Upset player given recognition and measured (8)
I believe the answer is:
capsized
'upset' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'player given recognition and measured' is the wordplay.
'player given recognition' becomes 'cap' (as in an internationally capped player).
'and' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'measured' becomes 'sized' (I've seen this in another clue).
'cap'+'sized'='CAPSIZED'
(Other definitions for capsized that I've seen before include "Turned turtle" , "Upset" , "Overturned in water" , "(Of a boat) turned over" , "Of boat, overturned" .)