national team player
Loading your saved state.
national team player
An athlete who is a member of their country's national team and represents it in international competitions.
Nach seiner hervorragenden Saison wurde der junge Fußballer erstmals als Nationalspieler nominiert.
After his outstanding season, the young footballer was nominated as a national team player for the first time.
The word is a compound of 'national' (belonging to the nation) and 'Spieler' (player). So it refers to a player who competes for their nation.
Er träumt davon, eines Tages Nationalspieler zu sein.
He dreams of being a national team player one day.
When the word describes a person's role or status, it is often used like a job title without an article.
Mein Onkel war früher Nationalspieler.
My uncle used to be a national team player.
Common verbs used with this noun are 'sein' (to be), 'werden' (to become), and 'nominieren' (to nominate). It is also often combined with adjectives such as 'ehemalig' (former) or 'erfolgreich' (successful).
Der Trainer hat drei neue Spieler als Nationalspieler nominiert.
The coach nominated three new players as national team players.