With a shoulder injury, Kasper Schmeichel hints at possible retirement

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·18 March 2026

With a shoulder injury, Kasper Schmeichel hints at possible retirement

The Danish goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, from Celtic in Scotland, said he was “devastated” as he explained that his serious shoulder injury, which will keep him off the field for almost a year, might force him to retire.

“I will need two surgeries,” said Schmeichel, 39, in an interview with CBS Sports on Tuesday night (17).

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“It was a very hard blow. I tore the biceps, the rotator cuff, and the labrum, and also dislocated the shoulder, almost everything was affected. It will probably take me ten to 12 months of rehabilitation,” he added.

“Maybe I have played my last football match. I have been a player since I was born. This idea [retirement] leaves me devastated,” continued the son of the legendary former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel.

Remarkable Career

Kasper Schmeichel, who played for Leicester from 2011 to 2022, was part of the incredible saga of the ‘Foxes’ in the historic conquest of the English Premier League title in 2016, before lifting the FA Cup in 2021.

After brief stints with Nice in France and Anderlecht in Belgium, he transferred to Celtic in 2024.

For the Danish national team, he has played 120 matches in total, with appearances in the World Cups of 2018 and 2022, as well as the European Championships of 2021 and 2024.

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