diff --git a/app/schemas/players/profile.py b/app/schemas/players/profile.py
index 3f361b4..bd29d80 100644
--- a/app/schemas/players/profile.py
+++ b/app/schemas/players/profile.py
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ class PlayerProfile(TransfermarktBaseModel, AuditMixin):
     full_name: Optional[str]
     name_in_home_country: Optional[str]
     image_url: Optional[HttpUrl]
+    dateOfBirth: Optional[str] = None
+    dateOfBirthRaw: Optional[str] = None
     date_of_birth: Optional[date]
     place_of_birth: PlayerPlaceOfBirth
     age: Optional[int]
diff --git a/app/services/players/profile.py b/app/services/players/profile.py
index 60f5e3c..6a12bc4 100644
--- a/app/services/players/profile.py
+++ b/app/services/players/profile.py
@@ -1,4 +1,25 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+import re
+
+# same separator-tolerant capture as regex.py, but local fallback if needed
+_DOB_FALLBACK = re.compile(r"(?P<dob>\d{1,2}[./-]\d{1,2}[./-]\d{4})")
+
+def clean_dob(raw_text: str) -> str | None:
+    """
+    Find a DD[./-]MM[./-]YYYY in the input and return ISO YYYY-MM-DD.
+    Returns None if not found or parsing fails.
+    """
+    if not raw_text:
+        return None
+    m = _DOB_FALLBACK.search(raw_text)
+    if not m:
+        return None
+    dob = m.group("dob").replace("-", ".").replace("/", ".")  # unify to dots
+    try:
+        return datetime.strptime(dob, "%d.%m.%Y").strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    except Exception:
+        return None
 
 from app.services.base import TransfermarktBase
 from app.utils.regex import REGEX_DOB_AGE
@@ -66,11 +87,18 @@ def get_player_profile(self) -> dict:
         self.response["fullName"] = self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.FULL_NAME)
         self.response["nameInHomeCountry"] = self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.NAME_IN_HOME_COUNTRY)
         self.response["imageUrl"] = self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.IMAGE_URL)
-        self.response["dateOfBirth"] = safe_regex(
-            self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.DATE_OF_BIRTH_AGE),
-            REGEX_DOB_AGE,
-            "dob",
-        )
+        raw_dob_text = self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.DATE_OF_BIRTH_AGE)
+
+        if raw_dob_text:
+            # remove trailing "(38)" or similar age markers
+            raw_dob_only = raw_dob_text.split("(")[0].strip()
+        else:
+            raw_dob_only = None
+
+        # Store both versions
+        self.response["dateOfBirthRaw"] = raw_dob_only # "24/06/1987"
+        self.response["dateOfBirth"] = clean_dob(raw_dob_only) # "1987-06-24"
+
         self.response["placeOfBirth"] = {
             "city": self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.PLACE_OF_BIRTH_CITY),
             "country": self.get_text_by_xpath(Players.Profile.PLACE_OF_BIRTH_COUNTRY),
diff --git a/app/utils/regex.py b/app/utils/regex.py
index ee0cf12..c0c71ef 100644
--- a/app/utils/regex.py
+++ b/app/utils/regex.py
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 REGEX_BG_COLOR: str = r"background-color:(?P<color>.+);"
 REGEX_CHART_CLUB_ID: str = r"(?P<club_id>\d+)"
 REGEX_COUNTRY_ID: str = r"(?P<id>\d)"
-REGEX_DOB_AGE: str = r"^(?P<dob>\w{3} \d{1,2}, \d{4}) \((?P<age>\d{2})\)"
+REGEX_DOB_AGE: str = r"(?P<dob>\d{1,2}[./-]\d{1,2}[./-]\d{4})(?:\s*\((?P<age>\d{1,2})\))?"