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. The following season, after failing to break into the first team, he signed a two-month loan deal with Mansfield Town.
He remained sidelined through most of his spell due to an abdominal muscle problem and returned to Bramall Lane in December.
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.
He rejoined his old club Flora in early April of the same year, but left the club again in June to cure his back pain that did not allow him to play. In early April 2013, Aksalu signed with Finnish Ykkonen club SJK. Aksalu captained the side.
He played 13 matches for Estonian U21 national football team