For more information, consult the Personnel Resource documentation.
With the client you can get() a player record and use the link.get() method to access linked data, such as match appearances and actions.
from soccermetrics.rest import SoccermetricsRestClient
client = SoccermetricsRestClient()
rvp = client.players.get(full_name='Robin Van Persie').all()
rvp_matches = client.link.get(rvp.link.matches)
rvp_goals = client.link.get(rvp.link.goals)
Some players have nicknames:
from soccermetrics.rest import SoccermetricsRestClient
client = SoccermetricsRestClient()
nani = client.players.get(full_name='Nani')
Note
We recommend that you pass a Unicode string when searching on names or countries. For example, full_name=u"Roberto Martínez" .
As with players you can retrieve a manager record and linked data such as nationality, biographical data, and home and away matches managed. Some managers have nicknames (especially those who were former players), but that’s very rare.
from soccermetrics.rest import SoccermetricsRestClient
client = SoccermetricsRestClient()
saf = client.managers.get(full_name='Alex Ferguson')
saf_scotland = client.link.get(saf.link.country)
saf_home_matches = client.link.get(saf.link.homeMatches)
You can retrieve a referee record and data linked to it, which include biographical data and all matches officiated by the referee. Referees aren’t considered special enough to merit nicknames (ones that you can print, anyway).
from soccermetrics.rest import SoccermetricsRestClient
client = SoccermetricsRestClient()
webb = client.referees.get(full_name='Howard Webb')
webb_england = client.link.get(webb.link.country)
webb_matches = client.link.get(webb.link.matches)