diff --git a/backend/app/models/user.py b/backend/app/models/user.py
index ff48caa..b893418 100644
--- a/backend/app/models/user.py
+++ b/backend/app/models/user.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Boolean, DateTime
+from datetime import date
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Boolean, DateTime, Date
 from sqlalchemy.orm import relationship
 from sqlalchemy.sql import func
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ class User(Base):
     username = Column(String(50), unique=True, index=True, nullable=False)
     email = Column(String(120), unique=True, index=True, nullable=False)
     hashed_password = Column(String(255), nullable=False)
+    date_of_birth = Column(Date, nullable=True)
     is_active = Column(Boolean, default=True)
     created_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=func.now())
     updated_at = Column(DateTime(timezone=True), onupdate=func.now())