Editing Football player (section)

{{Short description| Sports person who plays football}}
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| caption1 = A men's association football player ([[Karim Benzema]])
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| caption2 = A [[women's association football]] player ([[Marta Torrejón]])
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A '''football player''' or '''footballer''' is a [[sportsperson]] who plays one of the different types of [[football]]. The main types of football are [[association football]], [[American football]], [[Canadian football]], [[Australian rules football]], [[Gaelic football]], [[rugby league]], and [[rugby union]].

It has been estimated that there are 250 million association football players in the world,<ref>{{citation | last = Rolin | first = Jack | contribution = football | title = Britannica Online Encyclopedia | date = 13 July 2023 | url =https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/550852/football }}</ref> and many play other forms of football.