Will Jääskeläinen
Jääskeläinen playing for Crewe Alexandra at Crawley Town
Personal information
Full name William Albert Jääskeläinen[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-25) 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
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 31 (0)
International career‡
2015 Finland U18
Finland U19
Finland U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:08, 26 November 2023 (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 National League club Woking, as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he has represented Finland at youth international level.

Club career

Bolton Wanderers

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 24 July he signed for Leek Town[6][7]

Crewe Alexandra

A month later, he signed for Crewe Alexandra.[8]

During the 2017–18 season, Jääskeläinen went on loan to Loughborough Dynamo,[9][10] Nantwich Town,[11][12] Buxton,[13] and Chester.[14]

Jääskeläinen signed a new three-year contract with Crewe in May 2018,[15] but spent much of the 2018–19 season on loan again at Nantwich Town,[16][17][18] though a loan extension to the end of the season was cut short when Crewe recalled him on 20 March 2019.[19]

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.[20] In June 2020, Jääskeläinen signed a new two-year deal with Crewe.[21] Following relegation to League Two, Jääskeläinen was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[22] Both the club and Jääskeläinen felt that he needed a "fresh challenge".[23]

AFC Wimbledon

He signed for AFC Wimbledon in September 2022, on a one-month contract, as cover for the injured Nathan Broome.[24] He made his debut for the club in the EFL Trophy victory over Crawley Town and then extended his contract until January 2023.[25] He was released upon the expiry of his contract on 13 January 2023.[26]

Woking

On 4 February 2023, Jääskeläinen signed for National League club Woking.[27] After 14 appearances for the Cardinals, he was offered a new contract in May 2023,[28] signing a one-year deal.[29]

International career

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.[30]

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.[31] He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.[32]

Personal life

He is the son of former Bolton Wanderers and Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen.[33] His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract with Blackpool in 2019.[34]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra 2018–19[35] League Two 4000000040
2019–20[36] League Two 350400000390
2020–21[37] League One 310200000330
2021–22[38] League One 14000203[lower-alpha 1]0190
Total 840602030950
Loughborough Dynamo (loan) 2017–18[39][40][41] Northern Premier League
Division One South		 8000—1[lower-alpha 2]090
Nantwich Town (loan) 2017–18[42][4][43][44] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 5030—2[lower-alpha 3]0100
Buxton (loan) 2017–18[45][46][47] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 3000—0030
Chester (loan) 2017–18[4] National League 0000—0000
Nantwich Town (loan) 2018–19[48][49][50][51] Northern Premier League
Premier Division		 23010—2[lower-alpha 4]0260
AFC Wimbledon 2022–23[52] League Two 0000001[lower-alpha 1]010
Woking 2022–23[4] National League 130——1[lower-alpha 5]0140
2023–24[4] National League 18030—1[lower-alpha 2]0220
Total 31030—20360
Career total 1540130201101800
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  2. 1 2 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  3. ↑ One appearance in FA Trophy; one appearance in Northern Premier League Challenge Cup
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in Cheshire Senior Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in National League play-offs

Honours

Crewe Alexandra

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Profile". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Dunlavy, Chris (4 February 2016). "Profile: Wigan keeper and Bolton legend Jussi Jaaskelainen". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Will Jääskeläinen at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ↑ William Jääskeläinen tutustumassa Vepsuun, VPSTV Youtube, 1 August 2017
  6. ↑ "Jaaskelainen Jnr Joins Leek As Son Of Bolton Star Makes His Way". 24 July 2017.
  7. ↑ Jones, Will H. (25 July 2017). "Transfer News: Jaaskelainen finds a new club". Lion Of Vienna Suite.
  8. ↑ "Will Jaaskelainen: Crewe sign goalkeeper on one-year deal after release from Bolton". BBC Sport. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Loughborough Dynamo sign new goalkeeper". Loughborough Echo. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "Dynamo sign son of Premier League legend". Loughborough Dynamo F.C. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Nantwich Town sign Crewe Alex keeper Will Jaaskelainen on month loan". Nantwich News. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Crewe keeper Jaaskelainen extends Nantwich stay". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Buxton loan Crewe keeper Jaaskelainen". Non-League Daily. 5 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "Will Jaaskelainen: Chester sign Crewe goalkeeper on one-month loan". BBC Sport. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  15. ↑ "Will Jaaskelainen and Oliver Finney sign new Crewe Alexandra contacts". BBC Sport. 8 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Nantwich sign Will Jaaskelainen on loan, thenonleaguefootballpaper.com, 16 August 2018
  17. ↑ Crewe Alex keeper Will Jaaskelainen set to rejoin Nantwich Town on loan, cheshire-live.co.uk, 21 November 2018
  18. ↑ Dabbers extend Jaaskelainen loan, nantwichtownfc.co.uk, 18 December 2018
  19. ↑ Will Jaaskelainen returns to Crewe Alexandra, nantwichtownfc.co.uk, 20 March 2019
  20. ↑ "Crewe Alexandra 2–0 Yeovil Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  21. ↑ "Contract Extensions Update". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  22. ↑ "2021–22 Retained List". www.crewealex.net. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  23. ↑ "Former Wanderers youngster 'needed a fresh challenge' after Crewe release". The Bolton News.
  24. ↑ "AFC Wimbledon sign goalkeeper Jaaskelainen" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  25. ↑ "Will extends Dons stay". AFC Wimbledon. 4 October 2022. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
  26. ↑ "Will leaves Wimbledon". AFC Wimbledon. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  27. ↑ "Goalkeeper Jaaskelainen Signs". www.wokingfc.co.uk. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  28. ↑ "National League News: 15 May 2023". BBC Sport. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  29. ↑ "National League news - 21 May 2023". BBC Sport. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  30. ↑ "Jussi Jääskeläisen poika pelaa tänään Suomen maalilla" [Jussi Jääskeläinen's son is playing for Finland today] (in Finnish). Iltasanomat. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  31. ↑ Johnson, Matt (28 August 2019). "Jaaskelainen Called Up By Finland U21s". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  32. ↑ Johnson, Steve. "Player misses Northampton game due to international call-up". Vital Crewe. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  33. ↑ 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.
  34. ↑ "Youngsters Sign Professional Deals". Blackpool F.C. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  35. ↑ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  36. ↑ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  37. ↑ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  38. ↑ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  39. ↑ "Jaaskelainen On Loan At Loughborough Dynamo". www.crewealex.net. 14 September 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  40. ↑ "Jaaskelainen Completes Nantwich Town Loan Switch". www.crewealex.net. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  41. ↑ "England - Loughborough Dynamo FC - Results and fixtures - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  42. ↑ "2017/18 Player Stats". Nantwich Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 5 June 2018.
  43. ↑ "Nantwich Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  44. ↑ "Nantwich Town FC on Twitter". Twitter. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  45. ↑ "Buxton Football Club on Twitter". Twitter. 6 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  46. ↑ "Buxton Football Club on Twitter". Twitter. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  47. ↑ Ritchie, Thomas (20 January 2018). "Report: Farsley Celtic 3-0 Buxton FC". www.farsleyceltic.com. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  48. ↑ "Nantwich Town | Appearances | Will Jaaskelainen | 2018-2019 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  49. ↑ "2018/19 Player Stats". Nantwich Town FC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  50. ↑ "Nantwich Town vs Worksop Town". Nantwich Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  51. ↑ "Nantwich Town vs Chester FC". Nantwich Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  52. ↑ "Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  53. ↑ "Ryan Wintle Takes Two End Of Season Awards". Crewe Alexandra. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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