Kasper Peter Schmeichel, also known as Kasper Schmeichel, is a Danish goalkeeper who currently plays for Premier League club Leicester City and the Denmark national team. He is the son of Peter Schmeichel, a former Danish international goalkeeper who has played for Manchester United, Manchester City, Aston Villa, and other clubs. He began his football career with Manchester City after playing for Estoril’s youth squad. From 2004 to 2009, he was loaned out to five different Manchester City teams: Darlington, Bury, Falkirk, Cardiff City, and Coventry City. He joined League Two side Notts County on 14 August 2009 in a move that is thought to have shattered the club’s previous transfer record, and made his debut on 22 August 2009. After a year, he signed a two-year contract with Leeds United on July 1, 2010, and made his debut on August 7, 2010. On June 27, 2011, he signed a three-year contract with Leicester City for an unknown amount. He has played over 350 games for Leicester City and has won the Premier League and the Football League Championship.

He has represented Denmark at several age groups on the international stage. He has played for Denmark at the U19, U20, and U21 levels. On February 6, 2013, he made his international debut. He now has more than 50 caps for his country.

Kasper Schmeichel Salary and Net Worth:

Kasper Schmeichel makes a living as a professional football player. Contracts, salaries, bonuses, and endorsements are all sources of money for him. His estimated net worth is £45 million as of 2021, with a salary of £6 million.

What is Kasper Schmeichel Famous For?

• Being a professional football player.
• Being the son of former Danish international goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.
• Won the 2009-10 Football League Two with Notts County.
• Won the 2015-16 Premier League with Leicester City.
• Won the 2013-15 Football League Championship with Leicester City.
• Won the 2016 and 2017 Danish Football Player of the Year.
• Won the 2015 Danish Football Association’s award.
• Won the 2009-10 PFA League Two Fan’s Player of the Year.
• Won 2011-12, 2016-17 Leicester Player of the Season.
• Won the 2011-12, 2016 -17 Leicester City Player’s Player of the Season.
• Won the 2011-12 Leicester City Supporters’ Club Player of the Season.

Where is Kasper Schmeichel From?

On November 5, 1986, Kasper Schmeichel was born. Kasper Peter Schmeichel is his given name. Copenhagen, Denmark, is where he was born. He grew up with his sister, Cecilie Schmeichel, as one of Peter Schmeichel and Bente Schmeichel’s two children. Peter Schmeichel, his father, was a former Danish international goalkeeper who played for Manchester United, Manchester City, Aston Villa, and other clubs. His father was regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his period. Kasper Schmeichel is a Danish citizen. He is of Caucasian racial origin. Scorpio is his horoscope sign.

Kasper Schmeichel Football Career Timeline:

• In the year 2000, he began playing football for Estoril’s youth team.
• In September 2002, he signed a long-term contract with Manchester City’s youth club, covering schoolboy, scholar, and professional terms, and began his career there.
• From 2004 to 2009, he was loaned out to five different Manchester City teams: Darlington, Bury, Falkirk, Cardiff City, and Coventry City.
• He signed a loan agreement with League Two club Darlington in January 2006 and made his professional first-team debut against Peterborough United on 14 January 2006 at the 96.6 TFM Arena.
• He was loaned out to Bury in February, a month after returning to Manchester City, where he made 29 appearances.
• He joined Scottish Premier League team Falkirk on loan until the conclusion of the 2006-07 season in January 2007. He was selected Man of the Match against Rangers on February 18, 2007.
• He made his Manchester City debut against West Ham United in August 2007.
• At the Emirates Stadium on August 25, 2007, he saved a penalty from Arsenal’s Robin van Persie. He was chosen man of the match despite City’s 1-0 loss against Arsenal.
• He signed a one-month loan with Championship club Cardiff City on October 25, 2007, and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Scunthorpe United on October 27, 2007.

• He joined Coventry City on loan until the end of the season on March 13, 2008, and made nine appearances for the team.
• He was dissatisfied at Manchester City and planned to depart at the end of the season. He last played for Manchester City in a UEFA Cup match against Racing de Santander in December 2008.
• He joined for League Two side Notts County on August 14, 2009, in a transaction that is thought to have shattered the club’s previous transfer record. He was the club’s highest-paid player, earning £1 million each year.
• He made his debut on August 22, 2009, and kept a clean sheet in a 3-0 win over Dagenham & Redbridge.
• He and Notts County won the 2009-10 League Two title and were promoted to Football League One on April 27, 2010.
• After a year, he signed a two-year contract with Leeds United on July 1, 2010, and made his debut in the club’s first Football League Championship match against Derby County on August 7, 2010.
• He was nominated for the August Championship Player of the Month award after an outstanding game for Leeds, however he lost out to Queens Park Rangers winger Adel Taarabt. In August, he did, however, win the Sky Sports Championship Player of the Month title.
• After a year at Leeds United, he joined Leicester City on a three-year agreement for an unknown amount on June 27, 2011.
• He appeared in 52 games for the team in his first season, keeping 17 clean sheets and saving four penalties. He was named Player of the Year and Players’ Player of the Year by the club on April 30, 2012, for his accomplishments throughout the 2011-12 season.
• In a 3-2 win over Bolton Wanderers on April 16, 2013, he made his 100th Leicester appearance. He was named to the 2012-13 Championship PFA Team of the Year, alongside club captain Wes Morgon, for his efforts.
• In December 2014, he broke his metatarsal during training, putting him out for up to six weeks. Leicester signed goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer as a replacement while he was away. He returned from injury three months later, on March 21, 2015, and defeated Schwarzer to play in Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-3 defeat.
• He won the Premier League title at the age of 29 on May 2, 2016, the same age and calendar day as his father, who won Manchester United’s first trophy in 1993. And they made history by becoming the first biological father and son to win the Premier League in the same season.

• He saved a penalty in both leg of Leicester’s first Champions League campaign against Sevilla (from Joaquin Correa and Steven Nzonzi, respectively) as the Foxes advanced 3-2 on aggregate.
• In a 2-0 away win over Brighton on March 31, 2018, he stopped a penalty kick, the same number his father saved during his stint in the tournament (three out of 21 Premier League penalties saved).
• He was present when a helicopter crashed on October 27, 2018, killing five people, including Leicester owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha.
• Since joining Leicester City, he has appeared in every Premier League match and has a total of 350 appearances for the club.

Kasper Schmeichel Wife:

Kasper Schmeichel is a married guy, according to his personal life. Since 2015, he has been married to his lovely girlfriend Stine Gyldenbrand. When he was 17, he met Stine in a 7-Eleven at Norreport Station. Max Schmeichel (born in 2010) and Isabella Schmeichel (born in 2012) are the couple’s children (Born in 2012). The Gyldenbrand Schmeichel Foundation was established by the couple in 2012 to assist humanitarian causes. They are having a wonderful time together.

Kasper Schmeichel Height:

Kasper Schmeichel is 1.89 meters tall, or 6 feet and 2 inches tall. He is 89 kilograms in weight. He has a muscular physique. His eyes are blue, and his hair is light blonde. He has a straight sexual orientation.

Quick Facts About Kasper Schmeichel