Put yourself on the register.

Fill this in once. You get a permanent profile and a link of your own — the thing you send to a scout or a coach.

You must be 18 or over to take part. Your date of birth is checked here and is never shown on your public profile — only your age is.

1 · Your photograph

Head and shoulders, looking at the camera. This is what a coach sees first, and an entry without one cannot be published.

2 · Your name

Type your names exactly as they appear on your NIN slip — same spelling, same order. Your name is checked against the National Identity database, and a difference here is the most common reason a registration is held up.

First name

Middle name

Leave empty if you have none.

Surname

3 · Your details

These are the details the Nigeria Football Federation has to send to FIFA to give a player a FIFA ID. Without them your record cannot be passed on, however complete it looks here.

Date of birth

Phone number

Stored encrypted. Never shown publicly.

Gender

Which competition you are eligible for.

Nationality

Second nationality

Only if you hold one.

Place of birth

State of birth

Country of birth

Known as

Leave empty if that is just your name. This is the name a team sheet uses, not a nickname for your profile.

Email address

We send your registration link here, and email you again when your profile goes live. Stored encrypted and never shown publicly.

National Identity Number

Optional now, but a verified NIN is what proves you are you — and stops anyone else registering under your name.

Other identification

Give at least one form of identification — your NIN above, or one of these. Only the NIN is checked against a database; the others are recorded as you enter them and read by an organiser.

4 · Your football

Position

Preferred foot

Squad number

Height (cm)

State

LGA

Present club or academy

Registered as

Professional means a written, paid contract.

Mode of contract

At this club since

Anything a coach should know

5 · Playing history

Every club or academy you have been registered with, one row each.

FIFA builds a player’s passport from the season of their twelfth birthday onwards, and it is what training rewards are paid against — so the early academies matter more than the recent clubs, not less. What you enter here is recorded as your own account until a club or the federation confirms it.

6 · Links (optional)

7 · Consent

Your public profile shows your name, age, position, club and any photographs or clips you add. It never shows your NIN, your phone number or your date of birth. You can ask for it to be taken down at any time — see the privacy policy.

I am 18 or over, this is my own information and my own photograph, and I agree to a public profile being published and to my NIN being checked against the National Identity database.