  17. ↑ "Simon Pytlick er Årets Mandlige Håndboldspiller 2022" [Simon Pytlick is the Men's Player of the Year 2022]. hbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Årets mandlige landsholdsspiller er kåret" [Men's National Team Player of the Year Announced]. hbold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  19. 1 2 "Danish players snap up big awards". EHF. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Simon er født med et håndboldnavn, men det eneste, Pytlick blev tvunget til, var at lære at svømme" [Simon was born with a handball name, but the only thing Pytlick was forced to do was learn to swim] (in Danish). DR. 24 May 2021. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  21. ↑ Madsen, Mads. "Hadsten Håndbold henter Josephine Pytlick til klubben" (in Danish). Europamester.dk. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  22. ↑ "Simon Pytlick – Biografi med alder, klubber og 8 fakta" [Simon Pytlick – Biography with age, clubs, and 8 facts]. hbold.dk (in Danish). 15 December 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2025.
  23. ↑ Kjerdtoft, Jan (14 November 2020). "Far møder søn i dansk topkamp: - Slut med varm mad og tøjvask" [Father meets son in Danish top match: - No more hot food and laundry] (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet . Retrieved 25 January 2025.
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