midfielder

noun

mid·field·er | \ ˈmid-ˌfēl-dər

, ˌmid-ˈfēl-\

Definition of midfielder

: a member of a midfield

Examples of midfielder in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In her debut match at the Under-16s Women's World Cup, the skillful midfielder received the player of the match award. — Aimee Lewis And Motez Bishara, CNN, "Giulia Gwinn: Germany teenager scores brilliant winner on Women's World Cup debut," 8 June 2019 The veteran midfielder contributed 33 goals and 23 assists in his final season with the Fighting Owls. — Adam Fornwalt, baltimoresun.com, "Harford Community College athletes garner postseason accolades," 4 June 2019 The Timbers have gone 0-11-6 with a negative-21 goal differential in 17 games without the Colombian defensive midfielder dating back to July 2015. — Jamie Goldberg, OregonLive.com, "Portland Timbers will face challenge against Kansas City as they try to win without Diego Chara," 7 June 2018 Seven-time back-to-back reigning champions Guangzhou Evergrande, who have recently resigned Brazilian midfielder Paulinho from Barcelona, are a point behind Jiangsu in fifth place. — SI.com, "Inter Forward Eder Completes Permanent Move to Chinese Club Jiangsu Suning," 13 July 2018 De Bruyne, for instance, has evolved into arguably the top midfielder in world soccer under Guardiola. — Jonathan Clegg, WSJ, "The Premier League’s World Cup Takeover," 8 July 2018 Moments after subbing back into the contest, the midfielder lofted a shot that dropped perfectly between the hands of Ryg and the crossbar. — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State soccer: Sheboygan North shuts out Muskego in Division 1 semifinal," 14 June 2018 Hernandez, a 39-year-old midfielder, currently plays in Qatar. — Tales Azzoni, The Seattle Times, "Plenty of politics at play in Venezuela-Catalonia friendly," 24 Mar. 2019 The former Real Madrid attacking midfielder who became the first French player to win the Ballon d’Or back in 1958 died last year at 85. — Samuel Petrequin, The Seattle Times, "APNewsBreak: France Football launches Women’s Ballon d’Or," 24 Sep. 2018

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