20 Facts About Casper Ankergren

Casper Ankergren played three matches for the Denmark national under-21 team.

However, Zaza left the club in the summer of 2006 and Casper Ankergren signed a new three-year contract.

However, Casper Ankergren was called up to the Denmark national team by national manager Morten Olsen in October 2006, where he served as a back-up goalkeeper for Jesper Christiansen.

In January 2007, Casper Ankergren signed a loan with English club Leeds United.

Casper Ankergren established himself as a firm favourite with the Leeds fans and displaced Neil Sullivan, Tony Warner and Graham Stack, putting in a number of matchwinning saves and performances.

An injury temporarily forced him out of the team with another Leeds loanee goalkeeper Graham Stack taking his place, although Casper Ankergren reclaimed his place in the team once he regained match fitness.

Casper Ankergren soon made it publicly known that he wanted to continue his stay at Leeds past his loan spell, and Leeds' manager Dennis Wise stated he wanted to keep Ankergren at the club.

Casper Ankergren pulled off a string of impressive one-handed saves to keep his team in the match.

Casper Ankergren started the first four matches of the full season but failed to keep a clean sheet as his team conceded six goals.

Casper Ankergren made his first appearance of the season coming on as a substitute for Higgs who suffered an injury during the match against Milton Keynes Dons, opening the door for Ankergren to start a few matches after Higgs was ruled out with a thigh injury.

Casper Ankergren made his first start of the season against Carlisle United.

Casper Ankergren started a second successive match with Higgs still out and he kept a clean sheet in the match against Charlton Athletic.

Casper Ankergren continued to deputise for the injured Higgs and played 11 matches in all competitions with six clean sheets.

New loan signing David Martin came into the team for the Football League Trophy match against Accrington Stanley with Casper Ankergren dropping to the bench, but he returned to the starting line-up against Southampton and kept another clean sheet.

Casper Ankergren had a fine match for Leeds in the FA Cup match against Tottenham Hotspur on 23 January 2010.

Casper Ankergren was replaced at Leeds by a fellow Dane Kasper Schmeichel who signed a deal two weeks after Ankergren was released.

On 6 August 2010, Casper Ankergren signed for his former Leeds assistant manager Gus Poyet at Brighton.

Casper Ankergren started well at Brighton, winning the League One Player of the Month for September 2010.

Casper Ankergren won the award again in March 2011, keeping five clean sheets in eight matches.

Casper Ankergren played three matches for the under-21s, but found himself the reserve of Rune Pedersen and eventually Stephan Andersen.