diff --git a/repositories/player_repository.py b/repositories/player_repository.py
index 1880c67..6c0059f 100644
--- a/repositories/player_repository.py
+++ b/repositories/player_repository.py
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ 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,
-    position
+    SELECT id
     FROM players
     WHERE team_id = %s
       AND LOWER(full_name) = LOWER(%s)
@@ -199,14 +198,15 @@ 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 if row else None
+            return row[0] if row else None
     finally:
         conn.close()
 
 
 def get_player_id_by_external_id(external_id: str) -> int | None:
     query = """
-    SELECT id
+    SELECT id,
+    position
     FROM players
     WHERE external_id = %s
     LIMIT 1;
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ def get_player_id_by_external_id(external_id: str) -> int | None:
         with conn.cursor() as cur:
             cur.execute(query, (str(external_id).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 6ff9929..11a2c97 100644
--- a/services/game_service.py
+++ b/services/game_service.py
@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ def sync_match_page(
         player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], home_team_id
             )
+        print(player_id, player_position)
+
 
         lineup_rows.append(
             {
@@ -68,13 +70,12 @@ def sync_match_page(
         player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], away_team_id
             )
-            print(player_id, player_position)
 
         lineup_rows.append(
             {
@@ -96,10 +97,10 @@ def sync_match_page(
         player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], home_team_id
             )
 
@@ -123,10 +124,10 @@ def sync_match_page(
         player_position = None
 
         if player.get("player_external_id"):
-            player_id = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
+            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_external_id(player["player_external_id"])
 
         if player_id is None:
-            player_id, player_position = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
+            player_id = get_player_id_by_name_and_team(
                 player["player_name"], away_team_id
             )