Will Jääskeläinen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Albert Jääskeläinen[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 25 July 1998||
Place of birth | Bolton, England[3] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crewe Alexandra | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017 | Leek Town | 0 | (0) |
2017– | Crewe Alexandra | 84 | (0) |
2017 | → Loughborough Dynamo (loan) | ||
2017 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Buxton (loan) | ||
2018 | → Chester (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 13 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
Finland U19 | |||
Finland U21 | |||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:55, 8 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:57, 11 September 2019 (UTC) |
William Albert Jääskeläinen (born 25 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra, as a goalkeeper.
Born in England, he represents Finland at youth international level.
Club career[]
Jääskeläinen turned professional with Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 2015–16 season.[2] After being released by the club, he had a trial in August 2017 at VPS[5] in his father's native Finland. On July 24 he signed for Leek Town[6][7] however a month later, he signed for Crewe Alexandra.[8]
During the 2017–18 season, Jääskeläinen went on loan to Loughborough Dynamo,[9] Nantwich Town,[10][11] Buxton,[12] and Chester.[13]
Jääskeläinen signed a new three-year contract with Crewe in May 2018,[14] but spent much of the 2018–19 season on loan again at Nantwich Town,[15][16][17] though a loan extension to the end of the season was cut short when Crewe recalled him on 20 March 2019.[18]
He made his first team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 19 April 2019, keeping a clean sheet, in a 2–0 win over Yeovil Town at Gresty Road.[19]
In June 2020, Jääskeläinen signed a new two-year deal with Crewe.[20]
International career[]
Jääskeläinen represented Finland at under-19 youth level.[4]
In August 2019, he was called up by Finland Under-21s for two UEFA Euro U21 qualifiers.[21] He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.[22]
Personal life[]
He is the son of former Bolton Wanderers and Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen.[23] His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract with Blackpool in 2019.[24]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 8 February 2022.
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Crewe Alexandra | 2018–19[25] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20[26] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
2020–21[27] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
2021–22[28] | League One | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Total | 84 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 95 | 0 | ||
Nantwich Town (loan) | 2017–18[29] | Northern Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Nantwich Town (loan) | 2018–19[30] | Northern Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1[a] | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
Career total | 97 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 110 | 0 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in the Cheshire Senior Cup
Honours[]
- Crewe Alexandra
- EFL League Two runner-up: 19–20 (promoted)[31][26]
References[]
- ^ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Profile". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.theleaguepaper.com/featured/3941/profile-wigan-keeper-and-bolton-legend-jussi-jaaskelainen/
- ^ a b Will Jääskeläinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ William Jääskeläinen tutustumassa Vepsuun, VPSTV Youtube, 1 August 2017
- ^ Jaaskelainen Jnr Joins Leek As Son Of Bolton Star Makes His Way
- ^ Transfer News: Jaaskelainen finds a new club"
- ^ "Will Jaaskelainen: Crewe sign goalkeeper on one-year deal after release from Bolton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Dynamo sign son of Premier League legend". Loughborough Dynamo F.C. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Nantwich Town sign Crewe Alex keeper Will Jaaskelainen on month loan". Nantwich News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Crewe keeper Jaaskelainen extends Nantwich stay". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Buxton loan Crewe keeper Jaaskelainen". Non-League Daily. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Will Jaaskelainen: Chester sign Crewe goalkeeper on one-month loan". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Will Jaaskelainen and Oliver Finney sign new Crewe Alexandra contacts". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ Nantwich sign Will Jaaskelainen on loan, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 16 August 2018
- ^ Crewe Alex keeper Will Jaaskelainen set to rejoin Nantwich Town on loan, cheshire-live.co.uk, 21 November 2018
- ^ Dabbers extend Jaaskelainen loan, nantwichtownfc.co.uk, 18 December 2018
- ^ Will Jaaskelainen returns to Crewe Alexandra, nantwichtownfc.co.uk, 20 March 2019
- ^ "Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ "Contract Extensions Update". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^ Johnson, Matt (28 August 2019). "Jaaskelainen Called Up By Finland U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- ^ Johnson, Steve. "Player misses Northampton game due to international call-up". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
- ^ Marc Iles (20 May 2016). "Jussi Jaaskelainen: I was 100 per cent ready to come back to Wanderers". The Bolton News. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Youngsters Sign Professional Deals". Blackpool F.C. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Will Jaaskelainen – 2017-2018"
- ^ Football Web Pages: "Nantwich Town – Appearances – Will Jaaskelainen – 2018-2019"
- ^ "League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early". BBC Sport. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- 1998 births
- Living people
- Finnish footballers
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Leek Town F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Loughborough Dynamo F.C. players
- Nantwich Town F.C. players
- Buxton F.C. players
- Chester F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football goalkeepers
- Finland youth international footballers
- Footballers from Bolton
- Finnish football goalkeeper stubs