- 足球员 zúqiúyuán soccer playersoccer player; football player
- 击球员 jīqiúyuán batterbatter or hitter in sports such as baseball or cricket
- 举球员 jǔqiúyuán setterplayer in volleyball responsible for directing the ball to an attacker
- 种子球员 zhǒngziqiúyuán seeded playerA highly skilled player in a tournament who is positioned in the bracket to avoid early matches against other top-ranked players.
- 托球员 tuōqiúyuán setterplayer in volleyball responsible for accurately placing the ball near the net for a teammate to spike
- 最有价值球员 zuìyǒujiàzhíqiúyuán most valuable playerthe award or title given to the best performing player in a sports league or tournament
- 外籍球员 wàijíqiúyuán foreign playera player of a different nationality than the one in which their club or team is based