diff --git a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
index 98d9cdfb..7aff2890 100644
--- a/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
+++ b/includes/admin/importers/class-sp-player-importer.php
@@ -122,6 +122,10 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 					}
 				else:
 					$args = array( 'post_type' => 'sp_player', 'post_status' => 'publish', 'post_title' => wp_strip_all_tags( $name ) );
+					// Check if a DoB was set
+					if( '0000-00-00' !== $date ){
+						$args['post_date'] =  $date;
+					}
 					$id = wp_insert_post( $args );
 
 					// Flag as import
@@ -220,7 +224,7 @@ if ( class_exists( 'WP_Importer' ) ) {
 		function greet() {
 			echo '<div class="narrow">';
 			echo '<p>' . __( 'Hi there! Choose a .csv file to upload, then click "Upload file and import".', 'sportspress' ).'</p>';
-			echo '<p>' . sprintf( __( 'Players need to be defined with columns in a specific order (7 columns). <a href="%s">Click here to download a sample</a>.', 'sportspress' ), plugin_dir_url( SP_PLUGIN_FILE ) . 'dummy-data/players-sample.csv' ) . '</p>';
+			echo '<p>' . sprintf( __( 'Players need to be defined with columns in a specific order (8 columns). <a href="%s">Click here to download a sample</a>.', 'sportspress' ), plugin_dir_url( SP_PLUGIN_FILE ) . 'dummy-data/players-sample.csv' ) . '</p>';
 			wp_import_upload_form( 'admin.php?import=sp_player_csv&step=1' );
 			echo '</div>';
 		}