soccer player

English Thesaurus

1. an athlete who plays soccer (noun.person)

hypernym	:	athlete, jock,
definition	:	a person trained to compete in sports (noun.person)

hypernym	:	participant, player,
definition	:	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game (noun.person)

hyponym	:	goalie, goalkeeper, goaltender, netkeeper, netminder,
definition	:	the soccer or hockey player assigned to protect the goal (noun.person)