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.
Etymology
Origin of footballer
Example Sentences
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Hampton also wrapped up the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year award in November after being caught up in the fallout of Mary Earps' autobiography, which was released earlier that month.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 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
Recorded in stolen moments during the record-shattering Eras tour, it finds the 35-year-old happy, energised and newly in love with American Footballer Travis Kelce.
From BBC • Oct. 3, 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
Voting for the BBC Women's Footballer of the Year 2024 is open.
From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024
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