Will Jääskeläinen
William Albert Jääskeläinen (born 25 July 1998) is a professional footballer who plays for National League club Woking, as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he has represented Finland at youth international level.
| Jääskeläinen playing for Crewe Alexandra at Crawley Town | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Albert Jääskeläinen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1998[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bromley Cross Sharks | |||
| 2015–2017 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Leek Town | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2022 | Crewe Alexandra | 84 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Loughborough Dynamo (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2017 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Buxton (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Chester (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Wimbledon | 0 | (0) |
| 2023– | Woking | 43 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Finland U18 | ||
| Finland U19 | |||
| Finland U21 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:41, 20 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:57, 11 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Bolton Wanderers edit
Prior to joining the Bolton Wanderers academy, Jääskeläinen started out at Bromley Cross Sharks.[5] He turned professional with Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 2015–16 season.[2][6] Shortly after, Jääskeläinen was given a number fifty shirt.[7]
After being released by the club, he had a trial in August 2017 at VPS[8][9] in his father's native Finland. On 24 July he signed for Leek Town[10][11]
Crewe Alexandra edit
A month later, he signed for Crewe Alexandra.[12]
During the 2017–18 season, Jääskeläinen went on loan to Loughborough Dynamo,[13][14][15] Nantwich Town,[16][17] Buxton,[18] and Chester.[19]
Jääskeläinen signed a new three-year contract with Crewe in May 2018,[20] but spent much of the 2018–19 season on loan again at Nantwich Town,[21][22][23] though a loan extension to the end of the season was cut short when Crewe recalled him on 20 March 2019.[24]
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.[25] In June 2020, Jääskeläinen signed a new two-year deal with Crewe.[26] Following relegation to League Two, Jääskeläinen was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[27] Both the club and Jääskeläinen felt that he needed a "fresh challenge".[28]
AFC Wimbledon edit
He signed for AFC Wimbledon in September 2022, on a one-month contract, as cover for the injured Nathan Broome.[29] He made his debut for the club in the EFL Trophy victory over Crawley Town and then extended his contract until January 2023.[30] He was released upon the expiry of his contract on 13 January 2023.[31]
Woking edit
On 4 February 2023, Jääskeläinen signed for National League club Woking.[32] After 14 appearances for the Cardinals, he was offered a new contract in May 2023,[33] signing a one-year deal.[34]
International career edit
Jääskeläinen is eligible to play for England, his birthplace, and Finland, through his parents.[35]
Jääskeläinen made his debut in international football on 25 August 2015 at the age 17 when he was called to represent Finland under-18s in a match against Montenegro under-18s.[36]
Jääskeläinen has also 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.[37] He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.[38]
Personal life edit
Jääskeläinen is the son of former Bolton Wanderers and Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen,[39] the oldest of three brothers.[40] His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract with Blackpool in 2019.[41] Jääskeläinen was educated at Bolton School Boys’ Division.[42] Growing up, Jaaskelainen and his brothers were raised bilingually, speaking Finnish at home and English with their friends.[43][40]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 20 April 2024.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2018–19[44] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20[45] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[46] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[47] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Loughborough Dynamo (loan) | 2017–18[15][48][49] | Northern Premier League Division One South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2017–18[50][4][51][52] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buxton (loan) | 2017–18[53][54][55] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chester (loan) | 2017–18[4] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2018–19[56][57][58][59] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2022–23[60] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Woking | 2022–23[4] | National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[4] | National League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 166 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 192 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
- ^ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
- ^ Appearances in Cheshire Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance in National League play-offs
Honours edit
Crewe Alexandra
- EFL League Two runner-up: 2019–20[4]
Individual
- Crewe Alexandra Breakthrough Player of the Year: 2019–20[61]
External links edit
- Will Jääskeläinen at Soccerbase
- William Jääskeläinen at Soccerbase
- Crewe Alexandra official profile
- William Jääskeläinen – SPL competition record
References edit
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- ^ Jones, Will H. (25 July 2017). "Transfer News: Jaaskelainen finds a new club". Lion Of Vienna Suite.
- ^ "Will Jaaskelainen: Crewe sign goalkeeper on one-year deal after release from Bolton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ "Loughborough Dynamo sign new goalkeeper". Loughborough Echo. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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- ^ "Nantwich Town sign Crewe Alex keeper Will Jaaskelainen on month loan". Nantwich News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
- ^ "Jaaskelainen Extends Dabbers Stay". www.crewealex.net. 13 November 2017. from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
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- ^ "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
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