diff --git a/src/main/java/core/gui/model/UserColumnFactory.java b/src/main/java/core/gui/model/UserColumnFactory.java
index d0e2bbe16..63344473b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/core/gui/model/UserColumnFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/core/gui/model/UserColumnFactory.java
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ public IHOTableEntry getTableEntry(Player player, Player playerCompare) {
         playerAdditionalArray[19] = new PlayerColumn(893, "ls.player.motherclub.name", 50) {
             @Override
             public IHOTableEntry getTableEntry(Player player, Player playerCompare) {
-                return new ColorLabelEntry(player.getMotherclubName(), ColorLabelEntry.FG_STANDARD, ColorLabelEntry.BG_STANDARD, SwingConstants.LEFT);
+                return new ColorLabelEntry(player.getOrDownloadMotherclubName(), ColorLabelEntry.FG_STANDARD, ColorLabelEntry.BG_STANDARD, SwingConstants.LEFT);
             }
         };
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/core/model/player/Player.java b/src/main/java/core/model/player/Player.java
index 381ce3892..d1c52714e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/core/model/player/Player.java
+++ b/src/main/java/core/model/player/Player.java
@@ -418,19 +418,19 @@ public Player(java.util.Properties properties, HODateTime hrfdate, int hrf_id) {
 
         String temp = properties.getProperty("trainertype", "-1");
 
-        if ((temp != null) && !temp.equals("")) {
+        if ((temp != null) && !temp.isEmpty()) {
             m_iTrainerTyp = TrainerType.fromInt(Integer.parseInt(temp));
         }
 
         temp = properties.getProperty("trainerskill", "0");
 
-        if ((temp != null) && !temp.equals("")) {
+        if ((temp != null) && !temp.isEmpty()) {
             m_iTrainer = Integer.parseInt(temp);
         }
 
         temp = properties.getProperty("playernumber", "");
 
-        if ((temp != null) && !temp.equals("") && !temp.equals("null")) {
+        if ((temp != null) && !temp.isEmpty() && !temp.equals("null")) {
             shirtNumber = Integer.parseInt(temp);
         }
 
@@ -474,17 +474,17 @@ public Player(java.util.Properties properties, HODateTime hrfdate, int hrf_id) {
         if (oldPlayer != null) {
             // Training blocked (could be done in the past)
             m_bTrainingBlock = oldPlayer.hasTrainingBlock();
-            motherclubId = oldPlayer.getMotherclubId();
-            motherclubName = oldPlayer.getMotherclubName();
+            motherclubId = oldPlayer.getOrDownloadMotherclubId();
+            motherclubName = oldPlayer.getOrDownloadMotherclubName();
         }
     }
 
-    public String getMotherclubName() {
+    public String getOrDownloadMotherclubName() {
         downloadMotherclubInfoIfMissing();
         return this.motherclubName;
     }
 
-    public Integer getMotherclubId() {
+    public Integer getOrDownloadMotherclubId() {
         downloadMotherclubInfoIfMissing();
         return this.motherclubId;
     }
@@ -498,6 +498,7 @@ private void downloadMotherclubInfoIfMissing() {
                 // try to download missing mother club info
                 var playerDetails = OnlineWorker.downloadPlayerDetails(String.valueOf(this.getPlayerID()));
                 if (playerDetails != null) {
+                    // do not use download again since this could lead to endless recursion if the playerdetails file has errors
                     motherclubId = playerDetails.getMotherclubId();
                     motherclubName = playerDetails.getMotherclubName();
                 }
@@ -511,6 +512,14 @@ private void downloadMotherclubInfoIfMissing() {
         }
     }
 
+    private String getMotherclubName() {
+        return this.motherclubName;
+    }
+
+    private Integer getMotherclubId() {
+        return this.motherclubId;
+    }
+
     //~ Methods ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
     /**
@@ -2226,7 +2235,7 @@ public void setSubExperience( Double experience){
     public List<FuturePlayerTraining> getFuturePlayerTrainings(){
         if ( futurePlayerTrainings == null){
             futurePlayerTrainings = DBManager.instance().getFuturePlayerTrainings(this.getPlayerID());
-            if (futurePlayerTrainings.size()>0) {
+            if (!futurePlayerTrainings.isEmpty()) {
                 var start = HOVerwaltung.instance().getModel().getBasics().getHattrickWeek();
                 var remove = new ArrayList<FuturePlayerTraining>();
                 for (var t : futurePlayerTrainings) {
@@ -2358,7 +2367,7 @@ public void calcSubskills(int previousID, List<TrainingPerWeek> trainingWeeks) {
             var valueBeforeTraining = playerBefore.getValue4Skill(skill);
             var valueAfterTraining = this.getValue4Skill(skill);
 
-            if (trainingWeeks.size() > 0) {
+            if (!trainingWeeks.isEmpty()) {
                 if ( valueAfterTraining > valueBeforeTraining) {
                     // Check if skill up is available
                     var skillUps = this.getAllLevelUp(skill);
@@ -2382,7 +2391,7 @@ public void calcSubskills(int previousID, List<TrainingPerWeek> trainingWeeks) {
                             sub += trainingPerPlayer.calcSubskillIncrement(skill, valueBeforeTraining + sub, training.getTrainingDate());
                             if (valueAfterTraining > valueBeforeTraining) {
                                 if (sub > 1) {
-                                    sub -= 1.;
+                                    sub -= 1.F;
                                 } else {
                                     sub = 0.f;
                                 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/release_notes.md b/src/main/resources/release_notes.md
index bff70453c..134602a03 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/release_notes.md
+++ b/src/main/resources/release_notes.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ bug fixes
 
 ### Squad
 * fix display of wrong homegrown heart in player details (#1901)
+* fix recursive download of mother club info. Handle chpp error in playerdetails file (#1913)
 
 ### Team Analyzer