Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper Schmeichel
Kasper helps Leicester win away!
Leicester City won away from home for the first time in nearly a year as the Foxes beat West Ham 3-2 at the London Stadium. Leicester played like champions as goals from Riyad Mahrez, Robert Huth and Jamie Vardy put them into a 3-1 lead at half-time. But, it was Kasper Schmeichel that came to the team's rescue in the end. In the second half, West Ham reduced the deficit through Andre Ayew and were pressing for an equaliser. Andy Carroll had two great chances to equalise but Schmeichel stopped them both with two sensational saves. The first save was from a Carroll header which Schmeichel managed to save while falling behind the goal line. The second, in the third minute of injury time, was even better. Carroll hit a volley from close-range and Schmiechel dived to his right and managed to save. This performance came after two great performances against Sevilla in the Champions League. He saved a penalty in both legs! Is Schmeichel the best goalkeeper in the Premier League?
"Kasper had to make some special saves. My heart was in my mouth at times." Leicester City's new manager, Craig Shakespeare.
Who is Kasper Schmeichel?
Kasper Peter Schmeichel was born in November 1986, in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. His dad is the Manchester Utd legend, Peter Schmeichel, who won the Premier League title five times and also the Champions League. His dad has said that he never pushed his son into football and he never told him to become a goalkeeper. Kasper joined Manchester City as a schoolboy while his dad was playing for the club in 2002. He signed his first professional contract in 2005, and was sent on loan to a number of clubs in England and Scotland to get experience. He made his Premier League debut in 2007/08, but only played eight times before he moved to Notts County in 2009. Following a season in League Two with County, Schmeichel moved to Leeds Utd in the Championship, before moving to Leicester City, who at that time were also in the Championship. Schmeichel was named Leicester's player of the season in 2011/12 and was named in the Championship team of the season in 2012/13 and 2013/14, when the club was promoted to the Premier League. Last season, Schmeichel helped Leicester avoid relegation and he has been a crucial part of Leicester's surprise success this season.
"I think that Kasper is as good as Peter was. The difference is that Peter was the world's best goalkeeper, Kasper isn't, but football has evolved." Erik Thorstvedt, ex-Tottenham goalkeeper.
Like father, like son?
In the next few days, Kasper Schmeichel could follow in his father’s footsteps by becoming a Premier League title winner. There haven't been many father and son combinations that have played in the Premier League. Steve Bruce was the captain of Manchester Utd in the 1990s and won the Premier League three times. His son, Alex, has played Premier League football for Birmingham City and Hull City. Gus Poyet played over 200 matches for Chelsea and Tottenham and helped the former win both the FA Cup and UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. His son, Diego is on the books at West Ham and has played three times in the Premier League. The only father and son to both win the Premier League is Ian Wright who won the Premier League with Arsenal in 1997/98 and his son, Shaun, who won it with Chelsea in 2005/06. Will the Schmeichels become the second father and son to win the Premier League this weekend?
"I am proud and think Kasper has done really well. But I would have been proud of anything he did. Just because football is high profile and people follow it, it doesn’t make it a better thing." Peter Schmeichel, Manchester Utd legend and Kasper's dad.
Is Kasper Schmeichel the best goalkeeper in the Premier League?
Kasper Schmeichel kept his fifteenth clean sheet of the season against Swansea City and no other Premier League goalkeeper has kept more clean sheets this season. Joe Hart, Manchester CIty’s goalkeeper, has also kept 15 clean sheets but has made less saves than Leicester’s number one. Schmeichel has made 88 saves compared to 68 for the City goalkeeper. In the table below, you can see that the only goalkeeper in the top five to make more saves than Schmeichel is Petr Cech at Arsenal. All five have had great seasons and all five are the number one goalkeepers for their country, too. Who do you think is the best? Let us know in the comments section what you think.
| Club | Goalkeeper | Clean Sheets | Saves |
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Kasper Schmeichel | 15 | 88 |
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Joe Hart | 15 | 74 |
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Petr Cech | 14 | 93 |
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David De Gea | 14 | 79 |
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Hugo Lloris | 13 | 74 |
Did you know......?
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Kasper Schmeichel was a striker until he was 15.
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Schmeichel played for five different clubs before he made his Premier League debut for Manchester City.
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One of Schmeichel's best friends is the Manchester City goalkeeper, Joe Hart.
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Kasper Schmeichel has his own range of goalkeeping gloves, which he designed himself. The range is called Schmeichology!
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Schmeichel says his best advice for young goalkeepers is to enjoy it and not take things too seriously.
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Is Kasper Schmeichel the best goalkeeper in the Premier League? If not, who is?
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Is it more difficult or easier for a footballer who has a famous father?
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Is it common for children to do the same thing as their parents? Do you know anyone who does the same job as their mum or dad?
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22/10/2022
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New manager put the company into lead at market by raising the market share through prices.They also marketed their own range of local dried fruits.
22/10/2022 18:27
Tottenham Hotspur
5558
New manager put the company into lead at market by raising the market share through prices.They also marketed their own range of local dried fruits.
27/06/2020
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I think it's more difficult because fans will always compare between him and his dad's success.
27/06/2020 00:00
Manchester United
6539
I think it's more difficult because fans will always compare between him and his dad's success.
26/06/2020
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Kasper Schmeichel is a fantastic goalkeeper but David De Gea is the best goalie in my opinion.
26/06/2020 23:59
Manchester United
6539
Kasper Schmeichel is a fantastic goalkeeper but David De Gea is the best goalie in my opinion.
14/05/2016
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I think it is more difficult especially if he was successful.
14/05/2016 15:25
Liverpool
3705
I think it is more difficult especially if he was successful.
14/05/2016
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Yes he is,he made a lot of saves and one of the factors that led them to the top.
14/05/2016 15:24
Liverpool
3705
Yes he is,he made a lot of saves and one of the factors that led them to the top.
10/05/2016
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Schmeichel is on the way to become the best goalkeeper in my opinion.
It is more difficult for a football who has a famous father.
Chaouchi the goalkeeper of Algiers Mouloudia and previous one in National is the son of the goalkeeper of Bordj menail in the seventies and even for some matches for the Algerian team.
10/05/2016 18:12
Manchester City
3988
Schmeichel is on the way to become the best goalkeeper in my opinion.
It is more difficult for a football who has a famous father.
Chaouchi the goalkeeper of Algiers Mouloudia and previous one in National is the son of the goalkeeper of Bordj menail in the seventies and even for some matches for the Algerian team.
01/05/2016
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Yes it's common for children to do what their parents do.
Abiding Pele - Andre and Jordan Ayew
01/05/2016 17:19
Manchester United
4779
Yes it's common for children to do what their parents do.
Abiding Pele - Andre and Jordan Ayew
01/05/2016
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It's more difficult as people tend to expect more from you
01/05/2016 17:17
Manchester United
4779
It's more difficult as people tend to expect more from you
01/05/2016
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Per the stats Kasper perfectly fits to be the best keeper in the premier league.
01/05/2016 17:16
Manchester United
4779
Per the stats Kasper perfectly fits to be the best keeper in the premier league.
29/04/2016
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I know some people who continued the family tradition and have chosen the same occupation as their parents. I guess that's good thing if you like to do that job so they can help you a lot with their experience. Also, you can be one step ahead of other students since you memorize great knowledge in practise before you even specialise in smth. In sport it is very different and doesn't guarantee anything at all. So, I think that sport related families make huge efforts to make big achievements.
29/04/2016 10:45
Arsenal
3557
I know some people who continued the family tradition and have chosen the same occupation as their parents. I guess that's good thing if you like to do that job so they can help you a lot with their experience. Also, you can be one step ahead of other students since you memorize great knowledge in practise before you even specialise in smth. In sport it is very different and doesn't guarantee anything at all. So, I think that sport related families make huge efforts to make big achievements.
29/04/2016
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Having a famous father certainly has its pros and cons. Like, famous father can help you with his advices so you could avoid making commonly made mistakes but at the end it is up to you to achieve smth.in football carreer. It can be really hard to make big success when others make plans instead of you.
29/04/2016 10:36
Arsenal
3557
Having a famous father certainly has its pros and cons. Like, famous father can help you with his advices so you could avoid making commonly made mistakes but at the end it is up to you to achieve smth.in football carreer. It can be really hard to make big success when others make plans instead of you.
29/04/2016
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Both Kasper and Cech are brilliant but Kasper deserves to win this award for he was on the goal all season long and ensured 7 clean sheets in last 9 matches which is a stunning achievement.
29/04/2016 10:29
Arsenal
3557
Both Kasper and Cech are brilliant but Kasper deserves to win this award for he was on the goal all season long and ensured 7 clean sheets in last 9 matches which is a stunning achievement.
29/04/2016
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I think that Petr Cech is best goalkeeper in the Premier league because he shows many super saves and stability than other goalkeeper.
Footballer who has famous father feel more difficult because of comparison with his father.
I think that commonly activity and thinking and dream of children are affected to their parents.
29/04/2016 07:29
Liverpool
122
I think that Petr Cech is best goalkeeper in the Premier league because he shows many super saves and stability than other goalkeeper.
Footballer who has famous father feel more difficult because of comparison with his father.
I think that commonly activity and thinking and dream of children are affected to their parents.