This study especially aims at the identifi cation of the dermatoglyphic and somatotype profi le of male soccer athletes of high performance in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For this investigation we made use of a study with a descriptive analysis using the profi le typology and an ex post facto outline. The sample was selected intentionally n= 48 male athletes of Carioca teams of the fi rst national soccer division which competed the 2001/2002 Brazilian championship. A protocol of dermatoglyphic of cummins & midlo (1942) was used, to which Fernandes Filho (1997) refers, while the somatotype was assessed by somatotype method (Heath & carter - isak, 2001). The statistical treatment of data met the basic proposal, conducted in the present study, making use of des- criptive statistics. In the making of profi les, fi ngerprints and somatotype models were characterized, including thus, more informative and integral indices, mentioned and discussed. The conclusion was that the athlete profi le is demonstrated by means of mean values, and standard deviation in each variable observed.