association football defender

C11160
concept

An association football defender is a player whose primary role is to prevent the opposing team from creating and converting goal-scoring opportunities, typically by marking attackers, intercepting passes, and blocking shots near their own goal.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
association football defender canonical 37
central defender 21
football defender 5

Instances (78)

Instance Via concept surface
Sofia Huerta
Troy Dayak soccer defender
John Doyle football defender
Vasilis Torosidis association football fullback
Gaël Clichy association football fullback
Jonathan Zebina
Martin Keown central defender
Bobby Moore central defender
Stephen Nicol football defender
Paolo Maldini centre-back
Eddie Pope soccer defender
Steph Houghton
Leah Williamson
Abby Erceg women's association football defender
Noel Bailie
Marvin Andrews central defender
Kalidou Koulibaly
Nilton Santos
Wes Morgan central defender
Naomi Girma
Ernst Happel
Luigi Cagni
Jason de Vos football defender
Kadeisha Buchanan women's association football defender
Ashley Lawrence
Stephanie Lopez soccer defender
Franco Baresi centre-back
John Terry central defender
Miguel Herrera
Mauricio Pochettino
Carlos Alberto Torres
Sol Campbell central defender
Kolo Touré central defender
Ken Thomson (footballer)
Alexi Lalas football defender
Adam Barrett central defender
Brian Labone central defender
Wes Brown
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore centre-back
Ricardo Costa
Jeff Agoos soccer defender
Diego Cocca
José Nasazzi
Rachel Corsie central defender
Nemanja Vidić central defender
Cat Whitehill women's association football defender
Kelley O'Hara
Giorgio Chiellini centre-back
Irene Paredes central defender
Carla Overbeck women's association football defender