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Finnish footballer (born 1998)

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[edit]

Bolton Wanderers[edit]

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[edit]

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

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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[edit]

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[edit]

On 4 February 2023, Jääskeläinen signed for National League club Woking.[27]

International career[edit]

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.[28]

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.[29] He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.[30]

Personal life[edit]

He is the son of former Bolton Wanderers and Finland goalkeeper Jussi Jääskeläinen.[31] His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract with Blackpool in 2019.[32]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 18 March 2023.

Honours[edit]

Crewe Alexandra

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ “Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019” (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b “Profile”. Bolton Wanderers F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2017.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Dunlavy, Chris (4 February 2016). “Profile: Wigan keeper and Bolton legend Jussi Jaaskelainen”. The Football League Paper. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e 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.[permanent dead link]
  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.
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  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.
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  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. ^ “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.
  29. ^ Johnson, Matt (28 August 2019). “Jaaskelainen Called Up By Finland U21s”. CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  30. ^ Johnson, Steve. “Player misses Northampton game due to international call-up”. Vital Crewe. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
  31. ^ 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.
  32. ^ “Youngsters Sign Professional Deals”. Blackpool F.C. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  33. ^ “Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2018/2019”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  34. ^ a b “Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2019/2020”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  35. ^ “Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2020/2021”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
  36. ^ “Games played by Will Jääskeläinen in 2021/2022”. Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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  38. ^ “Jaaskelainen Completes Nantwich Town Loan Switch”. www.crewealex.net. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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  47. ^ “2018/19 Player Stats”. Nantwich Town FC. Archived from the original on 3 July 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2022.
  48. ^ “Nantwich Town vs Worksop Town”. Nantwich Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  49. ^ “Nantwich Town vs Chester FC”. Nantwich Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
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  51. ^ “League One & League Two clubs vote to end seasons early”. BBC Sport. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2020.



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