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Guess the Player — play online

Identify footballers from pixelated portraits, with country clues and optional hints.

Football player picture quiz

Guess the Player retro CD game cover

How to play Guess the Player

  1. Choose classic, millennium, modern or mixed players. Identify ten portraits from four answers. Use a club hint and then a career-achievement hint if needed.
  2. Make your choice using the on-screen controls. Read the feedback before moving on.
  3. Replay to improve your score, or return to the game library to try a different challenge.

Scoring and hints

Ten questions, up to 30 points. A correct answer earns 3 points, minus 1 for each of the two hints used. Wrong answers and skips earn 0. Your best score is saved on this device.

Worked example

A correct answer without hints earns 3 points; after both hints it earns 1.

Controls and saved progress

Use the on-screen buttons with touch or a pointer, or Tab and Enter with a keyboard. Follow any shortcut labels shown in the game. Saved best scores are local to this browser; they do not sync between devices.

About the questions and artwork

Historical clues refer to the stated year or period. They are not a live sports news service. Player photos and club marks belong to their respective rights holders. See our sources and image credits.

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