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

On the counter-attack, Jesus Ferreira played a through ball from midfield to Rothrock near the right corner of the penalty box. —Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026

Bernard Kamungo intercepted a pass near midfield, raced down the left side and then tapped a pass to Musa for a first-touch finish from the left corner of the 6-yard box. —Apress, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Choiniere intercepted a pass near midfield, raced to the top of the penalty arc and slipped a rolling shot inside the left post to open the scoring in the 73rd minute. —ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026

The senior can play anywhere in the midfield and has more than 15 goal contributions. —Colby Gordon, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield