How do you write a football CV?

Keep it to one page. Put your name, position, birth year, height, strong foot and passport at the top, then your current club and league, your contract status and availability, a stats table for your last two or three seasons with the league named on every row, your playing history, one link to full-match video, any selections, a coach reference and your contact details. Save it as a PDF.

What should be on a football CV?

Your identifiers (name, position, birth year, height, strong foot, passport), current club and league, contract status, appearances, starts, minutes, goals and assists by season, playing history, a video link, selections and honours, references and contact details. For US college soccer, add your graduation year, academics and NCAA ID if you have one.

How long should a football CV be?

One page. A recruiter should be able to read it in under a minute on a phone. If you have a long professional career, two pages at most, with the most recent season first. Everything else belongs on your online profile or in your video.

What stats should go on a football CV?

Appearances, starts, minutes, goals and assists for every outfield position, and appearances, minutes, clean sheets and goals conceded for goalkeepers. Minutes matter more than appearances, because thirty appearances as a late substitute are not thirty starts. Name the league for each season so the numbers can be read in context.

Should I put my passport on a football CV?

Yes, your nationality and any second passport, but never the passport number. For clubs abroad, nationality can decide whether a club has a squad place for you, and in some leagues it also decides what you cost to register. Only list a second passport once you actually hold it.

Should I put a photo on my football CV?

A recent photo helps a recruiter put a face to the video, and many European football CVs include one. Use a clear headshot or a clean action shot in your current club's kit, and skip team photos, old photos and anything you would not want a club to see.

What is the difference between a football CV and a soccer resume?

They are the same document with different names. European clubs usually say CV, while US college programs usually say resume. For US college soccer, lead with your graduation year and add academics and your NCAA ID. For clubs abroad, lead with your birth year and add your passport, contract status and availability.

What should I leave off a football CV?

Your home address, passport or ID numbers, medical history, wage expectations, a list of personal qualities, every youth tournament you have played, and any club, stat or selection you cannot back up. On a version that gets passed around, give your birth year rather than your full date of birth, and share the full date when a club needs it for registration.

How to Write a Football CV (Free Template, 2026)

A football CV is a one-page summary a recruiter can scan in under a minute. It shows who you are (position, birth year, height, strong foot, passport), what level you play at, your minutes and output season by season with the league named, your contract status, one link to full-match video, and how to reach you and your coach.

Most of the results for this search are general CV builders made for job applications, plus a few academies that sell trials. A football CV is a different document: a recruiter doesn't want a skills section, they want your level, your minutes and your video. Copy this and fill it in:

[First Last]
[Position(s)] | Born [year] | [Height cm / ft-in] | [Left/Right]-footed
Passport(s): [country] | [Email] | [Phone / WhatsApp]
Video and full profile: [link]

Current club
[Club], [League], [Country] | [Season] | Role: [e.g. starting left centre-back]
Contract: [free agent / under contract until date] | Available from: [date]

Stats
Season    Club        League       Apps (starts)  Minutes  Goals  Assists
[Season]  [Club]      [League]     [ ] ([ ])      [ ]      [ ]    [ ]
[Season]  [Club]      [League]     [ ] ([ ])      [ ]      [ ]    [ ]
[Season]  [Club]      [League]     [ ] ([ ])      [ ]      [ ]    [ ]

Playing history
[Seasons]  [Club or academy], [League]
[Seasons]  [Club or academy], [League]

Selections and honours
[National team call-ups, titles, awards, with the year]

Registration status (if it applies)
[e.g. homegrown or federation-trained in (league)]

Education (for US college soccer)
[School], graduating [month year] | [GPA or equivalent] | NCAA ID: [if registered]

References
[Coach name], [Role], [Club] | [Email] | [Phone]

Updated [month year]

On this page: What to include · Example · Stats by position · No stats yet · By destination · What to leave off · Format · CV vs profile · Sending it · Mistakes

What to Put on a Football CV

Header. Name, position (and a second position if you genuinely play it), birth year, height and strong foot. This line tells a recruiter in five seconds whether you fit what they need.
Passport. Your nationality and any second passport you hold. For clubs abroad, this can matter as much as your ability.
Contact. Email, phone and WhatsApp if you use it. If you're under 18, add a parent's contact too.
Video and profile link. One link to full-match video and your stats, near the top.
Current club and role. Club, league, country, and your role: starting centre-back, rotation winger, captain.
Contract status and availability. Free agent, or under contract until when, and the date you can start.
Stats table. Appearances, starts, minutes, goals and assists for your last two or three seasons, with the league named on every row.
Playing history. Every club and academy from about U15 onwards. Anything earlier is noise.
Selections and honours. National team call-ups, titles, awards and captaincy, each with the year.
References. One or two coaches who have agreed to take a call about you.

Point six matters more than most players think. Under FIFA's trial rules, a professional under contract may only trial with another club with the express written permission of their current club. So "under contract until June 2027" tells a club something different from "free agent", and it should be on the page, not discovered later.

Registration status can matter too. In Latvia's Virslīga, for example, a federation-trained player is anyone holding a Latvian passport, or anyone registered with a Latvian club for at least three full seasons or 36 months between the ages of 12 and 21, and clubs pay a participation fee for every registered player who doesn't qualify. If a status like that applies to you, it's worth a line, because it changes what you cost a club before wages are even discussed.

A Filled-In Example

Here's the template filled in for a fictional Latvian centre-back. Daniel is made up; the format isn't.

Daniel Ozols Centre-back · Born 2006 · 188 cm / 6'2" · Right-footed Passport: Latvia · [email] · [phone] Video and full profile: [profile link]

Current club: FK Example, Latvian 1. līga · 2026 · Starting right centre-back in a back four Contract: Expires at the end of the 2026 season · Available from: December 2026

Season	Club	League	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists
2026 (to date)	FK Example	Latvian 1. līga	24 (22)	2,050	2	1
2025	FK Example	Latvian 1. līga	29 (26)	2,450	3	1
2024	FK Example U19	U19, Latvia	22 (21)	1,830	4	2

Registration status: Federation-trained (Latvia)

References: [Head coach], FK Example · [email] · [phone]

Updated October 2026

Seasons are listed by year because Latvian football runs on the calendar year, with the Virslīga playing from March to November. For leagues that run across two years, write 2025–26.

Stats to Include by Position

Position	Always include	Add if you have it
Goalkeeper	Appearances (starts), minutes, clean sheets, goals conceded	Penalty saves, a line on distribution
Defender	Appearances (starts), minutes, goals, assists	System and role, such as left-back in a back four, and captaincy
Midfielder	Appearances (starts), minutes, goals, assists	Role, such as holding, box-to-box or attacking
Forward or winger	Appearances (starts), minutes, goals, assists	Minutes per goal or assist

Two rules apply to every position. Minutes matter more than appearances: thirty appearances off the bench are not thirty starts, and recruiters know it. And name the league on every row, because ten goals in a regional youth league and ten in a senior second division are different seasons.

If You Have No Stats Yet

Younger players, and players in leagues that don't publish stats, can still build a strong CV:

Lead with level and role instead of numbers: "U17 national youth league, starting left-back".
Lean harder on video. Full matches matter even more when there's no stat line to back you up.
Add verifiable measurables, such as height and any testing results from a camp that published them.
Get a coach reference that speaks to your role and attitude.

What Changes by Destination

	Club abroad	Club in your own country	US college soccer
Lead with	Birth year and passport	Birth year and current level	Graduation year
Must include	Contract status, availability, passport	Minutes at your level, when you can start training	Academics, and your NCAA ID if registered
Units	Centimetres	Your country's usual units	Feet and inches, with centimetres too
Watch out for	Under-18 transfer rules and non-EU quotas	Registration windows	NCAA contact dates, and the eligibility clock if you're an international player

Americans and Canadians aiming at Europe should read our guide to playing pro soccer in Europe first, because passport status shapes that market more than anything on the CV. European players considering US college soccer should check the NCAA's eligibility rules with the NCAA Eligibility Center before enrolling at any university at home.

What to Leave Off

Your home address. City and country are enough.
Passport, ID or social security numbers. A club that signs you will collect those properly.
Your full date of birth on versions that get passed around. Your birth year is enough for a first look; give the full date when a club needs it for registration.
Medical history. If a club asks about injuries, be honest, but it doesn't belong on a document that gets forwarded.
Wage expectations. You're asking to be assessed, not negotiating.
A personal-qualities section. "Hard-working team player" reads better coming from your coach's reference.
Every youth tournament you've played.
Anything you can't back up. Football is a small world, and claims are easy to check.

Format Rules

One page. Two at most for a long professional career.
PDF, not a Word file or a screenshot.
A file name a recruiter can find later, such as Daniel-Ozols-2006-CB-CV.pdf.
Most recent season first.
Readable on a phone: plain layout, normal font sizes, no text over photos.
One photo at most: a recent headshot or a clean action shot.
An "updated" date at the bottom, so a recruiter knows the numbers are current.

CV vs Online Profile

You need both, because they do different jobs.

The PDF is for the moment a club says "send us your CV". It's something to file, print or forward to the head coach. The online profile is what the PDF points to: full-match video, highlights, stats you can update mid-season, and references in one place. Update the profile every month, and reissue the PDF a few times a season.

An Athletedom profile is built to be exactly that: a player CV with your video, stats and key facts in one place, made once and sent as a single link.

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How to Send It

Don't fire it off as an attachment with no message. Put it inside a short email to a named person, such as the sporting director, head of recruitment or academy manager, with your profile link in the body. A one-page PDF attachment is fine; video files never are.

Our guide to getting scouted in football covers who to write to at a club and what a good first message looks like.

Keep It Updated

Every month of the season: update your minutes and add a recent full match to your profile.
After the season: update the PDF and drop the oldest season from the table.
When your contract status changes: update it the same day. An out-of-date "under contract" line can cost you a trial.

Mistakes to Avoid

Goals without minutes or a league.
Highlights with no full matches. Recruiters want to see what you do for 90 minutes, including without the ball.
Three positions in the header. Pick your best one, and a second only if you genuinely play it.
No contract status or availability date.
A second passport you don't actually hold yet.
An email address you made when you were twelve.
Old stats with no "updated" date.
A reference who doesn't know they're a reference.

The Short Version

One page, saved as a PDF. A header with your position, birth year, height, strong foot and passport. Contract status and availability. Appearances, starts, minutes, goals and assists by season with the league named. Playing history from about U15. One link to full-match video. Academics for college soccer. A coach reference. An updated date.

Then put the full version online once and send it as a single link. Build your player CV on Athletedom. Before paying anyone to send it to clubs for you, read whether you need a football agent, and for the bigger picture, our guide to getting scouted in football. Playing another sport? We have the same guide for a hockey player resume and a basketball resume.

Sources

FIFA Regulations on the Status and Transfer of Players, Article 19ter, as published by The FA — the written-permission rule for professionals under contract who go on trial.
Latvian Football Federation, 2026 Virslīga regulations — the federation-trained player definition, participation fees and the March to November season.
NCAA Eligibility Center — registration and your NCAA ID.

Last checked October 2026.