14 Facts About Mihkel Aksalu

Mihkel Aksalu was born on 7 November 1984 and is a former Estonian professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

In December 2002, Mihkel Aksalu was included in Flora's first team squad for pre-season training.

Mihkel Aksalu became a regular starter for Flora in the 2006 season.

Kevin Blackwell, Sheffield United's manager at the time, claimed Mihkel Aksalu was the best goalkeeping triallist he had seen in a long time and had the potential to become Estonia's number one.

However, Mihkel Aksalu failed to impress new manager Gary Speed and was unable to break into the first team.

On 6 October 2010, Mihkel Aksalu joined Conference National club Mansfield Town on a two-month loan.

On 4 April 2013, Mihkel Aksalu signed a one-year contract with Ykkonen club SJK.

In October 2013, Mihkel Aksalu signed a new two-year contract with the club.

Mihkel Aksalu was named league's Best Goalkeeper and SJK's Player of the Year.

Mihkel Aksalu was named club captain ahead of the 2016 season.

On 24 September 2016, Mihkel Aksalu helped his team win the 2016 Finnish Cup by saving two penalties in a shootout against HJK in the final.

Mihkel Aksalu has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-20 and under-21 levels, amassing 20 youth appearances overall.

Mihkel Aksalu made his senior international debut for Estonia on 17 October 2007, playing the first half of a friendly match against Montenegro, where he conceded the only goal of the game.

However, with the whole team's isolation due to COVID-19 in March 2021 and Hein's injury in November 2021, Mihkel Aksalu was recalled to the national team to face Belgium and Czech Republic for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.