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

An 11th-hour loan signing before the end of the summer 2023 window, he was meant to be Casemiro’s deputy in defensive midfield. —Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025

Dos Santos leaped high to knock an arching shot from nearly midfield over the goal and protect the lead in a few minutes after McVey scored. —Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2025

In midfield, Luka Modric comes in for Dani Ceballos to partner Fede Valverde. —Tom Sanderson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025

In retrospect would Kuntz have been better off keeping Delgado, who is having a solid season as a playmaker in the middle of LAFC’s midfield? —Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025

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