How to play

Every mode is built on the same idea: you see a player’s senior clubs in the order he played for them, and you name him. The club name and years sit under each crest.

Loans are smaller crests on a dashed line, tagged with the club that loaned him out (“loan from ARS”). If he went back to that club afterwards, it appears again in the route marked back, so the last crest is always where he ended up.

Daily path

One player a day, the same for everyone. You start with his first club. Each wrong guess, or a tap on Show next club, reveals the next one. You have six guesses. Solve it with fewer clubs on show for a better score, then share your result. A new player appears at midnight UTC (7am in Thailand).

Pathfinder grid

A 3×3 grid with a club on every row and column. For each square, name a player who played for both clubs. Pick a square, search for a player and choose him from the list. You have nine guesses for nine squares and can’t use a player twice. When you finish, each square shows how many players in our database would have fitted.

Career path quiz

The original game. Choose an era and a difficulty, then name ten players with their whole career on show.

• A correct answer is worth 1,000 points, plus up to 300 bonus points for speed. The yellow bar shows the bonus running down.
• Wrong guesses cost nothing, so keep trying, or tap Show answer or Skip to move on with no points.
• Your score goes on the leaderboard for that era and difficulty.

Step by step

Ten players, one club at a time. Guess straight away for 1,000 points; each extra club lowers the prize (800, 600, 450 and so on). A wrong guess reveals the next club for you. Five misses and the player is gone.

Answers

Typing is forgiving. Accents don’t matter and small typos are allowed. A surname is usually enough: “Kane”, “van Dijk” and “Dijk” all work. In the daily puzzle and the grid you pick from a list, so spelling doesn’t matter at all.

Eras and difficulty

• 2020s: today’s Premier League and this decade’s stars
• 2010s, 2000s and 1990s: grouped by when a player did most of his playing in England
• Classic: First Division legends of the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s

Beginner is household names, Professional is regulars and fan favourites, and Expert is cult heroes and short stays.