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In the sport of association football, a midfielder is an outfield position which plays primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders.
- Association football positions
In the sport of association football, each of the 11 players...
- Midfield
Midfield. In many sports, midfield is the part of a sports...
- Association football positions
In the sport of association football, each of the 11 players on a team is assigned to a particular position on the field of play. A team is made up of one goalkeeper and ten outfield players who fill various defensive, midfield, and attacking positions depending on the formation deployed.
England women's captain Leah Williamson (left) defends for Arsenal. In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs.
A midfielder in football is a player who usually plays in the centre of the field. There are usually a number of midfielders in each team of football, and are normally split into three: attacking; central; and defending.
Midfield. In many sports, midfield is the part of a sports field that is near the line that is equally far from the end lines. That is, in American football it is the part of the field near the 50-yard line; in association football (soccer) and field hockey it is the part of the field that is between but roughly equally far from the two goalies ...
Midfielders, as the name suggests, are the footballers who play in the middle of the field, right between the defenders at the back and the forwards at the front. In today's game, midfielders have different roles. For instance, some midfielders play at a lower position of the midfield.
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For information about usage of the words "football" and "soccer" by country, see football (word). This is a list of association football players who play as central midfielders (as contrasted with wingers – see Category:Men's association football wingers ).
