Soccer APIs - Player Birth Country in Competitor Profile
October 7th, 2025
We've added players' birth country (country_of_birth
) in the Competitor Profile endpoint of our Soccer APIs. This was previously available only in the Player Profile endpoint.
☑️ Sample Request:
- Competitor Profile -
https://api.sportradar.com/soccer/trial/v4/en/competitors/{competitor_id}/profile.json
🔢 Versions
🔁 Endpoints Affected
- Competitor Profile
⚙️ Return Sample
{
"players": [
{
"id": "sr:player:143040",
"name": "Endo, Wataru",
"type": "midfielder",
"date_of_birth": "1993-02-09",
"nationality": "Japan",
"country_code": "JPN",
"height": 178,
"weight": 76,
"jersey_number": 3,
"preferred_foot": "right",
"place_of_birth": "Yokohama",
"country_of_birth": "Japan",
"gender": "male"
},
{
"id": "sr:player:151545",
"name": "Van Dijk, Virgil",
"type": "defender",
"date_of_birth": "1991-07-08",
"nationality": "Netherlands",
"country_code": "NLD",
"height": 195,
"weight": 92,
"jersey_number": 4,
"preferred_foot": "right",
"place_of_birth": "Breda",
"country_of_birth": "Netherlands",
"gender": "male"
},
{
"id": "sr:player:159665",
"name": "Salah, Mohamed",
"type": "forward",
"date_of_birth": "1992-06-15",
"nationality": "Egypt",
"country_code": "EGY",
"height": 175,
"weight": 71,
"jersey_number": 11,
"preferred_foot": "left",
"place_of_birth": "Basyoun, El Gharbia",
"country_of_birth": "Egypt",
"gender": "male"
},
{
"id": "sr:player:243609",
"name": "Alisson",
"type": "goalkeeper",
"date_of_birth": "1992-10-02",
"nationality": "Brazil",
"country_code": "BRA",
"height": 193,
"weight": 91,
"jersey_number": 1,
"preferred_foot": "right",
"place_of_birth": "Novo Hamburgo",
"country_of_birth": "Brazil",
"gender": "male"
},
<player id="sr:player:143040" name="Endo, Wataru" type="midfielder" date_of_birth="1993-02-09" nationality="Japan" country_code="JPN" height="178" weight="76" jersey_number="3" preferred_foot="right" place_of_birth="Yokohama" country_of_birth="Japan" gender="male"/>
<player id="sr:player:151545" name="Van Dijk, Virgil" type="defender" date_of_birth="1991-07-08" nationality="Netherlands" country_code="NLD" height="195" weight="92" jersey_number="4" preferred_foot="right" place_of_birth="Breda" country_of_birth="Netherlands" gender="male"/>
<player id="sr:player:159665" name="Salah, Mohamed" type="forward" date_of_birth="1992-06-15" nationality="Egypt" country_code="EGY" height="175" weight="71" jersey_number="11" preferred_foot="left" place_of_birth="Basyoun, El Gharbia" country_of_birth="Egypt" gender="male"/>
<player id="sr:player:243609" name="Alisson" type="goalkeeper" date_of_birth="1992-10-02" nationality="Brazil" country_code="BRA" height="193" weight="91" jersey_number="1" preferred_foot="right" place_of_birth="Novo Hamburgo" country_of_birth="Brazil" gender="male"/>