# Transfermarkt Scraper - Players, Squads & Market Values (`scrapesage/transfermarkt-scraper`) Actor Scrape Transfermarkt: football players with market value as a number in EUR, contract expiry, position, age, nationality, shirt number and the club they joined from, plus club squads and league tables. 31 leagues from the Premier League to MLS, Brazil and Saudi Arabia. - **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapesage/transfermarkt-scraper.md - **Developed by:** [Scrape Sage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) (community) - **Categories:** AI, Automation, Integrations - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $2.20 / 1,000 player records This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows. 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. 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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 - Players, Squads & Market Values > **Disclaimer:** This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners. "Transfermarkt" is referenced only to describe the publicly available website this Actor collects data from. Scrape **[Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.com)**, football's reference database for player valuations, into a clean dataset. Every row is one player with the **market value as a number in euros**, the **contract expiry date**, exact position, age, nationalities, shirt number, the club they joined from and the fee paid - or, in club mode, one row per club with squad size, average age, foreign-player count and total squad value. **31 competitions verified live**, from the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1 to MLS, Brazil's Série A, the Saudi Pro League and the J1 League. Pick a competition and the actor reads every club in it and then every squad - a whole league in one run. ### Why this Transfermarkt scraper? - **Market value as a NUMBER.** `marketValueEur: 220000000`, not `"€220.00m"`. `€800k`, `€45.00m` and `€13.23bn` all become plain integers you can sort, sum and chart - the whole point of scraping Transfermarkt at all. The formatted text is kept too. - **Contract expiry on every player**, so "who is in the final year of their deal" is a one-line filter (`contractExpiresBefore`) - the single most valuable recruitment query on the site. - **A league in one run.** One competition code reads the league table, then every club's squad. The Premier League is ~600 players from one input. - **Transfer-in detail free with the squad row**: `joinedFrom`, `joinedDate` and `transferFeeEur` come from the squad table, so you get signing history without a request per player. - **Real pick-lists.** Competitions and position groups are dropdowns built from Transfermarkt's own codes - all 31 competition codes were checked against the live site and the ones that no longer resolve were dropped, so a filter cannot silently return the wrong league. - **Clubs mode** turns a league into 20 comparable rows: squad size, average age, foreigners, average and total market value. ### Use cases - **Recruitment & scouting** - shortlist by position, age, value band and contract status across a whole league. - **Market analysis** - squad valuations by club and league, valuation inflation over time, wonderkid tracking. - **Sports media & content** - "most valuable XI", "players out of contract in June", "biggest squads in Europe". - **Fantasy football & modelling** - a structured player universe with positions, ages and valuations. - **Betting & analytics pipelines** - squad strength as a numeric feature. ### Important: this actor needs a residential proxy Transfermarkt answers **datacenter** IP addresses with a challenge page (HTTP 202 and a ~2 KB shell) on *every* URL, including its homepage. The same plain request from a **residential** exit returns the full page. `proxyConfiguration` therefore defaults to **Apify Proxy + RESIDENTIAL**, which is correct - leave it alone unless you are supplying your own residential provider. If a datacenter proxy is used anyway, the run says so on the run card instead of returning a mysterious empty result. ### How to use 1. Pick one or more **competitions** - or paste Transfermarkt URLs (competition, club or player), or search player names. 2. Choose **players** or **clubs** output. 3. Narrow with position group, nationality, market-value band, age band or contract expiry. 4. Set **Maximum records** and run. ### Input ```json { "competitions": ["GB1", "ES1"], "recordType": "players", "positionGroups": ["Attack"], "minMarketValue": 20000000, "maxAge": 23, "contractExpiresBefore": "2027-06-30", "maxResults": 300 } ``` - **competitions** - 31 verified league codes (Premier League `GB1`, LaLiga `ES1`, Bundesliga `L1`, Serie A `IT1`, Ligue 1 `FR1`, Eredivisie, Liga Portugal, Süper Lig, MLS, Brasileirão, Saudi Pro League, J1 League, Championship, LaLiga2, 2. Bundesliga, Serie B, Ligue 2 and more). - **startUrls / urlsFromFile** - any Transfermarkt competition, club or player URL. Type them, upload a file, or link a remote `.txt` / `.csv` / Google Sheet. - **searchQueries** - player names; each match is returned as a full profile. - **recordType** - `players` (default) or `clubs`. - **positionGroups** - Goalkeeper · Defender · Midfield · Attack. - **nationalities / playerNameQuery / clubNameQuery** - text filters applied after the crawl. - **minMarketValue / maxMarketValue** in euros, **minAge / maxAge**, **contractExpiresBefore** (`YYYY-MM-DD`). - **enrichPlayerProfiles** + **maxProfileRecords** - see below. - **maxClubsPerCompetition**, **maxResults**, **monitorMode / monitorKey**, **proxyConfiguration**. > **Tip:** run with nothing set and you get a 25-player Premier League sample rather than a full sweep, so an exploratory or agent-issued call is never an expensive surprise. ### Output Four dataset views: **Players** · **Market values** · **Contracts running down** · **Clubs**. ```json { "recordType": "player", "playerId": "262749", "name": "David Raya", "url": "https://www.transfermarkt.com/david-raya/profil/spieler/262749", "shirtNumber": 1, "position": "Goalkeeper", "positionGroup": "Goalkeeper", "age": 30, "nationalities": ["Spain"], "nationality": "Spain", "marketValueEur": 30000000, "marketValueText": "€30.00m", "contractExpires": "2028-06-30", "joinedFrom": "Brentford FC", "joinedDate": "2024-07-01", "transferFeeEur": 32000000, "club": "Arsenal FC", "clubId": "11", "clubUrl": "https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-arsenal/startseite/verein/11", "competition": "Premier League", "competitionCode": "GB1", "photo": "https://img.a.transfermarkt.technology/portrait/medium/262749-1780663789.jpg", "source": "squad" } ``` A **club** row carries `name`, `competition`, `squadSize`, `averageAge`, `foreignPlayers`, `averageMarketValueEur`, `totalMarketValueEur`, the crest and links to the club and squad pages. #### Deep enrichment - `enrichPlayerProfiles` The squad table already gives most of what you need. Turn this on to fetch each player's own profile and add **date and place of birth, height in metres, preferred foot, agent, outfitter, name in home country** and the **date the market value was last updated**. One extra request and one extra event per player, with `maxProfileRecords` capping the spend. #### What to expect (field coverage) Measured on a live run (Premier League squads, 2026-08-31): | Field | Coverage | |---|---| | name, club, position, positionGroup, age, nationality, market value, photo, competition | **100%** | | contractExpires | 92-96% | | shirtNumber | 93% (a few squad players carry no number) | | joinedFrom / joinedDate / transferFeeEur | only for players whose transfer-in Transfermarkt records - typically recent signings | | height, foot, agent, place of birth | only with `enrichPlayerProfiles` on | A blank market value means Transfermarkt has not valued that player - youth and third-choice keepers mostly - and is returned as `null`, never as `0`. ### Monitor mode Turn on **`monitorMode`** and the actor remembers every record already returned under that key and emits only new ones, tagged `monitorEvent: "new"`. Pair it with an [Apify Schedule](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules) to watch a league for new signings. ### How much does it cost to scrape Transfermarkt? This Actor uses Apify's **pay-per-event** pricing: you are charged only for the results it delivers, with no monthly rental and no start fee. The events it can charge are: - **Player record** - One Transfermarkt player: name, club and club link, shirt number, exact position and position group, age, nationalities, market value as a number in euros plus the formatted text, contract expiry, the club they joined from with the transfer fee, and a portrait photo. - **Club record** - One club from a league table: name, competition, squad size, average age, foreign-player count, average and total squad market value in euros, crest and links to the club and squad pages. - **Full player profile** - One player's own profile page fetched and merged in, adding date and place of birth, height, preferred foot, agent, outfitter, name in home country and the date the market value was last updated. The current price of each event is shown on the **Pricing** tab of this page. Set a maximum total charge on the run if you want a hard cap on spend, and use the input limits to control how much the Actor fetches. ### Automate & schedule [Schedules](https://docs.apify.com/platform/schedules), [webhooks](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/webhooks), and one-click [integrations](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations) for Google Sheets, Slack, Airtable, Make and Zapier. ### Integrate with any app **JSON, CSV, Excel, XML and RSS** through the [Dataset API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2#/reference/datasets/item-collection); start it from the [API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2#/reference/actors/run-collection/run-actor) or any [client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/). ### Use with AI assistants (MCP) Exposed through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp), so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and any MCP client can call it as a tool - "list Premier League attackers under 23 worth over €20m whose contract ends by June 2027" becomes one tool call. ### Agent-ready: autonomous payments (x402 & Skyfire) This actor is **agent-ready** — AI agents can discover it, run it, and **pay for it autonomously**, with no Apify account and no human in the loop. It uses [pay-per-event](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/publishing/monetize/pay-per-event) pricing and [limited permissions](https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/development/permissions), so it qualifies for Apify's agentic-payment standards: - **[x402](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402)** — an open, HTTP-native payment protocol. Agents pay per run in USDC on the Base network directly through the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp) — no account, no API key. - **[Skyfire](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/skyfire)** — agent-to-service payments for fully autonomous AI-agent workflows. Building an AI agent, MCP tool, or autonomous data pipeline? This scraper is ready to plug in and pay as it goes. ### More sports & data scrapers from scrapesage - [ESPN Sports Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage) - scores, schedules and standings - [Sports Betting Odds Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage) - live odds across books - [MLB Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapesage) - baseball stats and schedules - Browse everything at [apify.com/scrapesage](https://apify.com/scrapesage) ### FAQ **Do I need an account or API key?** No. This reads only public pages. **Why does my run return nothing?** Almost always the proxy. Transfermarkt blocks datacenter IPs with a challenge page; set `proxyConfiguration` to Apify Proxy with the **RESIDENTIAL** group. The run card says so explicitly when that is what happened. **How many players can I get in one run?** A full Premier League sweep is roughly 600 players across 20 squads. Raise `maxResults` and `maxClubsPerCompetition` to cover more, or list several competitions. **Is the market value current?** It is whatever Transfermarkt currently publishes. With `enrichPlayerProfiles` on you also get `marketValueUpdated`, the date of the last revaluation. **Are the values in euros?** Yes. Transfermarkt publishes in EUR and `marketValueEur` is a plain integer number of euros. **Can I get historical valuations?** Not in this actor - it returns the current value plus, on enrichment, the date it was last updated. ### Disclaimer **This Actor is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG or any of its subsidiaries. All trademarks mentioned are the property of their respective owners.** "Transfermarkt" and any related marks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only in a descriptive, nominative sense - to identify the publicly accessible website from which this Actor collects data. This Actor is not an official Transfermarkt product, is not authorised or certified by Transfermarkt GmbH & Co. KG, and does not distribute Transfermarkt software. It collects only publicly available information; you are responsible for ensuring your use of that data complies with applicable laws, regulations and the terms of the source website. ### Need help? Open an issue on the actor's **Issues** tab with your input and the run ID and it will be looked at. *** *This actor collects publicly available football data for research and analysis. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Transfermarkt. Transfermarkt is a trademark of its respective owner.* # Actor input Schema ## `competitions` (type: `array`): Pick one or more leagues. Every club in the league is read, and then each club's squad - so one competition yields the whole league's players in a single run. All 31 codes were verified live against Transfermarkt on 2026-08-31. ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Paste Transfermarkt URLs straight from your browser. A competition URL reads every club, a club URL reads that squad, and a player URL reads that full profile. You can type them, upload a file, or link a remote text file. ## `urlsFromFile` (type: `string`): A block of Transfermarkt URLs, one per line - or a single link to a .txt / .csv file, a Google Sheet or a Drive file containing them. Blank lines, # comments and duplicates are handled. ## `searchQueries` (type: `array`): Look players up by name, for example haaland or bellingham. Each match is returned as a full profile record. ## `recordType` (type: `string`): Players (default) returns one row per player, read from each club's squad table. Clubs returns one row per club with squad size, average age, foreign-player count and total market value - a whole league in 20 rows. ## `positionGroups` (type: `array`): Keep only players in these position groups. Every player also carries the exact position (Centre-Back, Left Winger...) in `position`. ## `nationalities` (type: `array`): Keep only players holding one of these nationalities, matched on the country name as Transfermarkt writes it, for example Brazil, England, Argentina. Dual nationals match on either. ## `minMarketValue` (type: `integer`): Keep only players valued at or above this figure, in euros. 50000000 is 50 million. Players with no published value are dropped when this is set. ## `maxMarketValue` (type: `integer`): Keep only players at or below this figure, in euros - the way to find affordable targets. ## `minAge` (type: `integer`): Keep only players at least this old. ## `maxAge` (type: `integer`): Keep only players no older than this - the standard filter for a wonderkid or academy-prospect list. ## `contractExpiresBefore` (type: `string`): Keep only players whose contract ends on or before this date (YYYY-MM-DD). The single most useful filter for recruitment: players entering their final year are the ones who move. ## `playerNameQuery` (type: `string`): Keep only players whose name contains this text (case-insensitive). ## `clubNameQuery` (type: `string`): Keep only players at clubs whose name contains this text (case-insensitive). ## `enrichPlayerProfiles` (type: `boolean`): Off by default. The squad table already gives name, position, age, nationality, contract expiry, market value, shirt number, photo and transfer-in details. Turn this on to add date and place of birth, height, preferred foot, agent, outfitter and the market-value update date - one extra request and one extra event per player. ## `maxProfileRecords` (type: `integer`): A ceiling on how many player pages are fetched when the option above is on, so a whole-league sweep cannot become a large bill by accident. ## `maxClubsPerCompetition` (type: `integer`): How many clubs of each league to read squads for. Most top leagues have 18-20 clubs, so the default covers a full league. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Stops the run once this many records have been collected. A full Premier League squad sweep is roughly 600 players. ## `monitorMode` (type: `boolean`): Remembers every record already returned under this monitor key and emits only new ones, tagged monitorEvent: "new". Pair it with a Schedule to watch a league for new signings. ## `monitorKey` (type: `string`): Names the memory used by monitor mode. Use a different key per saved watch so separate monitors never share state. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Residential is required. Transfermarkt answers datacenter IP addresses with a challenge page on every URL, so a datacenter proxy returns no data at all. The default below is correct - change it only to use your own residential provider. ## Actor input object example ```json { "competitions": [ "GB1" ], "recordType": "players", "enrichPlayerProfiles": false, "maxProfileRecords": 100, "maxClubsPerCompetition": 30, "maxResults": 200, "monitorMode": false, "monitorKey": "default", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } } ``` # Actor output Schema ## `results` (type: `string`): All scraped Transfermarkt records in the default dataset. # 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 = { "competitions": [ "GB1" ], "recordType": "players", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("scrapesage/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 = { "competitions": ["GB1"], "recordType": "players", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True, "apifyProxyGroups": ["RESIDENTIAL"], }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("scrapesage/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 '{ "competitions": [ "GB1" ], "recordType": "players", "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true, "apifyProxyGroups": [ "RESIDENTIAL" ] } }' | apify call scrapesage/transfermarkt-scraper --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "type": "http", "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,scrapesage/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 ` 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/YkicLoz19rML82v4A/builds/LBtK9nSq30vGPMkIV/openapi.json