Sammy Solitaire Siddharta Skytte (born 20 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Youth career 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.
Skytte made his debut for Silkeborg IF on 22 September 2015. 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.
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.Silkeborg forlænger med Skytte‚ bold.dk, 10 December 2016 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. 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.
On 8 July 2019, Skytte was loaned out to Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball.SAMMY SKYTTE KLAR FOR STABÆK, stabak.no, 8 July 2019
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.FC MIDTJYLLAND SÆLGER SAMMY SKYTTE TIL NORSK TOPKLUB, fcm.dk, 25 February 2020
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.SAMMY ER TILBAKE: - DET ER ET KJÆRLIGHETSFORHOLD, stabak.no, 11 September 2020 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.SKYTTE FORLATER STABÆK, stabak.no, 31 March 2022
HB Tórshavn In March 2024, Skytte signed a contract with HB Tórshavn.Sammy Skytte får kontrakt på Færøerne, bold.dk, 8 March 2024
He left the club at the end of the yearÁki: Eg vil flyta upp í bestu deildina, in.fo, 15 January 2025 and started training with Eliteserien club HamKam in early 2025.Tidligere Bodø/Glimt-spiller trener med Eliteserie-klubb, sportsbibelen.no, 14 January 2025 He ended up staying with HB Tórshavn, as he extended his contract with the club until the end of 2025 on February 24, 2025.Sammy Skytte heldur fram í HB, fm1.fo, 24 February 2025 At the end of 2025, he left the club again.Dansk målsluger færdig, tipsbladet.dk, 13 January 2026
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSilkeborg2015–16NordicBet Liga9000–902016–17Superligaen19100–1912017–1823030–260Total51130--541AC Horsens (loan)2018–19Superligaen25010–260Total25010--260Stabæk (loan)2019Eliteserien13100–131Total13100--131Bodø/Glimt 2020Eliteserien11200–112Total11200--112Stabæk 2020Eliteserien14000–140202115220–172Total29220--312Career total129560--1355
Personal life Skytte is the cousin of American football player, Andreas Knappe.
Honours
Club Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien (1): 2020
References
External links
Sammy Skytte on Faroesoccer.com