diff --git a/repositories/player_repository.py b/repositories/player_repository.py
index 3b9f250..1880c67 100644
--- a/repositories/player_repository.py
+++ b/repositories/player_repository.py
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ def mark_match_parse_error(external_id: str, error_text: str) -> None:
 
 def get_player_id_by_name_and_team(full_name: str, team_id: int) -> int | None:
     query = """
-    SELECT id
+    SELECT id,
+    position
     FROM players
     WHERE team_id = %s
       AND LOWER(full_name) = LOWER(%s)
@@ -198,7 +199,7 @@ def get_player_id_by_name_and_team(full_name: str, team_id: int) -> int | None:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute(query, (team_id, full_name.strip()))
             row = cur.fetchone()
-            return row[0] if row else None
+            return row if row else None
     finally:
         conn.close()
 
diff --git a/services/game_service.py b/services/game_service.py
index c5c585e..33fc655 100644
--- a/services/game_service.py
+++ b/services/game_service.py
@@ -38,12 +38,13 @@ def sync_match_page(
     lineup_rows = []
     for player in home_starting:
         player_id = None
+        player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
             player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], home_team_id
             )
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ def sync_match_page(
                 "player_name": player["player_name"],
                 "number": player.get("number"),
                 "position": player.get("position"),
+                "position_full": player_position,
                 "is_captain": bool(player.get("is_captain")),
                 "lineup_type": "starting",
                 "source": "parser",
@@ -63,12 +65,13 @@ def sync_match_page(
 
     for player in away_starting:
         player_id = None
+        player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
             player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], away_team_id
             )
 
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ def sync_match_page(
                 "player_name": player["player_name"],
                 "number": player.get("number"),
                 "position": player.get("position"),
+                "position_full": player_position,
                 "is_captain": bool(player.get("is_captain")),
                 "lineup_type": "starting",
                 "source": "parser",
@@ -88,12 +92,13 @@ def sync_match_page(
 
     for player in home_bench:
         player_id = None
+        player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
             player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], home_team_id
             )
 
@@ -105,6 +110,7 @@ def sync_match_page(
                 "player_name": player["player_name"],
                 "number": player.get("number"),
                 "position": player.get("position"),
+                "position_full": player_position,
                 "is_captain": bool(player.get("is_captain")),
                 "lineup_type": "bench",
                 "source": "parser",
@@ -113,12 +119,13 @@ def sync_match_page(
 
     for player in away_bench:
         player_id = None
+        player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
             player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], away_team_id
             )
 
@@ -130,6 +137,7 @@ def sync_match_page(
                 "player_name": player["player_name"],
                 "number": player.get("number"),
                 "position": player.get("position"),
+                "position_full": player_position,
                 "is_captain": bool(player.get("is_captain")),
                 "lineup_type": "bench",
                 "source": "parser",