against Jagiellonia Białystok and led the team to secure second place in the 2019–20 season. He finished the campaign as top scorer with 24 goals. He also won Forward of the Season award. During the three years at Lech Poznań, he played in 119 games and scored 65 goals, which made him the best foreign goalscorer in club's history. Monza On 22 July 2020, Gytkjær joined newly-promoted Italian Serie B side Monza on a free transfer, signing a two-year contract with the option of a third. He made his debut on 3 October against Empoli, and scored his first goal on 31 October, converting a penalty kick against Cittadella. He renewed his expiring contract in February 2022 for one year. With five goals in four 2021–22 Serie B promotion play-off games – including three goals in two final games against Pisa – Gytkjær helped Monza gain promotion to the Serie A for the first time in their history, and was awarded the play-off MVP award. He made his Serie A debut on 13 August 2022, as a substitute in a 2–1 home defeat to Torino. On 18 September, Gytkjær came on as a substitute and scored in an upset 1–0 win against Italian giants Juventus; it was Monza's first-ever Serie A win. International career Gytkjær was part of the Denmark under-17 team that won the 2006 Nordic Championship in the Faroe Islands. He scored three goals in a 4–0 win over England in the final. Personal life Gytkjær's younger brother, Frederik, also is a footballer. Career statistics Club International Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gytkjær goal. Honours FC Nordsjælland Danish Cup: 2010–11 Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 2016 Norwegian Football Cup: 2016 Denmark U17 Nordic Championship: 2006 Individual Tippeligaen top scorer: 2016 Ekstraklasa top scorer: 2019–20 Tippeligaen Striker of the Year: 2016 Ekstraklasa Forward of the Season: 2019–20 Serie B play-offs MVP: 2021–22 References External links Rosenborg BK official profile AC Monza official profile Christian Gytkjær at rbkmedia.no 1990 births Living people People from Roskilde Danish men's footballers Denmark youth international footballers Denmark international footballers Association football forwards Lyngby Boldklub players FC Nordsjælland players Akademisk Boldklub players Sandnes Ulf players FK Haugesund players Rosenborg BK players TSV 1860 Munich players Lech Poznań players A.C. Monza players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Eliteserien players 2. Bundesliga players Ekstraklasa players Serie B players Serie