professional (adjective)- professional (noun)

Hi! Can I say these sentences?

1)We consider ourselves professional.
2)We consider ourselves professionals.

3)We are considered professional.
4)We are considered professionals.

5)We are described as professional.
6)We are described as professionals.

7)We are referred to as professional.
8)We are referred to as professionals.

9) Some athletes go/ turn professional.

I would use the adjective (1;3;5;7) to refer to someone who takes their work seriously and the noun (2;4;6;8) to refer to someone who does something as a job (with the exception of 9) where I chose the adjective over the noun). Could those sentences work on the basis of my interpretation?