Sammy Skytte
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sammy Solitaire Siddharta Skytte | ||
| Date of birth | 20 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Silkeborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FA Šiauliai | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Silkeborg KFUM | ||
| 2012–2015 | Silkeborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Silkeborg | 52 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | Midtjylland | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Horsens (loan) | 25 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Stabæk (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2020 | Bodø/Glimt | 11 | (2) |
| 2020–2022 | Stabæk | 29 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Concordia Chiajna | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | HB Tórshavn | 39 | (14) |
| 2026– | FA Šiauliai | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2014 | Denmark U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Denmark U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Denmark U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Denmark U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 March 2026 | |||
Sammy Solitaire Siddharta Skytte (born 20 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Skytte started playing football at Silkeborg KFUM at the age of 8, before signing a youth contract in 2012 with Silkeborg IF.
Club career
Silkeborg IF
Skytte is a product of Silkeborg IF and has played for the club since he was a kid. Skytte signed his first senior contract 12 August 2015, at the age of 18, after sitting on the bench for the first team in a game against Lyngby BK.[1]
Skytte made his debut for Silkeborg IF on 22 September 2015.[2] Though his young age, he played 5 matches in the rest of the season in the Danish 1st Division. Skytte suffered from a shoulder injury in May 2016 and went through an operation that kept him out for the rest of the season.[3]
From the summer 2016, Skytte started to play on full-time with the rest of the squad, after completing his school. His contract got extended in December 2016 until 2019.[4] This extension emphasized his important role on the team.
Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland announced the signing of Skytte on a five-year contract on 13 June 2018.[5] Skytte was immediately loaned out to AC Horsens. Silkeborg IF later revealed that FCM had triggered his purchase clause that was set to 3.7 million danish krone.[6]
On 8 July 2019, Skytte was loaned out to Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball.[7]
Bodø/Glimt
Without making a single appearance for Midtjylland, the club confirmed on 25 February 2020, that Skytte had signed a 5-year contract with Norwegian club FK Bodø/Glimt.[8]
Return to Stabæk
On 11 September 2020, Skytte returned to Stabæk, which he played for on loan in 2019. Skytte signed a contract until the end of 2023.[9] After 45 official appearances and three goals for Stabæk, the club announced on 31 March 2022, that Skytte's contract had been terminated by mutual consent.[10]
HB Tórshavn
In March 2024, Skytte signed a contract with HB Tórshavn.[11]
He left the club at the end of the year[12] and started training with Eliteserien club HamKam in early 2025.[13] He ended up staying with HB Tórshavn, as he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025 on February 24, 2025.[14] At the end of 2025, he left the club again.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 August 2021[16]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Silkeborg | 2015–16 | NordicBet Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | Superligaen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 19 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 54 | 1 | ||
| AC Horsens (loan) | 2018–19 | Superligaen | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 | ||
| Stabæk (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 1 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 | ||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 2 | |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 2 | ||
| Stabæk | 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 17 | 2 | |||
| Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 135 | 5 | ||
Personal life
Skytte is the cousin of American football player, Andreas Knappe.