A marquee player is an athlete who is considered exceptionally popular, skilled, or otherwise outstanding, especially in professional sports.
Several sports leagues have specific definitions and rules regarding the designation and treatment of marque players.
In the Liga 1 of the Football Association of Indonesia, each team is allowed to designate one marquee player.
[3] Similarly, in English Premiership rugby marquee players are excluded from salary cap constraints.
In World TeamTennis, a marquee player is not required to play the entire season and is compensated on a per-match basis.