midfielder

Also known as MF, M, mid-fielder, soccer midfielder

In association football, a midfielder takes an outfield position 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. As central midfielders often go across boundaries, with mobility and passing ability, they are often referred to as deep-lying midfielders, playmakers, box-to-box midfielders, or holding midfielders. There are also attacking midfielders with limited defensive assignments.

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A midfielder is a player in soccer who operates in the central area of the field and can have different responsibilities depending on their style of play, ranging from defensive roles that break up opposing attacks to attacking roles with minimal defensive duties. Midfielders matter because their positioning between defense and attack, combined with their mobility and passing ability, makes them crucial for controlling the game's flow and connecting a team's defensive and offensive efforts.

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female form of label: saugė
Commons category: Association football midfielders
male form of label: saugas

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Central midfielder
Box-to-box midfielder
Mezzala
Defensive midfielder
Holding midfielder
Deep-lying playmaker
Centre-half
Attacking midfielder
Advanced playmaker
False attacking midfielder
{{anchor|fals10}} "False 10" or "central winger"
Winger
Wide midfielder
Wing-half{{anchor|Wing_half}}
Inverted winger and raumdeuter
False winger
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The size of midfield units on a team and their assigned roles depend on which formation is used; the unit of these players on the pitch is commonly referred to as the midfield. Its name derives from the fact that midfield units typically make up the in-between units to the defensive units and forward units of a formation.