Kasper Schmeichel
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| Kasper Schmeichel | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Kasper Peter Schmeichel | |
| Date of birth | November 5, 1986 | |
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1] | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Coventry City (on loan from Manchester City) |
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| Number | 32 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2003– 2006 2006 2006 2007 2007–2008 2008 |
Manchester City → Darlington (loan) → Bury (loan) → Bury (loan) → Falkirk (loan) → Cardiff City (loan) → Coventry City (loan) |
7 (0) 4 (0) 15 (0) 14 (0) 15 (0) 14 (0) 9 (0) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2004–2005 2006 2007– |
Denmark u-19 Denmark u-20 Denmark u-21 |
8 (0) 1 (0) 11 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kasper Peter Schmeichel (born November 5, 1986 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish professional football player, who plays as a goalkeeper for Manchester City but is currently on loan at Coventry City until the end of the 2007/08 season. He has played nine games for the Denmark under-21 national team.
He is the son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, who finished his career with Manchester City. Kasper spent most of his childhood living in England, due to his father's playing career. As a result, Kasper speaks English fluently, with a Mancunian accent
[edit] Career
Schmeichel joined Manchester City in 2002 on a long term contract, on a deal which deals with schoolboy, scholar and professional terms.[2] Schmeichel joined League Two side Darlington on loan in January 2006,[3] where he made his professional first team debut against Peterborough United at the 96.6 TFM Arena on January 14, 2006. Darlington won the game 2-1, with Schmeichel conceding a goal to Peterborough striker James Quinn.[4] He gained his first clean sheet three days later against Grimsby Town. He made two further appearances before returning to Manchester City. One month later he was loaned out again, this time to Bury in February,[5] where he made 15 appearances in a three month loan spell. He returned to Bury for a further three months the following season.[6]
Schmeichel joined Scottish Premier League side Falkirk on loan from January 2007 until the end of the 2006-07 season.[7] He was named man of the match against Rangers on February 18, 2007. Schmeichel revealed in May he would have liked his loan at Falkirk extended and Falkirk expressed an interest in signing him.[8][9]
Schmeichel made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United in August 2007.[10] He played against City's rivals Manchester United on the 19 August 2007 and kept a clean sheet in City's 1-0 home win.[11] Schmeichel saved a penalty from Arsenal's Robin van Persie on 25th August 2007, despite City losing 1-0 to Arsenal. He played the first seven of Manchester City's games in the 2007-08 Premier League season, conceding five goals.[12]
On August 23, 2007 it was reported that the English FA were investigating Kasper Schmeichel's international status, to see if there was any chance of him forsaking Denmark, for whom he had already played multiple youth matches, in order to play for the England national football team.[13] However, Schmeichel stated that he will only play for Denmark.[14] He signed a new four-year deal with City in September 2007.[15] This was then followed up with an agreement to go on a one-month loan with Championship side Cardiff City on 25 October 2007.[16] He made his debut for Cardiff on 27 October 2007 in a 1–1 draw with Scunthorpe United.[17] He was named 2007 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year.[18] Towards the end of the loan spell Schmeichel requested that he be allowed to stay on at Cardiff for a longer period and on 22 November the loan spell was extended until the new year with manager Sven-Göran Eriksson stating that he could possibly stay at the club for the rest of the season providing Manchester City do not suffer an injury crisis.[19] But after Eriksson named Joe Hart as the number one goalkeeper at Manchester City Andreas Isaksson requested a transfer meaning that Eriksson will not allow Cardiff to keep Schmeichel after his initial loan period ends on the 2 January.[20] However on 31 December Eriksson threw Cardiff a lifeline by opening talks for Schmeichel to stay at Ninian Park. Schmeichel would be allowed to stay for two more matches should Andreas Isaksson not move until late in the January transfer window, with the possibility of Schmeichel staying for the rest of the year should Isaksson fail to find a club during the transfer window.[21][22] But on 3 January Schmeichel returned to Manchester City after deciding not to remain with Cardiff for the extra two games.[23]
On 13 March he joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the season. Towards the end of the season his father Peter commented during a tv interview that his son was not happy at Manchester City and is set to leave following the end of the season.[24]
[edit] References
- ^ Kasper Schmeichel. Manchester City F.C. profile.
- ^ "Schmeichel's son joins Man City", BBC Sport, 2002-09-06. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Schmeichel joins Quakers on loan", BBC Sport, 2006-01-13. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ Darlington 2-1 Peterborough. BBC. Retrieved on June 20, 2007.
- ^ "Bury sign Man City's Schmeichel", BBC Sport, 2006-02-21. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Schmeichel returns to Gigg Lane", BBC Sport, 2006-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Schmeichel gets Falkirk loan move", BBC Sport, 2007-01-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Schmeichel keen on Falkirk stay", BBC Sport, 2007-05-21. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Falkirk target Schmeichel switch", BBC Sport, 2007-06-20. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "West Ham 0-2 Man City", BBC Sport, 2007-08-11. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ "Man City 1-0 Man Utd", BBC Sport, 2007-08-19. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ {{cite web Kasper had 4 clean sheets out of the seven games, one being against Manchester United | title = Kasper Schmeichel | url = http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?seasonid=137&playerid=37210 | publisher = Soccerbase | accessdate = 2007-08-19}}
- ^ "FA woo Kasper", Daily Mirror, 2007-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-23.
- ^ "England kan glemme alt om Schmeichel", Jyllands-Posten, 2007-08-23. Retrieved on 2007-08-25.
- ^ "Schmeichel pens new Man City deal", BBC Sport, 2007-09-23. Retrieved on 2007-09-23.
- ^ "Cardiff seal Schmeichel loan deal", BBC Sport, 2007-10-25. Retrieved on 2007-10-25.
- ^ "Cardiff 1-1 Scunthorpe", BBC Sport, 2007-10-27. Retrieved on 2007-10-28.
- ^ "Schmeichel årets Arla-talent", DBU, 2007-11-06. Retrieved on 2007-11-23. (Danish)
- ^ "Kasper can stay at Ninian into the new year", South Wales Echo, 2007-11-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Kasper ready to ghost away from Ninian following Sven's summons", South Wales Echo, 2007-12-22. Retrieved on 2007-11-22.
- ^ "Sven's new year gift to Cardiff City", South Wales Echo, 2007-12-31. Retrieved on 2007-11-31.
- ^ "Schmeichel content to extend Cardiff stay", South Wales Echo, 2008-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-02.
- ^ "Kasper returns to Manchester City", Cardiffcityfc.co.uk, 2008-01-03. Retrieved on 2008-01-03.
- ^ "Schmeichel set for Man City exit" BBC Sport Retrieved on 5 May 2007
[edit] External links
- Kasper Schmeichel career stats at Soccerbase
- Danish national team profile
- Manchester City F.C. profile
- Coventry City F.C. profile
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