Kasper Schmeichel

Kasper Schmeichel: Biography in Details

Who is Kasper Schmeichel?

Kasper Schmeichel is a Danish professional footballer.

He plays as a goalkeeper for Premier League club Leicester City and the Denmark national team.

He has played 17 games for the Denmark national under-21 team.

What is the zodiac sign of Kasper Schmeichel?

A footballer was born on  5 November 1986 as Kasper Peter Schmeichel in Copenhagen, Denmark.

His father is Peter Schmeichel, a former Manchester United, and Danish international goalkeeper, and his mother, Bente Schmeichel.

He loves playing football from an early age.

Education History

Kasper has attended Hulme Hall Grammar School in Cheadle Hulme, Stockport, Greater Manchester

And he was also educated at Saint Julian’s School in Portugal.

Kasper Schmeichel: Early Life Profession and Career

He started his career with Manchester City. In September 2002, Schmeichel joined Manchester City on a long-term contract, which covered schoolboy, scholar, and professional terms.

Moreover, in August 2007, he made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United, and on 19 August 2007, played against City’s rivals and his boyhood team Manchester United and he kept a clean sheet in City’s 1–0 home win.

In September 2007, he signed a new four-year deal with City. Schmeichel played his last game in December 2008, for Manchester City in a UEFA Cup match against Racing de Santander.

Schmeichel signed for League Two side Notts County on 14 August 2009. He became the highest-paid player at the club, earning ₤1 million annually.

Finally, on 22 August, he made his debut and kept a clean sheet in the side’s 3–0 win against Dagenham & Redbridge.

Having been linked with both Premier League and Bundesliga clubs, on 27 May 2010, he signed a two-year contract with Leeds United, joining the club on 1 July 2010.

Schmeichel was given the number 1 shirt at Leeds,  in the 2010–11 season squad number announcement.

Besides that, Schmeichel was officially confirmed as a Leicester player on 27 June 2011, signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee.

In the 2012–13 season, his forms in the first half surpassed that of the previous season, keeping 12 clean sheets in 28 games, the most in the league.

Schmeichel kept nine clean sheets during a 19-game unbeaten run spanning from December to April during the 2013–14 season, to help guarantee Leicester promotion from the Championship with six games to spare.

Kasper Schmeichel remained the first choice goalkeeper for Leicester’s return to the Premier League for the 2014- 2015 season.

He saved a Romelu Lukaku penalty away at Manchester United on 26 August 2016, in the 53rd minute, with the score at 0–0. On 27 October 2018, he witnessed a helicopter crash that killed five people including Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.

Kasper Schmeichel: Lifetime Achievement and Awards

Kasper Schmeichel won the Premier League title at 29 years of age on 2 May 2016, at the same age and same calendar day when his father won Manchester United’s first such title in 1993.

He has won the best keeper award in Premier League.

Kasper Schmeichel: Controversy and Rumor

Kasper Schmeichel has not been part of controversy and rumor as he is maintaining his life so well.

How much is the net worth of Kasper Schmeichel?

He earns over $2.56 million from his club, Leicester City, and the footballer’s weekly wage is reportedly around $49,000.

His estimated net worth is more than $20 million which he earns from his profession.

Kasper Schmeichel: Body Measurements

Kasper Schmeichel is an average-looking man with dark brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Furthermore, he is 6 feet 2 inches tall with a body mass of 89kg.

Kasper Schmeichel: Social media

Kasper Schmeichel is active on Facebook with more than 100k followers, Twitter with more than 352k followers, and Instagram with more than 753k followers.

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Reference: (Wikipedia, IMDB)

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