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戦力外 (senryokugai) Japanese meaning: out of the team | Kotomora
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He was left out of the team this season.
The player who was told he is not in the team's plans is looking for a new club.
Related words 戦せん 力りょく 戦力 means 'fighting strength' or 'team strength'; 戦力外 specifically refers to being outside that strength, i.e., not part of the team.
外がい 外 is a suffix meaning 'outside' or 'excluded from'; here it combines with 戦力 to mean 'outside the team's strength'.
Etymology Compound of 戦力 (せんりょく, 'fighting strength' or 'team strength') and 外 (がい, 'outside'). Used primarily in sports to mean 'outside the team's plans'.