midfielder
(mɪdfiːldəʳ )
Word forms: midfielders
countable noun
In football, a midfielder is a player whose usual position is in the central area of the playing field between the two goals.
He wants midfielders who are big and are going to win headers.
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Collocations:
centre midfielder
I was a centre midfielder back then.
The Sun
He played primarily as a left back, but also as centre back, left midfielder or centre midfielder.
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They started with three centre midfielders for the second time in the league this season.
Times, Sunday Times
Football has moved on, and it's now the centre midfielders who get the most attention.
Times, Sunday Times
He started as a centre midfielder.
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