diff --git a/cutt/db.py b/cutt/db.py
index 8a02343..074ea49 100644
--- a/cutt/db.py
+++ b/cutt/db.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime, timezone
 from sqlmodel import (
     ARRAY,
+    CHAR,
     Column,
     Integer,
     Relationship,
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ class Player(SQLModel, table=True):
     display_name: str
     email: str | None = None
     full_name: str | None = None
+    gender: str | None = Field(default=None, sa_column=Column(CHAR(3)))
     disabled: bool | None = None
     hashed_password: str | None = None
     number: str | None = None
diff --git a/cutt/player.py b/cutt/player.py
index 9deb00a..49f4808 100644
--- a/cutt/player.py
+++ b/cutt/player.py
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ player_router = APIRouter(prefix="/player", tags=["player"])
 class PlayerRequest(BaseModel):
     display_name: str
     username: str
+    gender: str | None
     number: str
-    email: str
+    email: str | None
 
 
 class AddPlayerRequest(PlayerRequest): ...
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ def add_player(
         new_player = Player(
             username=r.username,
             display_name=r.display_name,
+            gender=r.gender if r.gender else None,
             email=r.email if r.email else None,
             number=r.number,
             disabled=False,
@@ -80,9 +82,11 @@ def modify_player(
             .where(Team.id == request.team_id, P.id == r.id, P.username == r.username)
         ).one_or_none()
         if player:
+            print(r)
             player.display_name = r.display_name.strip()
             player.number = r.number.strip()
-            player.email = r.email.strip()
+            player.gender = r.gender.strip() if r.gender else None
+            player.email = r.email.strip() if r.email else None
             session.add(player)
             session.commit()
             return PlainTextResponse("modification successful")
@@ -170,7 +174,14 @@ async def list_players(
         if players:
             return [
                 player.model_dump(
-                    include={"id", "display_name", "username", "number", "email"}
+                    include={
+                        "id",
+                        "display_name",
+                        "username",
+                        "gender",
+                        "number",
+                        "email",
+                    }
                 )
                 for player in players
                 if not player.disabled
diff --git a/src/App.css b/src/App.css
index 852af31..a0ee067 100644
--- a/src/App.css
+++ b/src/App.css
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ dialog {
   border-radius: 1em;
 }
 
-
 /*=========Network Controls=========*/
 
 .infobutton {
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ dialog {
     flex-wrap: wrap;
     max-width: 240px;
     margin: 0px;
-    background-color: #F0F8FFdd;
+    background-color: #f0f8ffdd;
 
     .slider,
     span {
@@ -103,8 +102,8 @@ dialog {
   bottom: 0;
   background-color: #ccc;
   border-radius: 34px;
-  -webkit-transition: .4s;
-  transition: .4s;
+  -webkit-transition: 0.4s;
+  transition: 0.4s;
 }
 
 .slider:before {
@@ -116,19 +115,19 @@ dialog {
   bottom: 3px;
   background-color: white;
   border-radius: 50%;
-  -webkit-transition: .4s;
-  transition: .4s;
+  -webkit-transition: 0.4s;
+  transition: 0.4s;
 }
 
-input:checked+.slider {
-  background-color: #2196F3;
+input:checked + .slider {
+  background-color: #2196f3;
 }
 
-input:focus+.slider {
-  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196F3;
+input:focus + .slider {
+  box-shadow: 0 0 1px #2196f3;
 }
 
-input:checked+.slider:before {
+input:checked + .slider:before {
   -webkit-transform: translateX(24px);
   -ms-transform: translateX(24px);
   transform: translateX(24px);
@@ -138,8 +137,6 @@ input:checked+.slider:before {
   opacity: 66%;
 }
 
-
-
 .hint {
   position: absolute;
   font-size: 80%;
@@ -151,7 +148,8 @@ input:checked+.slider:before {
   z-index: -1;
 }
 
-input {
+input,
+select {
   padding: 0.2em 16px;
   margin-top: 0.25em;
   margin-bottom: 0.25em;
@@ -180,7 +178,6 @@ h3 {
   flex-direction: column;
 }
 
-
 .container {
   display: flex;
   flex-wrap: nowrap;
@@ -281,10 +278,8 @@ button {
     font-size: 80%;
     margin: 0px;
   }
-
 }
 
-
 @media only screen and (max-width: 768px) {
   #control-panel {
     grid-template-columns: 1fr;
@@ -308,7 +303,6 @@ button {
     font-size: xx-large;
     margin-bottom: 16px;
     margin-right: 16px;
-
   }
 
   .wavering {
@@ -317,11 +311,13 @@ button {
 }
 
 ::backdrop {
-  background-image: linear-gradient(45deg,
-      magenta,
-      rebeccapurple,
-      dodgerblue,
-      green);
+  background-image: linear-gradient(
+    45deg,
+    magenta,
+    rebeccapurple,
+    dodgerblue,
+    green
+  );
   opacity: 0.75;
 }
 
@@ -488,7 +484,10 @@ button {
 
   input {
     max-width: 300px;
-    margin: 0.2em auto;
+  }
+  select {
+    max-width: 335px;
+    background-color: white;
   }
 }
 
@@ -511,6 +510,12 @@ button {
   &.disable-player {
     background-color: #e338;
   }
+  &.mmp {
+    background-color: lightskyblue;
+  }
+  &.fmp {
+    background-color: salmon;
+  }
 }
 
 .new-player-inputs {
@@ -533,21 +538,19 @@ button {
       margin: auto 1em;
     }
 
-    input {
+    input,
+    select {
       width: 90%;
       margin: 4px 0;
     }
   }
 }
 
-
 @keyframes blink {
-
   0% {
     background-color: #8888;
   }
 
-
   13% {
     background-color: #8888;
   }
@@ -560,7 +563,6 @@ button {
     background-color: #8888;
   }
 
-
   38% {
     background-color: #8888;
   }
diff --git a/src/Avatar.tsx b/src/Avatar.tsx
index 3747c04..5943794 100644
--- a/src/Avatar.tsx
+++ b/src/Avatar.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ const UserInfo = (user: User, teams: TeamState | undefined) => {
         <b>display name: </b>
       </div>
       <div>{user?.display_name}</div>
+      <div>
+        <b>gender: </b>
+      </div>
+      <div>{user?.gender?.toUpperCase() || "-"}</div>
       <div>
         <b>number: </b>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/TeamPanel.tsx b/src/TeamPanel.tsx
index 2a98da5..45ba037 100644
--- a/src/TeamPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/TeamPanel.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { FormEvent, useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { apiAuth, loadPlayers, User } from "./api";
+import { apiAuth, Gender, loadPlayers, User } from "./api";
 import { useSession } from "./Session";
 import { ErrorState } from "./types";
 import { useNavigate } from "react-router";
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const TeamPanel = () => {
     id: 0,
     username: "",
     display_name: "",
+    gender: undefined,
     number: "",
     email: "",
   } as User;
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ const TeamPanel = () => {
               {players &&
                 players.map((p) => (
                   <button
-                    className="team-player"
+                    className={"team-player " + p.gender}
                     key={p.id}
                     onClick={() => {
                       setPlayer(p);
@@ -151,6 +152,22 @@ const TeamPanel = () => {
                 }}
               />
             </div>
+            <div>
+              <label>gender</label>
+              <select
+                name="gender"
+                required
+                value={player.gender}
+                onChange={(e) => {
+                  setPlayer({ ...player, gender: e.target.value as Gender });
+                  setError({ ok: true, message: "" });
+                }}
+              >
+                <option value={undefined}></option>
+                <option value="fmp">FMP</option>
+                <option value="mmp">MMP</option>
+              </select>
+            </div>
             <div>
               <label>number (optional)</label>
               <input
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index c5709a3..07c2bca 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -43,12 +43,15 @@ export async function apiAuth(
   }
 }
 
+export type Gender = "fmp" | "mmp" | undefined;
+
 export type User = {
   id: number;
   username: string;
   display_name: string;
   email: string;
   number: string;
+  gender: Gender;
   scopes: string;
 };