diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index 15ac8c28..2ab89d68 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Type: Package
 Package: worldfootballR
 Title: Extract and Clean World Football (Soccer) Data
-Version: 0.6.4.0014
+Version: 0.6.5
 Authors@R: c(
     person("Jason", "Zivkovic", , "jaseziv83@gmail.com", role = c("aut", "cre", "cph")),
     person("Tony", "ElHabr", , "anthonyelhabr@gmail.com", role = "ctb"),
diff --git a/NAMESPACE b/NAMESPACE
index ee9afc39..99f785a7 100644
--- a/NAMESPACE
+++ b/NAMESPACE
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export(load_understat_league_shots)
 export(player_dictionary_mapping)
 export(player_transfer_history)
 export(tm_expiring_contracts)
+export(tm_get_player_absence)
 export(tm_league_debutants)
 export(tm_league_injuries)
 export(tm_league_team_urls)
@@ -68,11 +69,13 @@ export(understat_team_players_stats)
 export(understat_team_season_shots)
 export(understat_team_stats_breakdown)
 importFrom(cli,cli_alert)
+importFrom(dplyr,across)
 importFrom(dplyr,bind_cols)
 importFrom(dplyr,bind_rows)
 importFrom(dplyr,case_when)
 importFrom(dplyr,filter)
 importFrom(dplyr,mutate)
+importFrom(dplyr,mutate_all)
 importFrom(dplyr,pull)
 importFrom(dplyr,select)
 importFrom(dplyr,transmute)
@@ -80,6 +83,7 @@ importFrom(httr,GET)
 importFrom(httr,add_headers)
 importFrom(httr,content)
 importFrom(httr,set_cookies)
+importFrom(janitor,clean_names)
 importFrom(jsonlite,fromJSON)
 importFrom(lubridate,today)
 importFrom(lubridate,ymd)
@@ -103,6 +107,7 @@ importFrom(rstudioapi,isAvailable)
 importFrom(rstudioapi,versionInfo)
 importFrom(rvest,html_attr)
 importFrom(rvest,html_children)
+importFrom(rvest,html_elements)
 importFrom(rvest,html_node)
 importFrom(rvest,html_nodes)
 importFrom(rvest,html_table)
diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 694cad6c..45894344 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # worldfootballR (development version)
 
+***
+
+# worldfootballR 0.6.5
+
 ### Bugs
 
 * `fb_league_stats()` failing for `playing_time`. (0.6.4.0001) [#314](https://github.com/JaseZiv/worldfootballR/issues/314)
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
 * `fb_team_match_stats()` and `understat_available_teams()` (0.6.4.0004)
 * `fb_match_shooting()`, `fb_advanced_match_stats()`, `fb_league_stats(team_or_player = "player")` gain `Player_Href` column (0.6.4.0005)
 * `load_fb_advanced_stats()` and `load_fb_match_summary()` added (0.6.4.0007)
+* `tm_get_player_absence()` now available to get a list of absences through suspension for players from transfermarkt
 
 
 ***
diff --git a/R/tm_player_absence.R b/R/tm_player_absence.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68c4062b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/R/tm_player_absence.R
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+#' @importFrom rvest html_elements html_text html_table html_attr
+#' @importFrom xml2 read_html
+#' @importFrom purrr pluck
+#' @importFrom janitor clean_names
+#' @importFrom dplyr mutate across mutate_all
+.tm_each_absence_page <- function(absence_page_url) {
+
+  absence_pg <- xml2::read_html(absence_page_url)
+
+  # get the main table, knowing that come columns won't be returned
+  main_df <- absence_pg |> rvest::html_elements("#yw1 .items") |> rvest::html_table() |> data.frame()
+
+  if(nrow(main_df) > 0) {
+
+    # create an object of each table row and the col headings
+    tab_rows <- absence_pg |> rvest::html_elements("#yw1 .items tbody tr")
+    tab_head <- absence_pg |> rvest::html_elements("#yw1 .items tr th") |> rvest::html_text()
+
+    # index of columns we need to get extra html elements for
+    competition_idx <- grep("competition", tolower(tab_head))
+    club_missed_idx <- grep("games missed", tolower(tab_head))
+
+
+    # parse competiton name
+    comp_name <- c()
+    for(i in 1:length(tab_rows)) {
+      each <- tab_rows[i] |>
+        rvest::html_elements("td") |>
+        purrr::pluck(competition_idx) |>
+        rvest::html_elements("img") |> rvest::html_attr("title") |>
+        .replace_empty_na()
+
+      comp_name <- c(comp_name, each)
+    }
+
+
+    # parse team name
+    club_name <- c()
+    for(i in 1:length(tab_rows)) {
+      each <- tab_rows[i] |>
+        rvest::html_elements("td") |>
+        purrr::pluck(club_missed_idx) |>
+        rvest::html_elements("a") |> rvest::html_attr("title") |>
+        .replace_empty_na()
+
+      club_name <- c(club_name, each)
+    }
+
+
+    main_df$Competition <- comp_name
+    main_df$club_missed <- club_name
+
+    main_df <- main_df |>
+      dplyr::mutate_all(as.character) |>
+      dplyr::mutate(dplyr::across(c("from", "until"), .tm_fix_dates)) |>
+      janitor::clean_names()
+
+  }
+
+  return(main_df)
+
+}
+
+
+
+#' Get Player Absences
+#'
+#' Returns data frame of a player's absences from suspension from transfermarkt.com
+#'
+#' @param player_urls player url(s) from transfermarkt
+#'
+#' @return returns a dataframe
+#'
+#' @importFrom rlang .data
+#'
+#' @export
+#'
+#' @examples
+#' \dontrun{
+#' try({
+#' player_urls <- c("https://www.transfermarkt.com/cristian-romero/profil/spieler/355915",
+#' "https://www.transfermarkt.com/micky-van-de-ven/profil/spieler/557459")
+#'
+#' df <- tm_get_player_absence(player_urls)
+#' })
+#' }
+#'
+tm_get_player_absence <- function(player_urls) {
+
+
+  .tm_each_players_absence <- function(player_url) {
+
+    pb$tick()
+
+    main_url <- "https://www.transfermarkt.com"
+
+    # # change the url to point to the absences url
+    player_url_changed <- gsub("profil", "ausfaelle", player_url)
+
+
+
+    player_page <- xml2::read_html(player_url_changed)
+
+    player_name <- player_page %>% rvest::html_nodes("h1") %>% rvest::html_text() %>% gsub("#[0-9]+ ", "", .) %>% stringr::str_squish()
+    player_meta <- data.frame(player_name = player_name,
+                              player_url = player_url)
+
+    absence_paginated <- player_page |>
+      rvest::html_elements(".tm-pagination__list-item a") |> rvest::html_attr("href") |>
+      unique()
+
+    if(length(absence_paginated) == 0) {
+      absence_paginated <- player_url_changed
+    } else {
+      absence_paginated <- paste0(main_url, absence_paginated)
+    }
+
+
+    f_possibly <- purrr::possibly(.tm_each_absence_page, otherwise = data.frame(), quiet = FALSE)
+    player_out <- purrr::map_dfr(
+      absence_paginated,
+      f_possibly
+    )
+
+    player_out <- dplyr::bind_cols(player_meta, player_out)
+
+    return(player_out)
+
+  }
+
+  # create the progress bar with a progress function.
+  pb <- progress::progress_bar$new(total = length(player_urls))
+
+  f_possibly2 <- purrr::possibly(.tm_each_players_absence, otherwise = data.frame(), quiet = FALSE)
+  purrr::map_dfr(
+    player_urls,
+    f_possibly2
+  )
+
+}
+
+
+
diff --git a/man/tm_get_player_absence.Rd b/man/tm_get_player_absence.Rd
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d21bb54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/man/tm_get_player_absence.Rd
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+% Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
+% Please edit documentation in R/tm_player_absence.R
+\name{tm_get_player_absence}
+\alias{tm_get_player_absence}
+\title{Get Player Absences}
+\usage{
+tm_get_player_absence(player_urls)
+}
+\arguments{
+\item{player_urls}{player url(s) from transfermarkt}
+}
+\value{
+returns a dataframe
+}
+\description{
+Returns data frame of a player's absences from suspension from transfermarkt.com
+}
+\examples{
+\dontrun{
+try({
+player_urls <- c("https://www.transfermarkt.com/cristian-romero/profil/spieler/355915",
+"https://www.transfermarkt.com/micky-van-de-ven/profil/spieler/557459")
+
+df <- tm_get_player_absence(player_urls)
+})
+}
+
+}
diff --git a/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R b/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
index 9e2c7160..acf7fb8e 100644
--- a/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
+++ b/tests/testthat/test-transfermarkt.R
@@ -238,3 +238,17 @@ test_that("tm_player_injury_history() works", {
   expect_false(nrow(hazard_injuries) == 0)
 
 })
+
+
+test_that("tm_get_player_absence() works", {
+  testthat::skip_on_cran()
+
+  player_absence <- tm_get_player_absence(player_urls = c("https://www.transfermarkt.com/cristian-romero/profil/spieler/355915",
+                                                          "https://www.transfermarkt.com/micky-van-de-ven/profil/spieler/557459"))
+  expect_type(player_absence, "list")
+  expect_equal(ncol(player_absence), 10)
+  expect_false(nrow(player_absence) == 0)
+
+})
+
+
diff --git a/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd b/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
index fa41e051..7c03981a 100644
--- a/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
+++ b/vignettes/extract-transfermarkt-data.Rmd
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ dplyr::glimpse(hazard_injuries)
 #----- for multiple players: -----#
 # # can make use of a tm helper function:
 # burnley_player_urls <- tm_team_player_urls(team_url = "https://www.transfermarkt.com/fc-burnley/startseite/verein/1132/saison_id/2021")
-# # then pass all those URLs to the tm_player_bio
+# # then pass all those URLs to the tm_player_injury_history
 # burnley_player_injuries <- tm_player_injury_history(player_urls = burnley_player_urls)
 ```
 
@@ -325,6 +325,25 @@ dplyr::glimpse(all_leeds_united_players_transfer_history)
 ```
 
 
+
+### Player Absence
+
+To be able to get a player's (or players') absence history as a result of suspensions from transfermarkt, use the `tm_get_player_absence()` function.
+
+```{r player_absence, eval=FALSE}
+#----- for a single player: -----#
+romero_absence <- tm_get_player_absence(player_urls = "https://www.transfermarkt.com/cristian-romero/profil/spieler/355915")
+dplyr::glimpse(romero_absence)
+
+#----- for multiple players: -----#
+# # can make use of a tm helper function:
+spurs_player_urls <- tm_team_player_urls(team_url = "https://www.transfermarkt.com/tottenham-hotspur/startseite/verein/148")
+# # then pass all those URLs to the tm_get_player_absence
+spurs_player_absence <- tm_get_player_absence(player_urls = spurs_player_urls)
+```
+
+
+
 ***