[GH-ISSUE #305] [FBref] Handle identically named players in read_lineups #60

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opened 2026-03-02 15:55:24 +03:00 by kerem · 0 comments

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2026-03-02 15:55:24 +03:00

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Originally created by @mhd0528 on GitHub (Jul 25, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/305

Hi,

I notice there can be duplicates when checking lineups for games in FBref when there are teammates with the same name.
e.g. game_id = f3686357, there are two Paulinho in the team. And when I try to get the lineup, there are 4 Paulinho （2 for each) in the lineup data frame.

It's easy to fix by adding a drop_duplicates() after getting the DF. Just want to bring it up so that maybe it can be fixed inside the package.

Originally created by @mhd0528 on GitHub (Jul 25, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/305 Hi, I notice there can be duplicates when checking lineups for games in FBref when there are teammates with the same name. e.g. game_id = f3686357, there are two Paulinho in the team. And when I try to get the lineup, there are 4 Paulinho （2 for each) in the lineup data frame. It's easy to fix by adding a drop_duplicates() after getting the DF. Just want to bring it up so that maybe it can be fixed inside the package.