midfield

noun

mid·​field ˈmid-ˌfēld 

ˌmid-ˈfēld

1

: the middle portion of a field

especially : the portion of a playing field (as in football) that is midway between goals

2

: the players on a team (as in lacrosse or soccer) that normally play in the midfield

Examples of midfield in a Sentence

The team captains shook hands at midfield.

The ball went out of bounds near midfield.

They have a talented midfield this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

Chelsea won the final after their midfield star Cole Palmer scored twice, before providing an assist to striker João Pedro, as the English club notched up three goals in the first half. —Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

Enrique was near midfield and appeared to push Pedro in the throat. —Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025

Chelsea has plenty of promising young talent of its own, including Cole Palmer up top, Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo in the midfield and Levi Colwill at center back, but this team is yet to put it all together under Manager Enzo Maresca, who was hired last summer. —Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025

His stabilising presence and composed performances from the base of midfield helped transform a floundering Ajax side and took them agonisingly close to a 37th Eredivisie title. —Conor O'Neill, New York Times, 12 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
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• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
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• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
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• hayfield