Champion keeper Kasper Schmeichel leaves Leicester City

After eleven years, champion keeper Kasper Schmeichel leaves the English football club Leicester City and moves to France to OGC Nice. The Foxes announced on Wednesday.

The Danish team captain celebrated a return to the Premier League with Leicester in 2014 and the only championship in the club’s history in 2016.

With Schmeichel, who came from Leeds United in 2011, the club won the FA Cup for the first time after winning the championship last year, and success in the Supercup (Community Shield) followed shortly afterwards.

The 35-year-old has made 479 appearances for Leicester, only two players have made more appearances.

“His impact and leadership on and off the pitch speaks volumes about him as a professional, as a footballer and as a person,” said managing director Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha. “The experiences he, the club and our fans have shared over the past 11 years are mean he will always be a part of this family.”

Schmeichel plays in Nice under former Bundesliga coach Lucien Favre, who returned to the French at the end of June. The Swiss had already looked after the club from the Cote d’Azur from 2016 to 2018.

A fairy tale! That was Leicester’s 2016 champions team

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In May 2016, the fairy tale came true: Leicester City won the English championship. SPOX looks back on the heroes from back then, who became Premier League winners ten points ahead of Arsenal.

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Kasper Schmeichel (TW, 38 games, 36 goals conceded): Thanks to him, Leicester provided the third-best defensive in the league after Tottenham and United. Trained in City’s youth, Schmeichel joined the Foxes from Leeds in 2011.

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Mark Schwarzer (TW, 0 games): The Australian goalkeeper icon is now 49 years old. He was not used in the championship season in the league, he was allowed to play three times in the cup. After winning the title, he ended his career (514 PL games!).

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Danny Simpson (RV, 30 games, 0 goals): Started at right-back in the 4-4-2 system and was at the peak of his career. In 2019 he left the Foxes for Huddersfield. By the way: Simpson was trained at United and won the CL in 2008.

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Ritchie De Laet (RV, 12 games, 1 goal): He was a champion before, in 2009 it was with ManUnited. He came to the Red Devils as an 18-year-old, after a few loans he moved to Leicester in 2012. Today he plays again at Royal Antwerp.

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Wes Morgan (IV, 39 games, 2 goals): The Jamaican was captain of the winning team at the time. Became a mentality monster this season. He has been playing for the Foxes since 2012 and retired in the summer of 2021.

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Robert Huth (IV, 35 games, 3 goals): Morgan and Huth as an IV duo of a champion team – you have to let that melt in your mouth. But Huth did a good job, winning over 60 percent of his duels. He has been retired since 2018.

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Marcin Wasilewski (IV, 4 games, 0 goals): Played exclusively in Poland until he was 27 years old. His adventure started when he switched to Anderlecht. In 2013 it was on to Leicester. The defender ended his career in 2020.

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Yohan Benalouane (IV, 4 games, 0 goals): The Tunisian came from Bergamo just in time for the championship season. But hardly played a role with the Foxes. In February he joined Fiorentina on loan for the remainder of the season. He can still call himself a master.

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Christian Fuchs (LV, 32 games, 0 goals): Bochum, Mainz, Schalke – Fuchs came to England as a proven Bundesliga player. That was 2015, good timing. Unlike Benalouane, Fuchs made himself indispensable. Ends his career in the USA.

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Ben Chilwell (LV, 0 games): He was 18 at the time and basically still played for the U23s. However, he was nine times in the Premier League squad and made three appearances in the cup. The England international now plays for Chelsea.

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Marc Albrighton (RM, 38 games, 2 goals): Joined the Foxes in 2014 at the age of 24 and made a big leap forward. He shone especially as a preparer (6 assists). Created 62 chances to score this season. Spoilers: One had more.

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N’Golo Kante (CM, 37 games, 1 goal): Probably THE revelation of the season. The Frenchman was a newcomer at the time, came to England from SM Caen. Filled every gap, was always omnipresent. After the championship year, Chelsea paid 35 million euros for Kante.

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Danny Drinkwater (CM, 35 games, 3 goals): He also moved to Chelsea, a year after Kante. He was worth 37.9 million euros to the Blues. At that time contributed eight assists to the championship title. Now he’s touring the clubs.

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Andy King (CM, 25 games, 2 goals): Came to the Foxes as a 16-year-old from Chelsea youth. The Welshman has 376 games for the Foxes, third most behind Vardy and Schmeichel. Currently at Bristol City.

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Daniel Amartey (CM, 5 games, 0 goals): The Ghanaian came to Leicester in the winter of 2016, in the middle of the championship season, as a backup player. Hasn’t risen above that status since, but still plays with the Foxes.

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Gökhan Inler (CM, 5 games, 0 goals): Moved from Napoli to LCFC before the season. He was hailed as the king’s transfer. But things turned out differently. Inler eked out an existence on the bench and joined Besiktas in 2016. Well at Demirspor.

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Jeffrey Schlupp (LM, 24 games, 1 goal): Born in Hamburg, grew up in England. Ran through all Leicester youth teams. A very good bench player in the championship season. In the summer of 2017 he was worth €14m to Crystal Palace.

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Riyad Mahrez (RF, 37 games, 17 goals): In the previous season with 7 points, it was his first season with the Foxes. Then the explosion: 17 goals, 10 assists, created 68 chances (maximum). 2018 the move to ManCity (67.8 million euros).

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Nathan Dyer (RF, 12 games, 1 goal): Leicester still had needs on the right offensive side. Nothing came after Mahrez. That’s why the 33-year-old Dyer was loaned out by Swansea. A loan couldn’t be more perfect, right? In 2021 he broke up.

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Jamie Vardy (ST, 36 games, 24 goals): The ultimate Cinderella story: Kicked out at Sheffield Wednesday, trained as a carbon fiber technician, League 8, League 3, leap into the professional business. 2015/16: Goals in 11 consecutive games – PL record!

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Shinji Okazaki (ST, 36 games, 5 goals): Like Huth and Fuchs, he is also known from the Bundesliga. Came from Mainz and developed into a valuable role player. He left the Foxes in the summer of 2019. Currently without a club.

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Leonardo Ulloa (29 games, 6 goals): Leicester paid 10 million euros for the Argentine in 2014. Came from Brighton. Made 102 games for Leicester. Most recently at Rayo Vallecano, since summer 2021 without a club.

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Andrej Kramaric (2 games, 0 goals): Well, what is Kramaric doing in this squad? Sounds strange, but today’s Hoffenheim player still played for the Foxes in the first half of the season. TSG only loaned him out in winter. He can still call himself PL winner.

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Demarai Gray (LF, 12 games, 0 goals): Birmingham City’s homegrown talent was already considered a great talent in 2016. Leicester struck in the winter and Gray (then 20) was allowed to play regularly in the second half of the season. After an interlude in Leverkusen now at Everton.

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Joe Dodoo (RF, 1 game, 0 goals): Was 21 years old in the championship season, still played regularly for the U23s, but was only allowed to get involved with the pros and is therefore also champion. Since then not very successful. Without a club today.

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Claudio Ranieri (coach): The master coach. The Italian took over from Leicester in 2015 as a relegation contender and formed a unit from his team – with rigorous defense and lightning-fast offense. Released in 2017 – at Watford until January 2022.

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Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha (owner): The visionary. The Thai founded the duty-free shops group “King Power” and took over Leicester City in 2010. Died in a tragic helicopter crash. Today his son Aiyawatt runs the club.

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