Kasper Schmeichel, the goalkeeper for Celtic football club, was born in Denmark on Nov. 5, 1986, which makes him 39 years old. Standing at 6ft 2in (1.89m) and weighing in at 14st (89kg), Schmeichel wears the number 1 jersey and has also represented the Denmark national team. His current market value stands at around £255k, which is stated on the website Transfermarkt.
Looking back at his career, Schmeichel started his journey in Premier League with Manchester City as a trainee in Nov. 2004. Making his presence felt, he made only eight first team appearances in league matches in the seasons 2007 - 2009.
Moving in Jan. 2006, Schmeichel transferred to Darlington in England on loan, where he made four first team appearances in his debut season. Shortly after, in Feb. 2006, he transferred to Bury in England on loan. Here, he managed to make a total of 29 first team appearances in league matches across two seasons. His journey then took him to Falkirk in Scotland on loan in Jan. 2007, where he made 15 appearances in the season.
Continuing his journey, Schmeichel went from Manchester to Cardiff City on loan in Oct. 2007, and then transferred to Coventry City on loan in March 2008. Across these two clubs, he made a total of 23 first team appearances in league matches.
His next big move was to Notts County in Aug. 2009 for an undisclosed fee. There, he made an impressive 43 first team appearances in league matches in the 2009 - 2010 season. Schmeichel then transferred to Leeds United in July 2010 and in one season clocked up an impressive 37 first team appearances in league matches.
In July 2011, Schmeichel transferred to Leicester City for a fee of around £1m. He made a total of 475 first team appearances in league matches across the seasons 2011 - 2022. From there, he transferred to Nice in the Ligue 1 in France for an undisclosed fee in Aug. 2022. Over the course of one season, he made 36 appearances.
In Sept. 2023, Schmeichel transferred from Nice to Anderlecht in the Pro League in Belgium, and during the 2023 - 2024 season he made 23 first team appearances. The next part of his journey brought him to Scotland as he transferred to Celtic in July 2024.
During his time at Celtic for the 2024 - 2025 season, Schmeichel made 32 first team appearances in league matches. In the current 2025 - 2026 season, Schmeichel has already clocked in 21 appearances. He's also participated in the League Cup, World Cup Qualifiers, Champions League Qualifiers, Nations League, and Europa League for Celtic and Denmark respectively.
