diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 73462a5..f225a78 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-2.5.1
+2.5.2
diff --git a/app/services/player_service.py b/app/services/player_service.py
index 22d5129..f9c9851 100644
--- a/app/services/player_service.py
+++ b/app/services/player_service.py
@@ -450,15 +450,24 @@ class PlayerService(BaseService):
         if isinstance(player, dict):
             return {k: v for k, v in player.items() if k not in cls.EXCLUDED_FIELDS}
 
-        # Try to convert Peewee model
+        # Try to convert Peewee model with foreign key recursion
         try:
-            player_dict = model_to_dict(player, recurse=recurse)
+            # Use backrefs=False to avoid circular reference issues
+            player_dict = model_to_dict(player, recurse=recurse, backrefs=False)
             # Filter out excluded fields
             return {k: v for k, v in player_dict.items() if k not in cls.EXCLUDED_FIELDS}
-        except ImportError:
-            # Fall back to basic dict conversion
-            player_dict = dict(player)
-            return {k: v for k, v in player_dict.items() if k not in cls.EXCLUDED_FIELDS}
+        except (ImportError, AttributeError, TypeError) as e:
+            # Log the error and fall back to non-recursive serialization
+            logger.warning(f"Error in recursive player serialization: {e}, falling back to non-recursive")
+            try:
+                # Fallback to non-recursive serialization
+                player_dict = model_to_dict(player, recurse=False)
+                return {k: v for k, v in player_dict.items() if k not in cls.EXCLUDED_FIELDS}
+            except Exception as fallback_error:
+                # Final fallback to basic dict conversion
+                logger.error(f"Error in non-recursive serialization: {fallback_error}, using basic dict")
+                player_dict = dict(player)
+                return {k: v for k, v in player_dict.items() if k not in cls.EXCLUDED_FIELDS}
 
     @classmethod
     def update_player(