# Sammy Skytte

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. 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.

### 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.

### 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. 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.

### HB Tórshavn

In March 2024, Skytte signed a contract with HB Tórshavn.
He left the club at the end of the year and started training with Eliteserien club HamKam in early 2025.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 8 August 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Silkeborg | 2015–16 | NordicBet Liga | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 |
| Silkeborg | 2016–17 | Superligaen | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 1 |
| Silkeborg | 2017–18 | Superligaen | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| Silkeborg | Total | Total | 51 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 54 | 1 |
| AC Horsens (loan) | 2018–19 | Superligaen | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 0 |
| AC Horsens (loan) | Total | Total | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| Stabæk (loan) | 2019 | Eliteserien | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 1 |
| Stabæk (loan) | Total | Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 13 | 1 |
| Bodø/Glimt | 2020 | Eliteserien | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 |
| Bodø/Glimt | Total | Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 11 | 2 |
| Stabæk | 2020 | Eliteserien | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| Stabæk | 2021 | Eliteserien | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 2 |
| Stabæk | Total | Total | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 129 | 5 | 6 | 0 | - | - | 135 | 5 |

## Personal life

Skytte is the cousin of American football player, Andreas Knappe.

## Honours
### Club

Bodø/Glimt
* Eliteserien (1): 2020