footballer
Americannoun
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a football player, especially a member of a college or professional team.
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Chiefly British. a soccer player.
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Example Sentences
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Footballer Christian Eriksen says he is "doing well" at home with his family and has already started his recovery, after collapsing during an international match between Denmark and Ukraine on Sunday.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
She won the Football Writers' Association Women's Footballer of the Year award earlier in May and was named City's Player of the Season on Sunday.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
The 74-year-old had an illustrious playing career which included spells at Liverpool, Hamburg, Southampton and Newcastle United, while he twice won the European Footballer of the Year award.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
It earned him the Player of the Season and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards, as well as being named in the PFA Team of the Year.
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025
But the 25-year-old looks like he is approaching the form that saw him collect the Player of the Season and Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year awards in 2024.
From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025
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