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SofaScore API endpoint

SofaScore player API

Returns one SofaScore player by numeric `id`: name, short name, position, jersey number, date of birth, height, preferred foot, country, market value and currency, and the current team. `deceased` is `true` for historical players. An unknown or malformed id returns an upstream error.

GETapiKey1 credit/requestSofaScoresofascore.playerResponseDoc/sofascore/player

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /sofascore/player
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: SofaScore
Response schema: #/definitions/sofascore.playerResponseDoc

SofaScore API Try SofaScore player API in Playground SofaScore API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

id: required. Numeric SofaScore player id.

Notable response behavior:

An unknown or malformed id surfaces as an upstream error (SofaScore returns 404 for a missing player).
deceased is true for historical players SofaScore tracks after death.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /sofascore/player?id=855833
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 1.08 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /sofascore/player?id=855833
Fields returned with a value: 13

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
player.id	Has a value
player.name	Has a value	“Ferran Torres”
player.short_name	Has a value	“F. Torres”
player.slug	Has a value
player.position	Has a value	“F”
player.jersey_number	Has a value	9
player.date_of_birth	Has a value	2000-02-29
player.height	Has a value
player.country	Has a value	“Spain”
player.preferred_foot	Has a value	“Right”
player.market_value	Has a value	59,000,000
player.market_value_currency	Has a value	“EUR”
player.team	Has a value

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
id	string	Yes		Numeric SofaScore player id	855833
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sofascore/player?id=855833" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.sofascore.com/api/v1/player/855833",
    "fetched_at": "2026-07-08T16:45:00Z",
    "player": {
      "id": 855833,
      "name": "Ferran Torres",
      "short_name": "F. Torres",
      "slug": "ferran-torres",
      "position": "F",
      "jersey_number": "7",
      "date_of_birth": "2000-02-29T00:00:00+00:00",
      "height": 183,
      "country": "Spain",
      "preferred_foot": "Right",
      "market_value": 54000000,
      "market_value_currency": "EUR",
      "team": {
        "id": 2817,
        "name": "FC Barcelona",
        "short_name": "Barcelona",
        "slug": "barcelona",
        "country": "Spain"
      }
    }
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/sofascore.playerResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example	Description
code	integer	No	200
data	sofascore.PlayerResponse	No
data.fetched_at	string	No		Time the data was fetched, in UTC (RFC 3339).
data.player	object	No		The player's profile.
data.player.country	string	No		Player's country.
data.player.date_of_birth	string	No		Date of birth (RFC 3339).
data.player.deceased	boolean	No		True when the player has died.
data.player.height	integer	No		Height in centimetres.
data.player.id	integer	No		SofaScore player id. Use it with the player endpoints.
data.player.jersey_number	string	No		Shirt number.
data.player.market_value	integer	No		SofaScore's estimated market value, in units of `market_value_currency`. Omitted when unavailable.
data.player.market_value_currency	string	No		Currency of `market_value`, for example EUR.
data.player.name	string	No		Player's full name.
data.player.position	string	No		Position code, for example G, D, M or F.
data.player.preferred_foot	string	No		Preferred foot, for example "Right".
data.player.short_name	string	No		Shortened name, for example "E. Haaland".
data.player.slug	string	No		URL slug of the player on SofaScore.
data.player.team	object	No		The player's current team.
data.player.team.country	string	No	Spain	Country the team belongs to.
data.player.team.id	integer	No	2817	SofaScore team id. Use it with the team endpoints.
data.player.team.name	string	No	FC Barcelona	Full team name.
data.player.team.national	boolean	No		True for a national team.
data.player.team.short_name	string	No	Barcelona	Shortened team name.
data.player.team.slug	string	No	barcelona	URL slug of the team on SofaScore.
data.source_url	string	No		SofaScore URL the data was read from.
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sofascore/player?id=855833" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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SofaScore player API

GETapiKey1 credit/requestSofaScoresofascore.playerResponseDoc/sofascore/player

Endpoint facts

Method: GET
API path: /sofascore/player
Auth: apiKey
Credits: 1 credit/request
Charged on: Successful 2xx responses only
Platform: SofaScore
Response schema: #/definitions/sofascore.playerResponseDoc

SofaScore API Try SofaScore player API in Playground SofaScore API documentation

How this endpoint behaves

Query parameters:

id: required. Numeric SofaScore player id.

Notable response behavior:

An unknown or malformed id surfaces as an upstream error (SofaScore returns 404 for a missing player).
deceased is true for historical players SofaScore tracks after death.

Live monitoring

Monitored request: GET /sofascore/player?id=855833
Checks passed, 7 days to 14 Oct 2026: 100%
Median response time: 1.08 s

Current status of every endpoint

Sampled response

Request, 14 Oct 2026: GET /sofascore/player?id=855833
Fields returned with a value: 13

Field	In the sample	Value in the sample
player.id	Has a value
player.name	Has a value	“Ferran Torres”
player.short_name	Has a value	“F. Torres”
player.slug	Has a value
player.position	Has a value	“F”
player.jersey_number	Has a value	9
player.date_of_birth	Has a value	2000-02-29
player.height	Has a value
player.country	Has a value	“Spain”
player.preferred_foot	Has a value	“Right”
player.market_value	Has a value	59,000,000
player.market_value_currency	Has a value	“EUR”
player.team	Has a value

Request parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description	Example
id	string	Yes		Numeric SofaScore player id	855833
x-api-key (header)	string	Yes		API key required

cURL example

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sofascore/player?id=855833" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Example JSON response

{
  "code": 200,
  "msg": "OK",
  "data": {
    "source_url": "https://api.sofascore.com/api/v1/player/855833",
    "fetched_at": "2026-07-08T16:45:00Z",
    "player": {
      "id": 855833,
      "name": "Ferran Torres",
      "short_name": "F. Torres",
      "slug": "ferran-torres",
      "position": "F",
      "jersey_number": "7",
      "date_of_birth": "2000-02-29T00:00:00+00:00",
      "height": 183,
      "country": "Spain",
      "preferred_foot": "Right",
      "market_value": 54000000,
      "market_value_currency": "EUR",
      "team": {
        "id": 2817,
        "name": "FC Barcelona",
        "short_name": "Barcelona",
        "slug": "barcelona",
        "country": "Spain"
      }
    }
  }
}

Request schema

No body schema

Response schema

#/definitions/sofascore.playerResponseDoc

Field	Type	Required	Example	Description
code	integer	No	200
data	sofascore.PlayerResponse	No
data.fetched_at	string	No		Time the data was fetched, in UTC (RFC 3339).
data.player	object	No		The player's profile.
data.player.country	string	No		Player's country.
data.player.date_of_birth	string	No		Date of birth (RFC 3339).
data.player.deceased	boolean	No		True when the player has died.
data.player.height	integer	No		Height in centimetres.
data.player.id	integer	No		SofaScore player id. Use it with the player endpoints.
data.player.jersey_number	string	No		Shirt number.
data.player.market_value	integer	No		SofaScore's estimated market value, in units of `market_value_currency`. Omitted when unavailable.
data.player.market_value_currency	string	No		Currency of `market_value`, for example EUR.
data.player.name	string	No		Player's full name.
data.player.position	string	No		Position code, for example G, D, M or F.
data.player.preferred_foot	string	No		Preferred foot, for example "Right".
data.player.short_name	string	No		Shortened name, for example "E. Haaland".
data.player.slug	string	No		URL slug of the player on SofaScore.
data.player.team	object	No		The player's current team.
data.player.team.country	string	No	Spain	Country the team belongs to.
data.player.team.id	integer	No	2817	SofaScore team id. Use it with the team endpoints.
data.player.team.name	string	No	FC Barcelona	Full team name.
data.player.team.national	boolean	No		True for a national team.
data.player.team.short_name	string	No	Barcelona	Shortened team name.
data.player.team.slug	string	No	barcelona	URL slug of the team on SofaScore.
data.source_url	string	No		SofaScore URL the data was read from.
msg	string	No	OK

Failure responses

Status	Description	Schema
400	Bad Request	#/definitions/app.Response
404	Not Found	#/definitions/app.Response
429	Too Many Requests	#/definitions/app.Response
503	Service Unavailable	#/definitions/app.Response

Code examples

Use environment variables for secrets and keep Crawlora API keys server-side.

curl -X GET "https://api.crawlora.net/api/v1/sofascore/player?id=855833" \
  -H "x-api-key: $CRAWLORA_API_KEY"

Shared guides

Authentication Errors and retries Rate limits and credits Pricing Acceptable use

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SofaScore player API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

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SofaScore player API

Endpoint facts

How this endpoint behaves

Live monitoring

Sampled response

Request parameters

cURL example

Example JSON response

Failure responses

Code examples

Shared guides

Related