# Nordstrom Sports Player Field Guide

> Indicates the name of the sports player associated with the product.

**Sports Player** is an optional text field on Nordstrom Marketplace that records the athlete a licensed product is associated with, most often the name on the back of a jersey or the player featured on a T-shirt or collectible. It shows on the product detail page and is set once for the style group. Products with no player association leave it blank.

## The rules

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Required | No |
| Level | Parent listing, shared by every colorway and size |
| Maximum length | 255 characters |
| Content | The player's name as it appears on the product or the license |
| Characters to avoid | Trademark and registered symbols, en and em dashes, the middle dot, the letter ø |

Osello's recommendation: write the first and last name in normal capitalization ("Patrick Mahomes"), without a jersey number, position or team. The team belongs in [Sports Team](/marketplaces/nordstrom/fields/sports-team) and the league in [Sports League](/marketplaces/nordstrom/fields/sports-league).

## Examples

| Value | Verdict | Reason |
| --- | --- | --- |
| "Patrick Mahomes" | Good | Name only, normal capitalization |
| "Caitlin Clark" | Good | Same |
| "MAHOMES 15" | Weak | Jersey-back styling with a number; write the full name |
| "Kansas City Chiefs QB" | Weak | A team and a position, not a player |
| "Various" | Weak | Says nothing; leave blank if the product has no single player |

## Common mistakes

- Copying the back-of-jersey text, which is usually a surname in capitals with a number.
- Filling in a player for a team product that features no athlete.
- Adding a registered or trademark symbol from a licensing document.
- Listing a different player per colorway. The value is shared across the style group, so a style with a different player on each color is really several style groups.

## How Osello fills this field

Osello sets Sports Player once on the parent listing and every variant shares it. When a listing is created, its AI fills the field only when the source product names an athlete in its title, description, tags or a metafield, and leaves it blank when there is no player association rather than guessing one. Disallowed characters are removed. If your catalog records the player in a specific field, tell the AI with [custom instructions](/help/ai-prompts/custom-instructions). The full list of Nordstrom attributes is in the [Nordstrom field directory](/marketplaces/nordstrom/fields).

## Frequently asked questions

### Should the jersey number go in this field?

No. Enter the player's name only. The number is a design detail, and the highlights or description can mention it if it matters to the shopper.

### Can I list several players?

The field takes one value shared by the whole style group. If a product genuinely features several players, list them separated by commas within the 255 character limit; if each colorway features a different player, split them into separate styles.

### Does a team jersey without a name need a value?

No. Leave Sports Player blank and fill in Sports Team and Sports League instead.