# GET /v2/players/{id}

Group: Players

Player profile: position, detailed positions (goalkeeper, centreBack, leftWinger, striker, …; [] when the source lists none), team, nationality, physicals, market value, contract end, current injury (or null).

## Parameters

| Name | In | Required | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | path | yes | our numeric id (positive integer) |

## Response

- `data`: `Player`
- Objects: Player (https://sportsapi.app/markdown/en/reference.md#player)

## Request

cURL:

```bash
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_…" \
    "https://api.sportsapi.app/v2/players/{id}"
```

TypeScript:

```ts
const { data, meta } = await client.players.get(id);
```

Python:

```python
res = client.players.get(id)
```

Go:

```go
res, err := client.Players.Get(ctx, id)
```

CLI:

```bash
$ sportsapi players get <id>
```

## Example response

```json
{ "data": { "id": 3759, "name": "Bukayo Saka", "slug": "bukayo-saka", "position": "forward",
    "positionCode": "F", "jerseyNumber": "7", "heightCm": 178, "dateOfBirth": "2001-09-05",
    "country": { "code": "EN", "name": "England" }, "marketValue": { "amount": 140000000, "currency": "EUR" },
    "contractUntil": "2027-06-30", "image": "https://cdn.sportsapi.app/v2/players/3759/photo",
    "detailedPositions": ["rightWinger", "rightMidfielder"],
    "team": { "id": 3758, "name": "Arsenal", "slug": "arsenal", "shortName": "Arsenal", "code": "ARS", "image": "…" },
    "injury": { "description": "Hamstring Injury", "status": "doubtful", "since": "2026-10-18", "expectedReturn": null,
                "updatedAt": "2026-10-21T08:30:00.000Z" }, … } }
```

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Base URL: https://api.sportsapi.app. Send your API key as `Authorization: Bearer <key>` on every /v2 request; keys are created in the dashboard (https://sportsapi.app/dashboard).
HTML: https://sportsapi.app/docs/players/get · All docs: https://sportsapi.app/markdown/en/docs.md