Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has admitted his career might be over after being told he requires two surgeries on a serious shoulder injury. The 39-year-old has been playing through pain since hurting his left shoulder while on international duty with Denmark last year, and aggravated the problem against Stuttgart last month.
Speaking to CBS Sports Golazo Network, Schmeichel revealed the extent of the damage: 'I've torn the bicep, torn the rotator cuff, dislocated the shoulder, torn the labrum – everything's kind of gone. It's looking like 10-12 months of rehab.' He added that the diagnosis was 'devastating' and that he could have played his last ever football game.
The Denmark international has missed Celtic's last five matches and will sit out his country's World Cup play-off against North Macedonia on Thursday, as well as the subsequent clash against either Czech Republic or Republic of Ireland. He will undergo his first surgery on Friday.
Schmeichel, who won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016 and the FA Cup five years later, joined Celtic in summer 2024. Despite the setback, he vowed to fight for his career: 'It would be probably one of the greatest feats of my career if I could get back from an injury like this. I'm going to fight, I'm going to try everything I can.'
