Create Player From User Registration – PHP

Hi there,

I’m using Sportspress Pro and the Marquee theme, and I am trying to code (in PHP) a system in which a player is created upon user registration. When the user registers, I want the function to take the data from the form and create a Sportspress player, function below:

add_action( 'user_register', 'elev8_registration_save', 10, 1 );
 
function elev8_registration_save( $user_id ) {
 
    if ( isset( $_POST ) ) {
		$playerName = 'Name'; $playerNum = '00'; 
		$playerPos = 'Position'; $playerTeam = 'Team';
		if ( isset($_POST['field_1']) )
			$playerName = $_POST['field_1'];
		if ( isset($_POST['field_2']) )
			$playerNum = $_POST['field_2'];
		if ( isset($_POST['field_3']) )
			$playerPos = $_POST['field_3'];
		if ( isset($_POST['field_19']) )
			$playerTeam = $_POST['field_19'];
		
		// HERE IS WHERE I NEED HELP WITH CREATING THE PLAYER
	}
}

Can I just manually create the player in the database, or is there some function to do it safer/easier?

Thanks in advance!

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