diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
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--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ This project uses famous football stadiums (A-Z) that hosted FIFA World Cup matc
 
 ### Added
 
+- Add `test/.../Integration/PlayerRepositoryTests.cs` with 9 integration tests covering `Repository<T>` (`GetAllAsync`, `FindByIdAsync`, `RemoveAsync`) and `PlayerRepository` (`FindBySquadNumberAsync`, `SquadNumberExistsAsync`); all tests use `DatabaseFakes.MigrateAsync()` on in-memory SQLite and are tagged `[Trait("Category", "Integration")]` (#461)
 - Add `ValidateAsync_SquadNumberNegative_ReturnsValidationError` test to exercise the `GreaterThan(0)` rule with a negative value, which passes `NotEmpty()` but fails the greater-than rule (#427)
 - Add `ValidateAsync_FirstNameEmptyInUpdateRuleSet_ReturnsValidationError` test to verify the `"Update"` rule set enforces structural field validation (#427)
 - Add `adr/` directory with 12 Architecture Decision Records documenting architectural choices, technology decisions, and design trade-offs (#372)
diff --git a/test/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Tests/Integration/PlayerRepositoryTests.cs b/test/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Tests/Integration/PlayerRepositoryTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..614990d
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+++ b/test/Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Tests/Integration/PlayerRepositoryTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+using System.Data.Common;
+using Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Data;
+using Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Models;
+using Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Repositories;
+using Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Tests.Utilities;
+using FluentAssertions;
+
+namespace Dotnet.Samples.AspNetCore.WebApi.Tests.Integration;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Integration tests for <see cref="Repository{T}"/> and <see cref="PlayerRepository"/>.
+/// Each test runs against an in-memory SQLite database with the full EF Core migration
+/// chain applied via <see cref="DatabaseFakes.MigrateAsync"/>, which also validates
+/// that the migration chain itself is healthy as a side effect.
+/// </summary>
+public class PlayerRepositoryTests : IAsyncLifetime
+{
+    private DbConnection _connection = default!;
+    private PlayerDbContext _dbContext = default!;
+    private PlayerRepository _repository = default!;
+
+    public async Task InitializeAsync()
+    {
+        var (connection, options) = DatabaseFakes.CreateSqliteConnection();
+        _connection = connection;
+        _dbContext = DatabaseFakes.CreateDbContext(options);
+        await _dbContext.MigrateAsync();
+        _repository = new PlayerRepository(_dbContext);
+    }
+
+    public async Task DisposeAsync()
+    {
+        await _dbContext.DisposeAsync();
+        await _connection.DisposeAsync();
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * GetAllAsync
+     * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task GetAllAsync_WhenCalled_ReturnsAllSeededPlayers()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var players = await _repository.GetAllAsync();
+
+        // Assert
+        players.Should().HaveCount(26);
+        _dbContext.ChangeTracker.Entries<Player>().Should().BeEmpty();
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * FindByIdAsync
+     * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task FindByIdAsync_ExistingId_ReturnsPlayer()
+    {
+        // Arrange — resolve a real ID from the seeded database
+        var seeded = await _repository.GetAllAsync();
+        var existingId = seeded[0].Id;
+
+        // Act
+        var player = await _repository.FindByIdAsync(existingId);
+
+        // Assert
+        player.Should().NotBeNull();
+        player!.Id.Should().Be(existingId);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task FindByIdAsync_UnknownId_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        // Act
+        var player = await _repository.FindByIdAsync(Guid.NewGuid());
+
+        // Assert
+        player.Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * RemoveAsync
+     * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task RemoveAsync_ExistingEntity_RemovesFromDatabase()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var seeded = await _repository.GetAllAsync();
+        var existingId = seeded[0].Id;
+
+        // Act
+        await _repository.RemoveAsync(existingId);
+
+        // Assert
+        var player = await _repository.FindByIdAsync(existingId);
+        player.Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task RemoveAsync_UnknownId_NoExceptionThrown()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var countBefore = (await _repository.GetAllAsync()).Count;
+
+        // Act
+        var act = async () => await _repository.RemoveAsync(Guid.NewGuid());
+
+        // Assert
+        await act.Should().NotThrowAsync();
+        var countAfter = (await _repository.GetAllAsync()).Count;
+        countAfter.Should().Be(countBefore);
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * FindBySquadNumberAsync
+     * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task FindBySquadNumberAsync_ExistingSquadNumber_ReturnsPlayer()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var expected = PlayerFakes.MakeFromStarting11(23);
+
+        // Act
+        var player = await _repository.FindBySquadNumberAsync(expected.SquadNumber);
+
+        // Assert
+        player.Should().NotBeNull();
+        player!.SquadNumber.Should().Be(expected.SquadNumber);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task FindBySquadNumberAsync_UnknownSquadNumber_ReturnsNull()
+    {
+        // Arrange — derive a squad number guaranteed not to exist in the seeded data
+        var seeded = await _repository.GetAllAsync();
+        var unknownSquadNumber = seeded.Max(p => p.SquadNumber) + 1;
+
+        // Act
+        var player = await _repository.FindBySquadNumberAsync(unknownSquadNumber);
+
+        // Assert
+        player.Should().BeNull();
+    }
+
+    /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------
+     * SquadNumberExistsAsync
+     * ---------------------------------------------------------------------- */
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task SquadNumberExistsAsync_ExistingSquadNumber_ReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var expected = PlayerFakes.MakeFromStarting11(23);
+
+        // Act
+        var exists = await _repository.SquadNumberExistsAsync(expected.SquadNumber);
+
+        // Assert
+        exists.Should().BeTrue();
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    [Trait("Category", "Integration")]
+    public async Task SquadNumberExistsAsync_UnknownSquadNumber_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        // Arrange — derive a squad number guaranteed not to exist in the seeded data
+        var seeded = await _repository.GetAllAsync();
+        var unknownSquadNumber = seeded.Max(p => p.SquadNumber) + 1;
+
+        // Act
+        var exists = await _repository.SquadNumberExistsAsync(unknownSquadNumber);
+
+        // Assert
+        exists.Should().BeFalse();
+    }
+}