Will Jääskeläinen


William Albert Jääskeläinen is a Finnish professional footballer who plays for Crewe Alexandra, as a goalkeeper.

Club career

Jääskeläinen turned professional with Bolton Wanderers at the start of the 2015–16 season. After being released by the club, he had a trial in August 2017 at VPS in his father's native Finland. Later the same month, he signed for Crewe Alexandra.
During the 2017–2018 season, Jääskeläinen went on loan to Loughborough Dynamo, Nantwich Town, Buxton, and Chester.
Jääskeläinen signed a new three-year contract with Crewe in May 2018, but spent much of the 2018–2019 season on loan again at Nantwich Town, though a loan extension to the end of the season was cut short when Crewe recalled him on 20 March 2019.
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.
In June 2020, Jääskeläinen signed a new two-year deal with Crewe.

International career

Jääskeläinen represented Finland at under-19 youth level.
In August 2019, he was called up by Finland Under-21s for two UEFA Euro U21 qualifiers. He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.

Personal life

He is the son of former Bolton Wanderers and Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen. His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract with Blackpool in 2019.

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