Sammy Skytte

Sammy Solitaire Siddharta Skytte (born 20 February 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HB Tórshavn.

Sammy Skytte

Personal information
Full name	Sammy Solitaire Siddharta Skytte
Date of birth	(1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth	Silkeborg, Denmark
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	HB Tórshavn
Number	10
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–	HB Tórshavn	34	(11)
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 19:41, 17 August 2025 (UTC)

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.^[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]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 August 2021^[15]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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.

Honours

Club

Bodø/Glimt

• Eliteserien (1): 2020