{{short description|Danish handball player (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2024}} {{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 = 2023–2027 | clubs2 = SG Flensburg-Handewitt | years3 = 2027– | clubs3 = Füchse Berlin | nationalyears1 = 2021– | nationalteam1 = Denmark | nationalcaps1 = 71 | nationalgoals1 = 350 | ntupdate = 1 February 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalGold|2024 Paris|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|World Championship}} {{MedalGold|2023 Poland/Sweden|}} {{MedalGold|2025 Croatia/Denmark/Norway|}} {{MedalCompetition|European Championship}} {{MedalGold|2026 Denmark/Norway/Sweden|}} {{MedalSilver|2024 Germany|}} }}
'''Simon Bogetoft Pytlick''' (born 11 December 2000) is a Danish handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the Danish national team.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== National team == He made his debut for the Danish national team on 4 November 2021, against Norway at the 2021–22 Golden League Tournament in Trondheim.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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=da|access-date=17 March 2022|date=5 November 2021}}</ref> In 2023, he was part of the Danish team that won the World Championship. Initially, Pytlick expected to be a backup player to "patch some holes," but he became a major contributor, scoring nine goals in the final.<ref>{{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=Pytlick's own prediction was as far from reality as possible}}</ref>
In November 2024, he was named vice-captain of the Danish national team behind Magnus Saugstrup.<ref>{{cite web|last=Juulsager|first=Jens Jacob|title=Ny anførerduo i front for Håndboldherrerne|url=https://danskhaandbold.dk/nyheder/ny-anfoererduo-i-front-for-handboldherrerne|access-date=18 January 2025|date=6 November 2024|website=Dansk Håndbold|language=da}}</ref>
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won gold medals, meaning that Denmark held both the World, European and Olympic titles at the same time, as only the second team ever after France's 'Les Experts'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/matches/details/202611010101065/Denmark-Germany|publisher=European Handball Federation|title=Euro 2026 Final - Match Report|date=1 February 2026|access-date=1 February 2026}}</ref> He was the top scorer in the final with 8 goals, and 2nd in the tournament scoring charts behind teammate Mathias Gidsel.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2026-02-01-her-er-statistikkerne-fra-em-danskere-med-i-toppen|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Her er statistikkerne fra EM – danskere med i toppen|date=1 February 2026|access-date=2 February 2026|language=da|author=Mathias Sørensen}}</ref>
==Club career== Pytlick began playing handball in the youth ranks of GOG Håndbold in 2012. He debuted in the Danish Men's Handball League in 2019, playing six matches and scoring ten goals in his first season. Due to teammate Emil Lærke's injury, he gained more playing time in the 2019–20 season and won the Talent of the Year award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Se video-interview: 'Årets talent' er fra GOG og klar til DM-semifinalebrag – nu med tilskuere|url=https://www.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 ready for the DM semifinal – with spectators|publisher=Fyens Stiftstidende|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref> The following season, he won the Danish championship and was selected for the league's All-Star team.<ref>{{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|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref>
In 2022, Pytlick extended his contract with GOG but played only one more season, winning another Danish championship.<ref>{{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 talent extends with GOG despite big offers|publisher=TV 2 Sport|access-date=30 October 2025}}</ref> In 2023, he signed with SG Flensburg-Handewitt.<ref>{{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 two Danish world champions}}</ref> In February 2025, he broke his right arm during a match against Toulouse Handball in the EHF European League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-02-26-pytlick-skal-opereres-har-braekket-sin-skudarm|publisher=TV 2|title=Pytlick skal opereres – har brækket sin skudarm|website=sport.tv2.dk|date=26 February 2025|access-date=26 February 2025|language=da}}</ref> Despite the injury, he extended his contract with Flensburg until 2030 in April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/haandbold/2025-04-06-pytlick-forlaenger-med-flensburg|publisher=TV 2|website=sport.tv2.dk|title=Pytlick forlænger med Flensburg|author=Filippa Brogaard Salomonsen|date=6 April 2025|access-date=7 April 2025|language=da}}</ref>
In December 2025 he announced his intention to join Füchse Berlin in the summer of 2027. He cited his friendship with national team colleague Mathias Gidsel as one of the primary reasons for the transfer.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sport.tv2.dk/live/haandbold/2025-12-01-officielt-pytlick-skifter-til-fuchse-berlin|publisher=TV2 Danmark|title=Officielt: Pytlick skifter til Füchse Berlin|date=1 December 2025|access-date=1 December 2025|language=da}}</ref>
==Achievements== * '''Danish Handball League:''' ** ''Winner:'' 2022, 2023 ** ''Silver:'' 2019, 2020 * '''Danish Handball Cup:''' ** ''Winner:'' 2019, 2022 * '''EHF European League''': ** ''Winner'': 2024, 2025 ;Individual awards * All-Star Left Back of the Olympic Games: 2024<ref>{{cite web|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}}</ref> * All-Star Team as Best Left Back at the World Championship: 2023,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 2025<ref>{{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}}</ref> * All-Star Left Back of the European Championship: 2026<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ehfeuro.eurohandball.com/men/2026/news/en/men-s-ehf-euro-2026-all-star-team-revealed/|title=Men’s EHF EURO 2026 All-star Team revealed|date=1 February 2026|work=ehfeuro.eurohandball.com}}</ref> * All-Star Team as Best Left Back Danish League: 2021–22,<ref>{{cite web |title=Herreligaen – All-Star |url=https://tophaandbold.dk/kaaringer/herreligaen-all-stars |access-date=10 March 2023 |website=tophaandbold.dk|language=da}}</ref> 2022–23<ref>{{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}}</ref> * Danish Player of the Year: 2022<ref>{{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 2022}}</ref> * Danish National Team Player of the Year: 2023<ref>{{cite web |title=Årets mandlige landsholdsspiller er kåret |url=https://www.hbold.dk/arets-mandlige-landsholdsspiller-karet |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=hbold.dk|language=da|trans-title=Men's National Team Player of the Year Announced}}</ref> * EHF Excellence Awards Best Left Back of the Season: 2022–23<ref name="Award">{{cite web |title=Danish players snap up big awards |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/danish-players-snap-up-big-awards/ |access-date=26 June 2023 |website=EHF}}</ref> * EHF Excellence Awards MVP: 2022–23<ref name="Award" />
==Personal life== Pytlick is the son of former handball coach Jan Pytlick and former handball player Berit Bogetoft.<ref>{{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=da|date=24 May 2021|access-date=17 March 2022|trans-title=Simon was born with a handball name, but the only thing Pytlick was forced to do was learn to swim}}</ref> He is the brother of professional handball players Camilla Pytlick and Josephine Pytlick.<ref>{{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|access-date=28 January 2025|language=da}}</ref><ref>{{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|access-date=30 October 2025|language=da|trans-title=Simon Pytlick – Biography with age, clubs, and 8 facts}}</ref> His cousin, Andreas Haagen Pytlick, is also a professional handball player.<ref>{{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|access-date=25 January 2025|language=da|trans-title=Father meets son in Danish top match: - No more hot food and laundry}}</ref>
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