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GET Player by ID

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GET Player by ID

https://soccer.sportmonks.com/api/v2.0/players/{ID}

Endpoint details

Authorization

API Key

Pagination

NO

Allowed nested includes

2

Parameters

Available parameters

include

Enrich the API with more data and/or nested includes. Can be used by adding &include= to your request url.

Include options

position team stats trophies sidelined transfers lineups country

Includes are the cornerstone of our API and allow you to enrich and customize your requests. This flexibility is what distinguishes us from our competitors.

You can learn more about what includes are and how they work here:

Example response

https://soccer.sportmonks.com/api/v2.0/players/172104?api_token={API_TOKEN}
   "data": {
        "player_id": 172104,
        "team_id": 53,
        "country_id": 1161,
        "position_id": 3,
        "common_name": "J. Forrest",
        "display_name": "James Forrest",
        "fullname": "James Forrest",
        "firstname": "James",
        "lastname": "Forrest",
        "nationality": "Scotland",
        "birthdate": "07/07/1991",
        "birthcountry": "Scotland",
        "birthplace": "Prestwick",
        "height": "175 cm",
        "weight": null,
        "image_path": "https://cdn.sportmonks.com/images/soccer/players/8/172104.png"
    },

Field

Description

player_id

The unique id of the main player

team_id

The unique id of the team the player belongs to

country_id

The unique id of the country the player is from

position_id

The unique id of the position the player plays in

common_name

The common name the player is known for

display_name

The display name of the player. Often used to show in the lineup formation

fullname

The full name of the player

firstname

The first name of the player

lastname

The last name of the player

nationality

The nationality of the player

birthdate

The date of birth of the player

birthcountry

The country the player was born in

birthplace

The place the player was born in

height

The height of the player

weight

The weight of the player

image_path

The URL of the player image

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