# Transfermarkt Scraper - Player Values & Transfers (`lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper`) Actor

Scrape Transfermarkt for football player market values, transfer records, club squads, and player profiles. Search players, get transfer history, squad rosters with valuations.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [lulz bot](https://apify.com/lulzasaur) (community)
- **Categories:** Other
- **Stats:** 9 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
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## Pricing

from $10.00 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

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and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
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For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

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# README

## Transfermarkt Scraper

Scrape [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.us/) for football (soccer) player market values, transfer records, club squad data, and player profiles.

### Features

- **Player Search** — Find players by name with market values, positions, and clubs
- **Player Profile** — Get full player details including market value, contract info, and transfer history
- **Club Squad** — Scrape entire team rosters with individual player valuations and total squad value
- **Transfers** — Get recent transfer activity with fees, clubs involved, and transfer types

### Input

| Field | Type | Description |
|-------|------|-------------|
| `mode` | string | `playerSearch`, `playerProfile`, `clubSquad`, or `transfers` |
| `query` | string | Player name to search (playerSearch mode) |
| `playerUrl` | string | Full Transfermarkt player URL (playerProfile mode) |
| `clubUrl` | string | Full Transfermarkt club URL (clubSquad mode) |
| `season` | string | Season year, e.g. "2025" for 2024/25 |
| `league` | string | League ID for transfers, e.g. "GB1" (Premier League) |
| `limit` | integer | Max results to return (default: 50) |

### Output Fields

#### Player Search / Club Squad

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `playerName` | Player full name |
| `position` | Playing position |
| `age` | Player age |
| `nationality` | Country of citizenship |
| `club` | Current club |
| `marketValue` | Current market value (e.g., "€200.00m") |
| `contractUntil` | Contract expiry date |

#### Player Profile (additional fields)

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `dateOfBirth` | Date of birth |
| `height` | Player height |
| `foot` | Preferred foot |
| `marketValueNumeric` | Market value as a number in euros |
| `transferHistory` | Array of past transfers with fees |

#### Transfers

| Field | Description |
|-------|-------------|
| `fromClub` | Club player is leaving |
| `toClub` | Club player is joining |
| `fee` | Transfer fee (e.g., "€85.00m", "Free transfer", "Loan") |
| `feeNumeric` | Fee as a number in euros |
| `transferType` | Type: "transfer", "loan", or "free" |

### Example Input

#### Search for a player

```json
{
    "mode": "playerSearch",
    "query": "Mbappe",
    "limit": 10
}
```

#### Get player profile with transfer history

```json
{
    "mode": "playerProfile",
    "playerUrl": "https://www.transfermarkt.us/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560"
}
```

#### Scrape a club's full squad

```json
{
    "mode": "clubSquad",
    "clubUrl": "https://www.transfermarkt.us/manchester-city/kader/verein/281/saison_id/2025"
}
```

#### Get recent transfers

```json
{
    "mode": "transfers",
    "limit": 25
}
```

### League IDs

| League | ID |
|--------|-----|
| Premier League | GB1 |
| Bundesliga | L1 |
| La Liga | ES1 |
| Serie A | IT1 |
| Ligue 1 | FR1 |
| Eredivisie | NL1 |
| Primeira Liga | PO1 |
| MLS | MLS1 |

### Notes

- Transfermarkt uses the `.us` domain for the English version
- The scraper uses `got-scraping` for TLS fingerprinting to avoid blocks
- Residential proxies are recommended for large-scale runs
- Be respectful of rate limits — the scraper includes delays between requests
- Market values are returned both as display strings (e.g., "€200.00m") and numeric values in euros

# Actor input Schema

## `mode` (type: `string`):

What to scrape: search players, get a player profile, scrape a club squad, or get recent transfers.

## `query` (type: `string`):

Player name to search for (e.g., 'Mbappe', 'Haaland', 'Messi'). Used in playerSearch mode.

## `playerUrl` (type: `string`):

Full Transfermarkt player profile URL (e.g., 'https://www.transfermarkt.us/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560'). Used in playerProfile mode.

## `clubUrl` (type: `string`):

Full Transfermarkt club squad URL (e.g., 'https://www.transfermarkt.us/manchester-city/kader/verein/281/saison/_id/2025'). Or just the club page URL — the scraper will navigate to the squad page automatically.

## `season` (type: `string`):

Season year for squad/transfers (e.g., '2025' for 2024/25 season). Defaults to current season.

## `league` (type: `string`):

League competition ID for filtering transfers. Examples: 'GB1' (Premier League), 'L1' (Bundesliga), 'ES1' (La Liga), 'IT1' (Serie A), 'FR1' (Ligue 1). Leave empty for all leagues.

## `limit` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of results to return. Set to 0 for unlimited.

## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`):

Proxy settings. Transfermarkt may block requests without proper headers, so proxies are recommended for large-scale runs.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "mode": "playerSearch",
  "query": "Haaland",
  "limit": 50,
  "proxyConfiguration": {
    "useApifyProxy": true,
    "apifyProxyGroups": [
      "RESIDENTIAL"
    ]
  }
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "query": "Haaland"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "query": "Haaland" }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "query": "Haaland"
}' |
apify call lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,lulzasaur/transfermarkt-scraper"
        }
    }
}

```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/hziaPfHGVQEVoYpGd/builds/QvgKJEnJB9PF3HkMz/openapi.json