 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 (age 27)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bolton, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Woking | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bromley Cross Sharks | |||
| 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 | 96 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Finland U18 | ||
| Finland U19 | |||
| Finland U21 | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:41, 23 November 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 09:57, 11 September 2019 (UTC) | |||
William Albert Jääskeläinen (born 25 July 1998) is a professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper forNational League clubWoking. Born in England, he has representedFinland at youth international level.
Prior to joining theBolton Wanderers academy, Jääskeläinen started out at Bromley Cross Sharks.[5] He turned professional withBolton Wanderers at the start of the 2015–16 season.[2][6] Shortly after, Jääskeläinen was given a number fifty shirt.[7]
After being released by the club, he had a trial in August 2017 atVPS[8][9] in his father's native Finland. On 24 July he signed forLeek Town[10][11]
A month later, he signed forCrewe Alexandra.[12]
During the 2017–18 season, Jääskeläinen went on loan toLoughborough Dynamo,[13][14][15]Nantwich Town,[16][17]Buxton,[18] andChester.[19]
Jääskeläinen signed a new three-year contract with Crewe in May 2018,[20] but spent much of the 2018–19 season on loan again atNantwich Town,[21][22][23] though a loan extension to the end of the season was cut short when Crewe recalled him on 20 March 2019.[24]
He made his first team debut for Crewe Alexandra on 19 April 2019, keeping a clean sheet, in a 2–0 win overYeovil Town at Gresty Road.[25] In June 2020, Jääskeläinen signed a new two-year deal with Crewe.[26] Following relegation to League Two, Jääskeläinen was released by the club at the end of the2021–22 season.[27] Both the club and Jääskeläinen felt that he needed a "fresh challenge".[28]
He signed forAFC Wimbledon in September 2022, on a one-month contract, as cover for the injuredNathan Broome.[29] He made his debut for the club in theEFL Trophy victory overCrawley Town and then extended his contract until January 2023.[30] He was released upon the expiry of his contract on 13 January 2023.[31]
On 4 February 2023, Jääskeläinen signed forNational League clubWoking.[32] After 14 appearances for the Cardinals, he was offered a new contract in May 2023,[33] signing a one-year deal.[34]
Jääskeläinen is eligible to play forEngland, his birthplace, andFinland, through his parents.[35]
Jääskeläinen made his debut in international football on 25 August 2015 at the age 17 when he was called to representFinland under-18s in a match againstMontenegro under-18s.[36]
Jääskeläinen has also represented Finland atunder-19 youth level.[4] In August 2019, he was called up byFinland Under-21s for two UEFA Euro U21 qualifiers.[37] He was called up again by the under-21s in November 2019.[38]
Jääskeläinen is the son of formerBolton Wanderers andFinland goalkeeperJussi Jääskeläinen,[39] the oldest of three brothers.[40] His younger brother Emil signed his first professional contract withBlackpool in 2019.[41] Jääskeläinen was educated atBolton School Boys' Division.[42] Growing up, Jaaskelainen and his brothers were raised bilingually, speaking Finnish at home and English with their friends.[43][40]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crewe Alexandra | 2018–19[44] | League Two | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019–20[45] | League Two | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2020–21[46] | League One | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[47] | League One | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Total | 85 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 0 | ||
| Loughborough Dynamo (loan) | 2017–18[15][48][49] | Northern Premier League Division One South | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2017–18[50][4][51][52] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Buxton (loan) | 2017–18[53][54][55] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Chester (loan) | 2017–18[4] | National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nantwich Town (loan) | 2018–19[56][57][58][59] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| AFC Wimbledon | 2022–23[60] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Woking | 2022–23[4] | National League | 13 | 0 | — | — | 1[e] | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24[4] | National League | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25[4] | National League | 43 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 6[f] | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26[4] | National League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[g] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 96 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | 112 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 218 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 255 | 0 | ||
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