What is a football agent?

A football agent is defined as a natural person licensed by FIFA to perform football agent services on behalf of a client with the purpose of concluding a transaction. Such a person may represent players, coaches, clubs, single-entity leagues and member associations (hereinafter “Clients”).

A transaction is:

• the employment, registration or deregistration of a player with a club or a single-
  entity league;
• the employment of a coach with a club, single-entity league or a member
  association;
• the transfer of the registration of a player from one club to another; or
• the creation, termination or variation of an individual’s terms of employment.

Only individuals licensed by FIFA as football agents are permitted to provide football agent services to Clients.