Transfermarkt Summer Transfer Window Tracker

Scrapes confirmed football transfers from Transfermarkt's latest-transfers feed. Tracks every move with player details, club information, transfer fees, fee type, market value, and contract information — updated in near real-time during active transfer windows.

What You Get

Each record contains:

Field	Description
player_name	Full name of the player
player_age	Age at time of transfer
player_position	Primary playing position (e.g. Left Winger)
player_nationality	Player nationality
player_market_value_eur	Market value in EUR at scrape time
from_club	Club the player left
from_league	Competition of origin club
to_club	Club the player joined
to_league	Competition of destination club
transfer_fee_eur	Transfer fee in EUR (number; 0 = free)
fee_type	transfer / loan / free / unknown
transfer_date	Date of confirmed transfer (DD/MM/YYYY)
contract_until	New contract expiry date at destination
player_url	Transfermarkt player profile URL
source	Listing page URL
scrapedAt	ISO-8601 timestamp

Inputs

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
maxItems	integer	15	Maximum transfer records to return
startPage	integer	1	Page to start from (25 transfers/page)

How It Works

1. Seeds the Transfermarkt newest-transfers listing at the given startPage
2. Extracts player, club, league, and fee data from each row
3. Follows each player's transfers page to capture transfer date, market value, and contract details
4. Paginates automatically up to maxItems

Usage Tips

• Run without startPage for the most recent transfers
• Set maxItems: 100 for a full summer window batch (4 pages)
• The scraper respects Transfermarkt's rate limits and runs lean
• Fee type loan means a temporary loan agreement; free means no fee was paid; unknown means the fee was not publicly disclosed

vs. Competitors

Feature	This Actor	Typical alternatives
Fee type classification	Yes (transfer/loan/free/unknown)	Rarely
Market value	Yes	Rarely
Contract expiry	Yes	No
Pagination support	Yes	Variable

Example Output

{
  "player_name": "Bruno Fernandes",
  "player_age": 30,
  "player_position": "Attacking Midfield",
  "player_nationality": "Portugal",
  "player_market_value_eur": 65000000,
  "from_club": "Sporting CP",
  "from_league": "Liga Portugal",
  "to_club": "Manchester United",
  "to_league": "Premier League",
  "transfer_fee_eur": 55000000,
  "fee_type": "transfer",
  "transfer_date": "30/01/2020",
  "contract_until": "Jun 2026",
  "player_url": "https://www.transfermarkt.com/bruno-fernandes/profil/spieler/240306",
  "source": "https://www.transfermarkt.com/statistik/neuestetransfers?page=1",
  "scrapedAt": "2025-07-01T10:23:45.000Z"
}