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 |
| centre-back | 4 |
| soccer defender | 4 |
| women's association football defender | 4 |
| association football fullback | 3 |
| men's association football defender | 1 |
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 |