individual vs player

individual and player both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
individual	Yes	Yes	No	No
player	Yes	No	No	No

individual (noun)	player (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential	a theatrical performer
a single organism	a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
	someone who plays a music as a profession
	a person who pursues a number of different social and sexual partners simultaneously
	someone who takes part in an activity

individual (adjective)	player (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing