# \<player>

#### What does \<player> element mean? <a href="#uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-whatdoes-less-than-player-greater-than-elementmean" id="uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-whatdoes-less-than-player-greater-than-elementmean"></a>

The player element provides the following information about a specific player.

#### XML Example <a href="#uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-xmlexample" id="uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-xmlexample"></a>

```xml
<player type="F" date_of_birth="1994-05-08" nationality="Usa" country_code="USA" height="203" weight="99" full_name="Sam Dekker" gender="male" id="sr:player:852078" name="Dekker, Sam"/>
```

#### Attributes Explained <a href="#uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-attributesexplained" id="uofapi-less-than-player-greater-than-attributesexplained"></a>

| Attribute         | Datatype    | Meaning                            | Possible Values       |
| ----------------- | ----------- | ---------------------------------- | --------------------- |
| *type*            | <p><br></p> | <p><br></p>                        | <p><br></p>           |
| *date\_of\_birth* | datetime    | date of birth                      | date                  |
| *nationality*     | string      | nationality                        | every possible nation |
| *country\_code*   | string      | code of the country player is from | <p><br></p>           |
| *height*          | <p><br></p> | Height of the player               | <p><br></p>           |
| *weight*          | <p><br></p> | Weight of the player               | <p><br></p>           |
| *full\_name*      | string      | full name of the player            | <p><br></p>           |
| *gender*          | string      | gender                             | male, female          |
| *id*              | string      | id of the player                   | id                    |
| *name*            | string      | surname and name of the player     | surname, name         |

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