Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel will retire from football at the end of the season, at age 39, due to a severe shoulder injury, announced the player today, who currently represents Scottish club Celtic.
“When my contract with Celtic ends in June, I will end my professional football career,” Schmeichel stated in declarations to Danish television station TV2.
The Danish international explained that the decision was made after consulting several specialists, who informed him that he would be unlikely to compete at the highest level again.
“It is not fun, it was not how I would have liked my career to end. But on the other hand, everything has an end,” he added.
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Schmeichel aggravated an injury sustained while playing for the Denmark national team during a match against German side Stuttgart, played in February, regarding the Europa League play-offs.
Son of former goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, a legendary Danish international and former player for Manchester United and Sporting, among others, Kasper Schmeichel began his youth development at Manchester City.
Throughout his career, he represented Leicester, Nice, Anderlecht, and Celtic, having won the Premier League with Leicester in 2016 and the FA Cup in 2021.
For the Danish national team, the goalkeeper accumulated 120 international caps.
