Kasper Peter Schmeichel was born on 5 November 1986 and is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Nice and the Denmark national team.
55 Facts About Kasper Schmeichel
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The signing of Republic of Ireland international Shay Given in 2009 meant that Kasper Schmeichel fell even further down the pecking order at City, and he was allowed to link up with former manager Sven-Goran Eriksson at Notts County.
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Kasper Schmeichel spent only one season with the Magpies as, while it was a very successful one for the club and the player himself, changes to the club's financial position made his departure necessary and his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
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Kasper Schmeichel joined Leeds United in 2010, but again, his tenure at the club would only last one season before he was the subject of a transfer to Leicester City, where he would again work under Eriksson.
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Kasper Schmeichel was called up to the Denmark national team for the first time in 2011, and was part of their squad at UEFA Euro 2012, but did not make his senior debut until 2013.
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Kasper Schmeichel represented his country at the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020 and 2022 FIFA World Cup.
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Kasper Schmeichel was born on 5 November 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Kasper Schmeichel is the son of Bente and former Denmark international goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, and is of Polish descent through his paternal grandfather.
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Kasper Schmeichel grew up in Denmark during his early years but spent most of his childhood living in England due to his father's playing career.
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Kasper Schmeichel is a native speaker of both Danish and English, the latter of which he speaks with a Northern-English accent.
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Kasper Schmeichel started playing organised football in Portugal in 2000, while his father was part of Sporting CP.
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Kasper Schmeichel played one season in the Estoril youth academy, in which he managed to win a championship.
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In 2001, Kasper Schmeichel moved to Denmark where he attended Oure Efterskole, an efterskole or voluntary independent residential school for young people finishing their primary education.
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Kasper Schmeichel said in an interview with Euroman in 2014: "At Oure, I was part of an environment and met a coach who made me want to develop even more as a goalkeeper".
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Kasper Schmeichel joined Manchester City in September 2002 on a long-term contract, which covered schoolboy, scholar and professional terms.
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Kasper Schmeichel joined League Two side Darlington on a loan deal in January 2006, where he made his professional first-team debut against Peterborough United at the Darlington Arena on 14 January 2006.
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Kasper Schmeichel gained his first clean sheet three days later against Grimsby Town.
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Kasper Schmeichel made two further appearances before returning to Manchester City.
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Kasper Schmeichel returned to Bury for a further three months the following season.
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Kasper Schmeichel was named man of the match against Rangers on 18 February 2007.
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Kasper Schmeichel made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United in August 2007.
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Kasper Schmeichel saved a penalty from Arsenal's Robin van Persie on 25 August 2007 at the Emirates Stadium.
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Kasper Schmeichel signed a new four-year deal with City in September 2007.
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Kasper Schmeichel was named 2007 Danish Under-21 Talent of the Year.
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Kasper Schmeichel had stated he would like to play for Cardiff again in the future.
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Kasper Schmeichel returned to Eastlands the day after his initial loan expired.
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Towards the end of the season, his father, Peter Kasper Schmeichel, commented during a TV interview that his son was not happy at Manchester City and was set to leave following the end of the season.
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Kasper Schmeichel repeatedly stated that he wanted to leave City and regretted signing a four-year contract.
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In December 2008, Kasper Schmeichel played his last game for Manchester City in a UEFA Cup match against Racing de Santander.
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On 14 August 2009, Kasper Schmeichel signed for League Two side Notts County in a deal that is believed to have broken the club's previous transfer record.
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In September 2009, Kasper Schmeichel almost scored with an audacious overhead kick against Morecambe when he came up from a corner late on in the game.
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Kasper Schmeichel's clean-sheets-to-game-ratio at Notts County was an impressive 55.8 percent.
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Kasper Schmeichel agreed to forgo all his future wages, something which chairman Ray Trew described as "a huge concession by such a young man".
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On 27 May 2010, having been linked with both Premier League and Bundesliga clubs, Kasper Schmeichel signed a two-year contract with Leeds United, joining the club on 1 July 2010.
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Kasper Schmeichel made his debut for the club on Saturday 7 August 2010 in Leeds' opening Football League Championship match against Derby County.
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However, Kasper Schmeichel said that moving to Leeds was the wrong move for him, particularly because he was made to feel unwelcome at the club because of his father's history.
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On 27 June 2011, Kasper Schmeichel was officially confirmed as a Leicester player, signing a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee that reunited him for a second time with his former Manchester City and Notts County manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson.
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Kasper Schmeichel received the first card for moving the ball from the penalty spot as Forest's Lewis McGugan was about to take a kick, then received his second for throwing the ball away after the spot kick was successfully converted.
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Kasper Schmeichel played a total of 52 games overall, making 17 clean sheets and saving four penalties.
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In December 2014, Kasper Schmeichel suffered a broken metatarsal in training, ruling him out for what was thought at the time to be up to six weeks.
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At the opening of the Premier League, Kasper Schmeichel continued his role in the goal ahead of new signing, Ron-Robert Zieler against newly promoted Hull City.
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On 31 August 2018, Kasper Schmeichel signed a new contract with Leicester until June 2023.
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Kasper Schmeichel witnessed the helicopter crash on 27 October 2018 that killed five people including Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
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Kasper Schmeichel went on to play in every Premier League game for Leicester, making his 300th league appearance for the club and helping them to a 9th-place finish.
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Kasper Schmeichel played in all 38 Premier League matches, in which he kept 13 clean sheets.
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Kasper Schmeichel captained Leicester City to the club's first European semi final after being knocked out by Jose Mourinho's Roma in the Europa Conference League.
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On 3 August 2022, Kasper Schmeichel signed for Ligue 1 club Nice.
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Kasper Schmeichel was called up for the under-20 team in October 2005, but did not play for the team until October 2006, during his time at Bury.
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The day after his under-20 debut, Kasper Schmeichel was asked to train with the senior Denmark team and was called up as a replacement for injured Theis Rasmussen in the under-21 squad.
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Kasper Schmeichel was one of the leading players in the team, and was named Danish under-21 Talent of the Year in November 2007, following three clean sheets in the previous four under-21 games.
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Kasper Schmeichel played a total 17 under-21 internationals in a row from March 2007 to October 2008, racking up seven clean sheets.
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Kasper Schmeichel stated that he would only ever play for Denmark.
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Kasper Schmeichel was called up to the Danish senior team on 13 May 2011 for the first time for the match against Iceland, but remained an unused substitute.
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Kasper Schmeichel was selected for the Danish squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where he started in three group stage matches.
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Kasper Schmeichel signed an ambassadorial deal with Precision Goalkeeping on 17 August 2010 which will include the release of the "Schmeichology" Goalkeeping Range.