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Peter Schmeichel

Peter Schmeichel

Goalkeeper  at Retired
Age62
CitizenshipDenmark Poland
Height1.96 m
Footright
BornNovember 18, 1963
🏆Premier League 👕500+ Apps 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Rating · 99/00 6.5 Solid
Goalkeeper

Honors & awards

Premier League Player of the Season
1995
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Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
00/01
debut season
0
goals / match
Manchester United
top club · 398 apps

Position rank · 99/00

#76
goals rank
#86
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists

Among 455 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

peak value
€750k
top transfer fee · 91/92
best season
137 / 1
int'l caps / goals
582Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
11Yellow cards
0Red cards
581Full matches (90′)
Full namePeter Schmeichel
Name in home countryPeter Bolesław Schmeichel
Date of birth1963-11-18 (62 yrs)
Place of birthGladsaxe, Denmark
CitizenshipDenmark Poland
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height196.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2003-07-01
Contract expires
Jul 2003
Transfer: Man City → Retired
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2002
02/03 — Manchester City
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2002
Transfer: Aston Villa → Man City
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Sporting CP → Aston Villa
01/02 · Transfer
Jul 2001
01/02 — Aston Villa
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2000
00/01 — Sporting CP
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
99/00 — Sporting CP
34 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1999
Transfer: Man Utd → Sporting CP
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
98/99 — Manchester United
56 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1997
97/98 — Manchester United
44 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1996
96/97 — Manchester United
49 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1995
95/96 — Manchester United
45 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Nov 1994
Injury: unknown
10 games missed
Oct 1994
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 1994
94/95 — Manchester United
43 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 1993
93/94 — Manchester United
60 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1992
92/93 — Manchester United
48 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 1991
Transfer: Bröndby IF → Man Utd
91/92 · Transfer · €750k
Jul 1991
91/92 — Manchester United
53 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 1990
90/91 — Bröndby IF
30 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 1989
89/90 — Bröndby IF
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1988
88/89 — Bröndby IF
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1987
87/88 — Bröndby IF
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 1987
Transfer: Hvidovre → Bröndby IF
87/88 · Transfer
Jul 1986
86/87 — Bröndby IF
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 1984
Transfer: Gladsaxe-Hero BK → Hvidovre
84/85 · Transfer
Jul 1980
Transfer: Gladsaxe U19 → Gladsaxe-Hero BK
80/81 · Transfer

Percentile rank vs 385 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 99/00. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards1 total · 0.03/90
47
Clean sheets16 total · 16.00/90
92
52,309 min
Minutes played by club
Sporting CP 11.8%
Manchester United 68.3%
Bröndby IF 8.5%
Manchester City 5.3%
Aston Villa 6.1%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Sporting CP 2 00/01 99/00 68 0 0 6,150
Manchester United 8 91/92 98/99 398 0 0 35,704
Bröndby IF 5 86/87 90/91 49 0 0 4,470
Manchester City 1 02/03 02/03 31 0 0 2,790
Aston Villa 1 01/02 01/02 36 0 0 3,195

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

No trajectory data

Goals by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0386/87: 0086/8787/88: 0087/8888/89: 0088/8989/90: 0089/9090/91: 0090/9191/92: 0091/9292/93: 0092/9393/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00

Assists by season

00/01: 0000/0101/02: 0001/0202/03: 0002/0386/87: 0086/8787/88: 0087/8888/89: 0088/8989/90: 0089/9090/91: 0090/9191/92: 0091/9292/93: 0092/9393/94: 0093/9494/95: 0094/9595/96: 0095/9696/97: 0096/9797/98: 0097/9898/99: 0098/9999/00: 0099/00
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
99/00 Primeira Liga Sporting CP 28 0 0 0 0 2,520
99/00 Taça de Portugal Sporting CP 4 0 0 1 0 390
99/00 UEFA Cup Sporting CP 2 0 0 0 0 180
98/99 Champions League Manchester United 11 0 0 0 0 990
98/99 Champions League Qu. Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 180
98/99 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
98/99 FA Cup Manchester United 8 0 0 0 0 780
98/99 Premier League Manchester United 34 0 0 0 0 3,015
97/98 Champions League Manchester United 7 0 0 0 0 630
97/98 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
97/98 FA Cup Manchester United 4 0 0 0 0 360
97/98 Premier League Manchester United 32 0 0 0 0 2,808
96/97 Champions League Manchester United 9 0 0 0 0 810
96/97 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
96/97 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 270
96/97 Premier League Manchester United 36 0 0 2 0 3,240
95/96 FA Cup Manchester United 6 0 0 0 0 540
95/96 League Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
95/96 Premier League Manchester United 36 0 0 1 0 3,195
95/96 UEFA Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 180
94/95 Champions League Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 270
94/95 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
94/95 FA Cup Manchester United 7 0 0 0 0 660
94/95 Premier League Manchester United 32 0 0 0 0 2,797
93/94 Champions League Manchester United 4 0 0 0 0 360
93/94 Charity Shield Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
93/94 FA Cup Manchester United 7 0 0 0 0 614
93/94 League Cup Manchester United 8 0 0 1 0 720
93/94 Premier League Manchester United 40 0 0 0 0 3,535
92/93 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 270
92/93 League Cup Manchester United 2 0 0 0 0 180
92/93 Premier League Manchester United 42 0 0 0 0 3,780
92/93 UEFA Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 120
91/92 Cup Winners' Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 300
91/92 FA Cup Manchester United 3 0 0 0 0 300
91/92 First Division (- 91/92) Manchester United 40 0 0 0 0 3,600
91/92 League Cup Manchester United 6 0 0 0 0 570
91/92 UEFA Super Cup Manchester United 1 0 0 0 0 90
90/91 Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 180
90/91 Superliga Bröndby IF 18 0 0 2 0 1,620
90/91 UEFA Cup Bröndby IF 10 0 0 0 0 930
89/90 European Cup Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 180
89/90 Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) Bröndby IF 3 0 0 0 0 270
88/89 European Cup Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 180
88/89 Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) Bröndby IF 4 0 0 0 0 360
87/88 Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95) Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 180
87/88 UEFA Cup Bröndby IF 4 0 0 0 0 390
86/87 European Cup Bröndby IF 2 0 0 0 0 180
02/03 FA Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 90
02/03 League Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 90
02/03 Premier League Manchester City 29 0 0 1 0 2,610
01/02 FA Cup Aston Villa 1 0 0 0 0 90
01/02 League Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 180
01/02 Premier League Aston Villa 29 0 0 1 0 2,610
01/02 UEFA Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 180
01/02 UI Cup Aston Villa 2 0 0 0 0 135
00/01 Champions League Sporting CP 4 0 0 0 0 360
00/01 Primeira Liga Sporting CP 27 0 0 2 0 2,430
00/01 Supertaça Sporting CP 3 0 0 0 0 270
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
80/81 1980-07-01 Gladsaxe U19 Gladsaxe-Hero BK Transfer 0
84/85 1984-07-01 Gladsaxe-Hero BK Hvidovre Transfer 0
87/88 1987-07-01 Hvidovre Bröndby IF Transfer 0
91/92 1991-08-06 Bröndby IF Man Utd Transfer 0 €750k
99/00 1999-07-01 Man Utd Sporting CP Transfer 0
01/02 2001-07-12 Sporting CP Aston Villa Transfer 0
02/03 2002-07-01 Aston Villa Man City Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Man City Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
94/95 Back problems 1994-10-30 1994-11-07 9 2
94/95 Back problems 1994-11-20 1995-01-06 48 10

No market value history.

TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #16783 8 0 former national player
Team #3436 #1 129 1 former national player

No teammate data.

Teams faced most often by Peter Schmeichel's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Newcastle United 16 6 4 6 25 24 +1 38%
Sunderland AFC 16 9 5 2 27 10 +17 56%
Leeds United 16 6 4 6 20 24 -4 38%
Middlesbrough FC 16 6 6 4 19 16 +3 38%
West Ham United 16 6 7 3 28 21 +7 38%
Tottenham Hotspur 16 7 4 5 22 13 +9 44%
Chelsea FC 16 4 5 7 20 29 -9 25%
Everton FC 16 11 2 3 35 17 +18 69%
Arsenal FC 16 2 3 11 18 34 -16 13%
Southampton FC 16 8 2 6 28 16 +12 50%
Charlton Athletic 16 8 4 4 27 25 +2 50%
Liverpool FC 16 4 2 10 18 27 -9 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
00/01 Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
99/00 34 3,090 1 0 0 0.03
96/97 49 4,410 2 0 0 0.04
95/96 45 4,005 1 0 0 0.02
93/94 60 5,319 1 0 0 0.02
90/91 30 2,730 2 0 0 0.07
02/03 31 2,790 1 0 0 0.03
01/02 36 3,195 1 0 0 0.03
00/01 34 3,060 2 0 0 0.06

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
99/00 34 3,090 16 47% 24 0.7
98/99 56 5,055 20 36% 57 1.01
97/98 44 3,888 19 43% 35 0.81
96/97 49 4,410 21 43% 48 0.98
95/96 45 4,005 22 49% 36 0.81
94/95 43 3,817 26 60% 25 0.59
93/94 60 5,319 25 42% 53 0.9
92/93 48 4,350 22 46% 34 0.7
91/92 53 4,860 25 47% 40 0.74
90/91 30 2,730 14 47% 23 0.76
89/90 5 450 0 0% 13 2.6
88/89 6 540 0 0% 10 1.67
87/88 6 570 3 50% 5 0.79
86/87 2 180 0 0% 2 1
02/03 31 2,790 9 29% 41 1.32
01/02 36 3,195 10 28% 45 1.27
00/01 34 3,060 11 32% 42 1.24

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
310 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
43 apps
0 G
0 A
League Cup
20 apps
0 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
21 apps
0 G
0 A
Primeira Liga
55 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
38 apps
0 G
0 A
Charity Shield
5 apps
0 G
0 A
First Division (- 91/92)
40 apps
0 G
0 A
Superliga
18 apps
0 G
0 A
Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
11 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Peter Schmeichel

Who is Peter Schmeichel?

Peter Schmeichel is a Denmark professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Retired.

How old is Peter Schmeichel?

Peter Schmeichel is 62 years old. He was born on November 18, 1963 in Gladsaxe.

What position does Peter Schmeichel play?

Peter Schmeichel plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Peter Schmeichel play for?

Peter Schmeichel currently plays for Retired.