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# NHL API – Player Nationality

We’ve added a `nationality` attribute to our <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.sportradar.com/ice-hockey/reference/nhl-overview">NHL API</Anchor>.&#x20;

This is the country the player represents internationally, which may differ from the existing `birth_place` data point. The value is a three-letter ISO country code (e.g., CAN), matching the country code used in `birth_place`.

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⭐ **Benefit**

Use `nationality` to display the country a player represents internationally, distinct from their birthplace.

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📋 **Recommended Actions**

* Capture the new `nationality` field from the Player and Team Profile endpoints. Note that this is an optional field, and may not be present for every player.
* Use it wherever you display player origin, keeping in mind it may differ from `birth_place`.

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☑️ **Sample Requests:**

```curl
curl --request GET \
     --url https://api.sportradar.com/nhl/trial/v7/en/players/{player_id}/profile.json \
     --header 'accept: application/json' \
     --header 'x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY'
```

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🔢 **Products**

| Sport      | Product                                                                                                            | Version(s) |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- |
| Ice Hockey | <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.sportradar.com/ice-hockey/reference/nhl-overview">NHL API</Anchor> | v7         |

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🔁 **Endpoints Affected**

* <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.sportradar.com/ice-hockey/reference/nhl-player-profile">NHL Player Profile</Anchor>
* <Anchor target="_blank" href="https://developer.sportradar.com/ice-hockey/reference/nhl-team-profile">NHL Team Profile</Anchor>

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⚙️ **Return Samples**

```xml
<player xmlns="http://feed.elasticstats.com/schema/hockey/profile-v7.0.xsd" id="433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" status="ACT" full_name="Sidney Crosby" first_name="Sidney" last_name="Crosby" abbr_name="S.Crosby" height="71" weight="200" handedness="L" position="F" primary_position="C" jersey_number="87" experience="20" birth_place="Cole Harbour, NS, CAN" birthdate="1987-08-07" updated="2026-03-18T16:03:01+00:00" sr_id="sr:player:31007" reference="8471675" rookie_year="2005" salary="8700000" nationality="CAN">
```
```json
{
    "id": "433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
    "status": "ACT",
    "full_name": "Sidney Crosby",
    "first_name": "Sidney",
    "last_name": "Crosby",
    "abbr_name": "S.Crosby",
    "height": 71,
    "weight": 200,
    "handedness": "L",
    "position": "F",
    "primary_position": "C",
    "jersey_number": "87",
    "experience": "20",
    "birth_place": "Cole Harbour, NS, CAN",
    "birthdate": "1987-08-07",
    "updated": "2026-03-18T16:03:01+00:00",
    "sr_id": "sr:player:31007",
    "reference": "8471675",
    "rookie_year": 2005,
    "salary": 8700000,
    "nationality": "CAN",
```

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