This is the 1868th most frequent Turkish word.
futbolcular
"Football players"
Here 'futbolcular' is used as the plural subject of the sentence referring to football players.
Futbolcular sahada antrenman yapıyor.
The football players are training on the field.
In this sentence, 'futbolcuları' is used possessively, denoting the football players belonging to this team.
Bu takımın futbolcuları çok yetenekli.
The football players of this team are very talented.
Here 'futbolculara' is in the dative case, indicating that the admiration is directed towards the football players.