He was Leicester City’s captain when they won the FA Cup in 2021, the Community Shield 12 weeks later and then reached the UEFA Europa Conference League Semi-Final against AS Roma in 2022. Since leaving Leicester City in August 2022, as one of the Club’s all-time greats, Kasper now plays for Anderlecht, after spending a year at Nice.
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Kasper Schmeichel made history with leicester city
Club Historian John Hutchinson’s review of players to represent Leicester City and Leicester Fosse continues with Kasper Schmeichel, whose achievements at the Club were absolutely outstanding.
In his 11 years at Leicester City, between 2011 and 2022, goalkeeper Schmeichel won more silverware than any other player in the Club’s history, winning the Championship title, the Premier League title, the FA Cup and the FA Community Shield.
Only two other players in City’s entire history have surpassed Schmeichel’s total of 479 games for the Club, during which he kept 144 clean sheets. On the international front, having represented Denmark at Under-19s, Under-20s and Under-21s levels before signing for Leicester, Kasper went on to win the first 84 of his current total of 99 senior caps for his country while on Filbert Way, thereby setting a Club record.
He played in the 2018 FIFA World Cup and reached the Semi-Finals at UEFA EURO 2020, staged a year later than planned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was also Denmark’s Player of the Year on four occasions.
