noun

• (chiefly in soccer) a player in the central part of the field.

  ‘The equivalent midfielder covers 10,000 yards each match.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘The midfielder was later named player of the tournament.’
  • ‘Midfielder Bullen scored the team's first goal 10 minutes into the game.’
  • ‘The second-year midfielder recorded the lone goal, which came in the 13th minute for the Warriors.’
  • ‘The backs worked hard in the first half, while the midfielders and forwards outshone their opponents in the second half.’