Born on 5th November 1986 in Denmark, Kasper Schmeichel serves as the goalkeeper for Celtic. Schmeichel, standing at 6ft 2in (1.89m) tall and weighting 14st (89kg), brings substantial physical presence between the sticks and comes equipped with his number 1 jersey. Besides plying his trade at the club level, Schmeichel has also donned the Danish national team's colours.
The current market places Schmeichel's value at approximately €750k, which rounds up to about £643k as per the exchange rates, as stated by Transfermarkt. His time at Celtic, however, is nearing its conclusion with his contract due to expire on 30th June 2025, six months from now.
Schmeichel's career began in earnest when he joined Manchester City as a trainee back in November 2004, going on to make a total of eight appearances for the Premier League club over the 2007 - 2009 seasons. His early years were marked by a series of loans moves to clubs like Darlington, where he made four league appearances in the 2005 - 2006 season, and Bury, where he appeared 29 times over two seasons between 2005 and 2007. More loan stints followed at Falkirk, in Scotland where he made 15 appearances in the 2006 - 2007 season, Cardiff City, where he featured 14 times in the 2007 - 2008 season, and finally Coventry City, where he made nine appearances.
Eventually, Schmeichel made a permanent transfer from Manchester City to Notts County, where he became a first-team regular, making 43 league appearances in the 2009 - 2010 season. He then moved to Leeds United, where he had an impressive 37 league appearances in the 2010 - 2011 season. However, it was his transfer to Leicester City where he truly made his mark. Schmeichel transferred to Leicester City in July 2011 for a transfer fee of about £1m and went on to make a staggering 557 appearances over eleven seasons.
Schmeichel moved to Nice in August 2022 for an undisclosed fee, later moving to Anderlecht in September 2023. Eventually, Schmeichel made his way to Celtic in July 2024, where he currently plies his trade and has so far made 22 first team appearances in the 2024 - 2025 season. While at Celtic, Schmeichel has represented the club in the Champions League, featuring in six matches and has participated in the League Cup, starting in four of the matches.
Schmeichel's international career has seen him make contributions in the Euro 2024 and Euro Qualifiers between 2022 and 2024 for Denmark, starting in four and ten matches respectively. He also made six starts in the Nations League for Denmark in the 2024 - 2025 season.
