Celtic goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel has suggested his playing days may be over as he prepares to undergo shoulder surgery.

Schmeichel has not featured since February 22.

Later this month, the 39-year-old will undergo the first of two operations on a shoulder injury, which will likely rule him out for the rest of the season.

"I could've potentially played my last football game," the Denmark international told CBS Sports Golazo.

"I've been a footballer since the day I was born. It's devastating. It's very, very hard to wrap my head around at the moment.

"I got the message [on Tuesday] that it could potentially be the end of my career. By the time I could get back fit I could be plus 40.

"I'm going to give it everything I can to see if I can get back. It would probably be one of the greatest feats of my career if I could ever get back from an injury like this. I'm going to fight, I'm going to try everything I can. I'm going to do the rehab."

 

 

 

 

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Schmeichel, the son of Manchester United great Peter Schmeichel, has made 88 appearances since signing for Celtic.

He won the Premier League with Leicester City in 2016, and has been a regular between the sticks for Denmark.

"I'm going to need two surgeries now to fix my shoulder," he added.

"I've torn the bicep, torn the rotator cuff, dislocated the shoulder, torn the labrum. Everything's gone.

"To maybe put it into terms you can understand, it's like an outfielder doing his ACL and their Achilles at the same time

"It's looking like 10-12 months of rehab.

"Football means everything to me. It's been my whole life, it's been my whole identity."