# Transfermarkt Scraper (`junipr/transfermarkt-scraper`) Actor Scrape Transfermarkt for football player market values, transfer history, contract details, and club rosters. Full player profiles with historical market valuations. - **URL**: https://apify.com/junipr/transfermarkt-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [junipr](https://apify.com/junipr) (community) - **Categories:** Social media, Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $5.20 / 1,000 player scrapeds This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Transfermarkt Scraper The only fully working Transfermarkt scraper on the Apify Store. Extract football player market values, transfer histories, contract expiry dates, agent information, and complete career statistics from Transfermarkt.com — the gold standard database for football market valuations. ### What Data Can You Extract? | Field | Description | |-------|-------------| | Market value (current + history) | Current EUR value + full historical chart | | Transfer history | All transfers with fees, loan detection, free transfers | | Contract expiry date | Critical for scouting — when a player is available | | Agent / advisor | Player's representation info | | Club & league | Current club, league, country | | Career stats | Goals, assists, appearances per season | | National team | Caps, goals, debut date | | Youth career | Full youth club history | | Injuries | Past injury records and days missed | | Achievements | Club and international trophies | ### How to Use **Search by player name:** ```json { "playerNames": ["Erling Haaland", "Kylian Mbappé"] } ```` **Club roster:** ```json { "mode": "club", "clubUrls": ["https://www.transfermarkt.com/manchester-city/startseite/verein/281"] } ``` **League-wide scraping:** ```json { "mode": "league", "leagueUrls": ["https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/startseite/wettbewerb/GB1"] } ``` **Free agent scouting:** ```json { "mode": "club", "clubUrls": ["https://www.transfermarkt.com/..."], "contractExpiryBefore": "2025-06-30" } ``` ### Input Configuration | Parameter | Type | Default | Description | |-----------|------|---------|-------------| | `mode` | string | `"players"` | `players`, `club`, `league`, `transfers` | | `playerNames` | string\[] | `["Erling Haaland"]` | Player names to search | | `playerUrls` | string\[] | `[]` | Direct Transfermarkt player profile URLs | | `clubUrls` | string\[] | `[]` | Club page URLs for roster scraping | | `leagueUrls` | string\[] | `[]` | League page URLs | | `includeMarketValueHistory` | boolean | `true` | Historical market value chart | | `includeTransferHistory` | boolean | `true` | All transfers with fees | | `includeStats` | boolean | `false` | Career stats (extra requests) | | `contractExpiryBefore` | string | null | ISO 8601 date filter for scouting | | `maxConcurrency` | integer | `3` | Max concurrent requests (keep low) | | `requestDelay` | integer | `1500` | Delay between requests (ms) | ### Output Format ```json { "playerId": "418560", "name": "Erling Haaland", "dateOfBirth": "2000-07-21", "age": 24, "nationalities": ["Norway"], "position": { "main": "Centre-Forward", "other": [] }, "currentClub": { "name": "Manchester City", "contractExpiry": "2027-06-30" }, "marketValue": { "current": 180000000, "currentFormatted": "€180m", "peak": 200000000 }, "transferHistory": [ { "season": "22/23", "fromClub": { "name": "Borussia Dortmund" }, "toClub": { "name": "Manchester City" }, "fee": 60000000, "feeType": "fee", "isLoan": false } ], "scrapedAt": "2026-03-11T12:00:00.000Z" } ``` ### Use Cases - **Fantasy football optimization** — Contract expiry + market value for FPL/FanDuel tools - **Transfer window monitoring** — Track incoming/outgoing transfers in real time - **Football analytics** — Build scouting databases with full career data - **Journalism and research** — Structured data for football reporting - **Sports betting** — Player form and team news monitoring ### Pricing **Pay-Per-Event:** $0.0039 per player scraped ($3.90 per 1,000 players) Pricing includes all platform compute costs — no hidden fees. | Scenario | Players | Cost | |----------|---------|------| | Single player lookup | 1 | $0.002 | | Club roster (25 players) | 25 | $0.05 | | Full Premier League (20 clubs × 27) | 540 | $1.08 | | Top 5 leagues | ~2,700 | $5.40 | ### Related Actors - [Finance News Scraper](https://apify.com/junipr/finance-news-scraper) — Financial news with ticker filtering - [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/junipr/google-news-scraper) — General news monitoring ### FAQ #### How current is the market value data? Transfermarkt updates market values periodically (typically every 3-6 months for top players). The actor scrapes the current displayed value plus full historical chart. #### Can I get market value history? Yes — set `includeMarketValueHistory: true` (default). Returns an array of `{date, value, club}` entries. #### Does it work for all leagues and countries? Yes — Transfermarkt covers all professional leagues globally, from the Premier League to lower domestic leagues. #### What's the difference between market value and transfer fee? Market value is Transfermarkt's estimate. Transfer fee is the actual fee paid when a transfer occurred (from `transferHistory`). #### Can I monitor contract expiry dates automatically with scheduled runs? Yes — use the `contractExpiryBefore` filter with Apify's scheduled runs to get daily alerts on expiring contracts. #### Is Transfermarkt scraping permitted? Transfermarkt data is publicly accessible without login. We use respectful rate limiting (1.5s delay) to avoid server strain. Data sourced from Transfermarkt.com — attribution required when republishing. # Actor input Schema ## `mode` (type: `string`): Scraping mode: players (search by name), club (full roster), league (all clubs + rosters), transfers (recent transfers). ## `playerNames` (type: `array`): Player names to search. E.g. \["Erling Haaland", "Kylian Mbappé"]. Max 200. ## `playerUrls` (type: `array`): Direct Transfermarkt player profile URLs. E.g. \["https://www.transfermarkt.com/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560"]. Max 200. ## `clubUrls` (type: `array`): Club page URLs for roster scraping. E.g. \["https://www.transfermarkt.com/manchester-city/startseite/verein/281"]. ## `leagueUrls` (type: `array`): League page URLs for league-wide scraping. E.g. \["https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/startseite/wettbewerb/GB1"]. ## `searchQuery` (type: `string`): Freeform search on Transfermarkt (players, clubs, or competitions). ## `includeMarketValueHistory` (type: `boolean`): Scrape full market value history chart with historical values and dates. ## `includeTransferHistory` (type: `boolean`): Extract all transfers including loan spells. ## `includeStats` (type: `boolean`): Extract career statistics per season (games, goals, assists). Requires additional page requests. ## `includeAchievements` (type: `boolean`): Club and national team trophies/achievements. ## `includeInjuryHistory` (type: `boolean`): Past injury records. ## `includeYouthCareer` (type: `boolean`): Youth club career history. ## `includeNationalTeam` (type: `boolean`): National team career and caps. ## `minMarketValueEur` (type: `integer`): Filter players with market value below this amount (EUR). ## `maxMarketValueEur` (type: `integer`): Filter players with market value above this amount (EUR). ## `positions` (type: `array`): Filter by position. E.g. \["centre-forward", "centre-back"]. ## `nationality` (type: `string`): Filter by nationality (country name as shown on Transfermarkt). ## `maxAge` (type: `integer`): Filter players older than this age. ## `minAge` (type: `integer`): Filter players younger than this age. ## `contractExpiryBefore` (type: `string`): ISO 8601 date. Return only players whose contract expires before this date. Useful for free agent tracking. ## `maxConcurrency` (type: `integer`): Max concurrent page requests. Keep low (2-5) to avoid rate limiting. ## `requestDelay` (type: `integer`): Delay between requests in milliseconds. Transfermarkt is rate-sensitive. ## `maxPlayersPerClub` (type: `integer`): Limit players extracted per club (for league mode). Leave empty for all. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy settings for requests. ## Actor input object example ```json { "mode": "players", "playerNames": [ "Erling Haaland" ], "includeMarketValueHistory": false, "includeTransferHistory": false, "includeStats": false, "includeAchievements": false, "includeInjuryHistory": false, "includeYouthCareer": false, "includeNationalTeam": false, "maxConcurrency": 1, "requestDelay": 1500, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): Player profile records and club summary records scraped from Transfermarkt. # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = {}; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("junipr/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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = {} # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("junipr/transfermarkt-scraper").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{}' | apify call junipr/transfermarkt-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=junipr/transfermarkt-scraper", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Transfermarkt Scraper", "description": "Scrape Transfermarkt for football player market values, transfer history, contract details, and club rosters. Full player profiles with historical market valuations.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "TSInABtVcnzZdrd28" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/junipr~transfermarkt-scraper/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-junipr-transfermarkt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/junipr~transfermarkt-scraper/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-junipr-transfermarkt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/junipr~transfermarkt-scraper/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-junipr-transfermarkt-scraper", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "mode": { "title": "Scraping Mode", "enum": [ "players", "club", "league", "transfers" ], "type": "string", "description": "Scraping mode: players (search by name), club (full roster), league (all clubs + rosters), transfers (recent transfers).", "default": "players" }, "playerNames": { "title": "Player Names", "type": "array", "description": "Player names to search. E.g. [\"Erling Haaland\", \"Kylian Mbappé\"]. Max 200.", "items": { "type": "string" }, "default": [ "Erling Haaland" ] }, "playerUrls": { "title": "Player Profile URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Direct Transfermarkt player profile URLs. E.g. [\"https://www.transfermarkt.com/erling-haaland/profil/spieler/418560\"]. Max 200.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "clubUrls": { "title": "Club URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Club page URLs for roster scraping. E.g. [\"https://www.transfermarkt.com/manchester-city/startseite/verein/281\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "leagueUrls": { "title": "League URLs", "type": "array", "description": "League page URLs for league-wide scraping. E.g. [\"https://www.transfermarkt.com/premier-league/startseite/wettbewerb/GB1\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "searchQuery": { "title": "Search Query", "type": "string", "description": "Freeform search on Transfermarkt (players, clubs, or competitions)." }, "includeMarketValueHistory": { "title": "Include Market Value History", "type": "boolean", "description": "Scrape full market value history chart with historical values and dates.", "default": false }, "includeTransferHistory": { "title": "Include Transfer History", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract all transfers including loan spells.", "default": false }, "includeStats": { "title": "Include Career Stats", "type": "boolean", "description": "Extract career statistics per season (games, goals, assists). Requires additional page requests.", "default": false }, "includeAchievements": { "title": "Include Achievements", "type": "boolean", "description": "Club and national team trophies/achievements.", "default": false }, "includeInjuryHistory": { "title": "Include Injury History", "type": "boolean", "description": "Past injury records.", "default": false }, "includeYouthCareer": { "title": "Include Youth Career", "type": "boolean", "description": "Youth club career history.", "default": false }, "includeNationalTeam": { "title": "Include National Team", "type": "boolean", "description": "National team career and caps.", "default": false }, "minMarketValueEur": { "title": "Min Market Value (EUR)", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter players with market value below this amount (EUR)." }, "maxMarketValueEur": { "title": "Max Market Value (EUR)", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter players with market value above this amount (EUR)." }, "positions": { "title": "Positions Filter", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by position. E.g. [\"centre-forward\", \"centre-back\"].", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "nationality": { "title": "Nationality Filter", "type": "string", "description": "Filter by nationality (country name as shown on Transfermarkt)." }, "maxAge": { "title": "Max Age", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter players older than this age." }, "minAge": { "title": "Min Age", "type": "integer", "description": "Filter players younger than this age." }, "contractExpiryBefore": { "title": "Contract Expiry Before", "type": "string", "description": "ISO 8601 date. Return only players whose contract expires before this date. Useful for free agent tracking." }, "maxConcurrency": { "title": "Max Concurrency", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10, "type": "integer", "description": "Max concurrent page requests. Keep low (2-5) to avoid rate limiting.", "default": 1 }, "requestDelay": { "title": "Request Delay (ms)", "minimum": 500, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "Delay between requests in milliseconds. Transfermarkt is rate-sensitive.", "default": 1500 }, "maxPlayersPerClub": { "title": "Max Players Per Club", "type": "integer", "description": "Limit players extracted per club (for league mode). Leave empty for all." }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy Configuration", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy settings for requests.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```