Simon Pytlick

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Simon Pytlick

| image = 2024-09-15 Handball TVB Stuttgart - SG Flensburg by mroptimax-28.jpg

| caption = Pytlick in 2024

| fullname = Simon Bogetoft Pytlick

| nationality = Danish

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|12|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Thurø, Denmark

| height = 1.93 m

| position = Left back

| currentclub = SG Flensburg-Handewitt

| clubnumber = 2

| youthyears1 = 2012–2018

| youthclubs1 = GOG Håndbold

| years1 = 2018–2023

| clubs1 = GOG Håndbold

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = SG Flensburg-Handewitt

| nationalyears1 = 2021–

| nationalteam1 = Denmark

| nationalcaps1 = 57

| nationalgoals1 = 259

| ntupdate = 29 January 2024

| medaltemplates =

}}

Simon Bogetoft Pytlick (born 11 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/player/bYp5iMMvEk1fEqbecQ4TUg/simon-bogetoft-pytlick/|website=eurohandball.com |title=Simon Bogetoft Pytlick – Career & Statistics |access-date=17 March 2022}}

He made his debut on the Danish national team on 4 November 2021, against Norway at the 2021–22 Golden League Tournament in Trondheim.{{cite web|url=https://dhf.dk/landsholdsinfo/spiller/261886_1|website=Danish Handball Federation (DHF)|title=Simon Pytlick – Statistik |access-date=17 March 2022|language=da}}{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2021-11-05-pytlick-har-en-ting-at-sige-efter-landsholdsdebut|title=Pytlick har én ting at sige efter landsholdsdebut|website=TV 2 |language=Danish|accessdate=17 March 2022|date=5 November 2021}} In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. In the leadup to the tournament Simon Pytlick predicted, that he would be primarily a back-up player who could help "patch some holes". He would however turn out to be a major contributor to Denmark's success including scoring 9 goals in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/vm-herrer/simon-pytlicks-egen-spaadom-endte-saa-langt-fra-virkeligheden-man-kunne|website=Danmarks Radio|title=Simon Pytlicks egen spådom endte så langt fra virkeligheden, man kunne komme |access-date=18 January 2025|date=18 January 2025|language=da|trans-title=Pytlicks own predictions was as far from reality as they could possibly be}}

In November 2024, he was named vice-captain of the Danish national team behind Magnus Saugstrup.{{Cite web|last=Juulsager|first=Jens Jacob|title=Ny anførerduo i front for Håndboldherrerne|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/ny-anforerduo-i-front-for-handboldherrerne|access-date=18 January 2025|date=6 November 2024|website=Dansk Håndbold|language=da-DK}}

Club career

Pytlick started playing handball in the youth ranks of GOG Håndbold in 2012. In 2019 he made his debut in the Danish Men's Handball League. In his debut season he played 6 matches and scored 10 goals.

Due to his teammate Emil Lærke's injury, he got more playing time in the 2019/2020 season, and won the Talent of the year award.{{Cite web |title=Se video-interview: 'Årets talent' er fra GOG og klar til DM-semifinalebrag – nu med tilskuere|url=https://fyens.dk/gog/se-video-interview-aarets-talent-er-fra-gog-og-klar-til-dm-semifinalebrag-nu-med-tilskuere|language=da|trans-title=The 'talent of the year' is from GOG and he is ready for the DM Semifinal – with spectators|publisher=Fyens Stiftstidende}} The next season he won the Danish championship and was on the all star team.{{Cite web |title=HTH Herreligaen All-Stars 2021/2022|url=https://tophaandbold.dk/herreligaen-artikler/hth-herreligaen-all-stars-2021-2022|language=da|publisher=Tophåndbold}}

In 2022, he extended his contract with GOG, but only ended up playing one more season,{{Cite web |title=Landsholdsbobler forlænger i GOG trods store tilbud|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2022-02-08-landsholdsbobler-forlaenger-i-gog-trods-store-tilbud|language=da|trans-title=National team talents extends with GOG despite big offers|publisher=TV 2 Sporten}} where he once again won the Danish Championship.

From summer 2023 he signed a contract with SG Flensburg-Handewitt.{{Cite web |title=SG verpflichtet zwei dänische Weltmeister |url=https://www.sg-flensburg-handewitt.de/news/artikel/sg-verpflichtet-zwei-daenische-weltmeister |access-date=11 March 2023 |website=sg-flensburg-handewitt.de|language=DE|trans-title=SG signs with Danish double world champion}} In February 2025, he broke his right arm during a match between Flensburg-Handewitt and Toulouse Handball in the EHF European League.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-26-pytlick-skal-opereres-har-braekket-sin-skudarm|publisher=TV2 Danmark|author1=Christian Kjær|author2=Nicolai Dvinge|author3=Anes Zizak|title=Pytlick skal opereres – har brækket sin skudarm|website=sport.tv2.dk|date=2025-02-26|access-date=2025-02-26|language=da}} Two months later, while still injured, he signed a contract extension until 2030.{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-04-06-pytlick-forlaenger-med-flensburg|publisher=TV2 Danmark|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Pytlick forlænger med Flensburg|author=Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen|date=6 April 2025|access-date=7 April 2025|language=da}}

Achievements

Danish Handball League:
Winner: 2022, 2023
Silver: 2019, 2020
Danish Handball Cup:
Winner: 2019, 2022

;Individual awards

All-Star left back of the Olympic Games: 2024{{cite news|url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/paris-2024-mens-all-star-team-revealed|title=Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed|date=11 August 2024|access-date=11 August 2024|publisher=IHF|website=ihf.info}}
All Star Team as Best Left Back at the World Championship: 2023,{{Cite web |title=Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed |url=https://www.ihf.info/competitions/men/308/28th-ihf-mens-world-championship-2023/101253/news/122223 |access-date=30 January 2023 |website=IHF}} 2025{{cite web |url=https://www.ihf.info/media-center/news/gidsel-named-mvp-2025-ihf-mens-world-championship-all-star-team-announced|title=Gidsel named MVP, as 2025 IHF Men's World Championship All-Star team announced|date=2 February 2025 |access-date=2 February 2025 |publisher=IHF}}
All-Star Team as Best Left back Danish League: 2021–22,{{Cite web |title=Herreligaen – All-Star |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/kaaringer/herreligaen-all-stars |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=tophaandbold.dk|language=da}} 2022–23{{Cite web |title=HTH Herreliga All-Stars 2022/2023 |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/herreligaen-artikler/hth-herreliga-all-stars-2022-2023 |access-date=26 May 2023 |website=Tophaandbold.dk|language=da}}
Danish Player of the year: 2022{{Cite web |title=Simon Pytlick er Årets Mandlige Håndboldspiller 2022 |url=https://www.hbold.dk/2023/03/26/simon-pytlick-er-aarets-mandlige-haandboldspiller-2022/ |access-date=27 March 2023 |website=hbold.dk|language=da|trans-title=Simon Pytlick is the men's player of the year}}
Danish National team Player of the year: 2023{{Cite web |title=Årets mandlige landsholdsspiller er kåret |url=https://hbold.dk/arets-mandlige-landsholdsspiller-karet |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=hbold.dk}}
EHF Excellence Awards Best left back of the season: 2022/2023
EHF Excellence Awards MVP: 2022/2023

Personal life

He is the son of former handball coach Jan Pytlick and former handball player Berit Bogetoft{{cite web |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/haandbold/herreligaen/simon-er-foedt-med-et-haandboldnavn-men-det-eneste-pytlick-blev|title=Simon er født med et håndboldnavn, men det eneste, Pytlick blev tvunget til, var at lære at svømme| publisher=DR |language=Danish|date=24 May 2021|access-date=17 March 2022}} and brother of the professional handball players Camilla Pytlick and Josephine Pytlick.{{cite web |url=https://europamester.dk/hadsten-haandbold-henter-josephine-pytlick-til-klubben|title=Hadsten Håndbold henter Josephine Pytlick til klubben|publisher=Europamester.dk|first=Mads|last=Madsen|accessdate=28 January 2025|language=da}}{{cite web |url=https://www.hbold.dk/simon-pytlick/ |title=Simon Pytlick – Biografi med alder, klubber og 8 fakta |website=hbold.dk |date=15 December 2022}}

His cousin, Andreas Haagen Pytlick, is also a professional handballer.{{cite web |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/haandbold/far-moeder-soen-i-dansk-topkamp-slut-med-varm-mad-og-toejvask/8366204|title=Far møder søn i dansk topkamp: - Slut med varm mad og tøjvask|publisher=Ekstra Bladet|first=Jan|last=Kjerdtoft|date=14 November 2020|accessdate=25 January 2025|language=da}}

References

External links

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Category:Handball players from the Region of Southern Denmark

Category:Danish expatriate handball players in Germany

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