Mihkel Aksalu

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Mihkel Aksalu
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Personal information
Full name Mihkel Aksalu
Date of birth (1984-11-07) 7 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Kuressaare, Estonia
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Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 SJK
Number 33
Youth career
Kuressaare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Kuressaare 1 (0)
2000–2001 → Muhumaa (loan) 27 (0)
2002 → Sörve (loan) 12 (0)
2003 Emmaste 0 (0)
2003–2009 Flora 116 (0)
2004 → Tervis (loan) 15 (1)
2006 Flora II 6 (0)
2009–2012 Sheffield United 0 (0)
2010 → Mansfield Town (loan) 2 (0)
2012 Flora 7 (0)
2012 Flora II 1 (0)
2013– SJK 88 (0)
International career‡
Estonia U21 13 (0)
2007– Estonia 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

Mihkel Aksalu (born 7 November 1984) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Finnish Veikkausliiga club SJK and the Estonia national football team.

Club career

On 29 January 2010 it was announced that Aksalu had signed for Sheffield United on a two and a half-year deal after a successful trial with the club. Kevin Blackwell, United's manager at the time, claimed that he had the potential to be Estonia's Number one, and he was the best goalkeeper trialist he'd seen.[1] The following season, after failing to break into the first team, he signed a two-month loan deal with Mansfield Town.[2] During his time at Mansfield Town, he played two league matches and one FA Cup match. He remained sidelined through most of his spell due to an abdominal muscle problem and returned to Bramall Lane in December.[3] Remaining as a regular in the reserves he was unable to make the breakthrough into the first team in the following season. After a lengthy spell on the sidelines following back surgery he was released by the Blades in January 2012.[4]

He rejoined his old club Flora in early April of the same year,[5] but left the club again in June to cure his back pain that did not allow him to play.[6]

In early April 2013, Aksalu signed with Finnish Ykkonen club SJK.[6] That season SJK won the league and got promoted to Veikkausliiga. In October 2014 SJK won the silver medal in Veikkausliiga, placing second after HJK. Aksalu was named as one of the best goalkeepers in the league and SJK's Player of the Year. Season 2015 brought Aksalu the taste of silverware when SJK won the first Finnish Championship in the club history. Aksalu captained the side. He was chosen as Veikkausliiga's Goalkeeper of the year and SJK's Player of the Year.

International career

Aksalu is a member of the Estonia national football team and he made his national team debut on 17 October 2007 against Montenegro.[7] He played 13 matches for Estonian U21 national football team.

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 November 2015.[8]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
Kuressaare 2000 Meistriliiga 1 0
Total 1 0
Muhumaa (loan) 2000 Esiliiga 11 0
2001 II liiga 16 0
Total 27 0
Sörve (loan) 2002 II liiga 12 0
Total 12 0
Flora 2003 Meistriliiga 1 0
Total 1 0
Tervis (loan) 2003 Esiliiga 7 0
2004 15 1
Total 22 1
Flora 2005 Meistriliiga 8 0
2006 15 0
2007 30 0
2008 29 0
2009 31 0
Total 113 0
Sheffield United 2009–10 Championship 0 0
Total 0 0
Mansfield Town (loan) 2010–11 Conference National 2 0
Total 2 0
Sheffield United 2011–12 League One 0 0
Total 0 0
Flora 2012 Meistriliiga 7 0
Total 7 0
SJK 2013 Ykkönen 26 0
2014 Veikkausliiga 30 0
2015 32 0
Total 88 0
Total 273 1

International

As of 18 November 2015.[8]
Team Year Apps Goals
Estonia
2007 2 0
2008 3 0
2009 1 0
2010 3 0
2011 0 0
2012 1 0
2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 7 0
Total 21 0

Honours

Club

Flora
SJK

Individual

References

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