association football midfielder
C5834
concept
An association football midfielder is a player positioned centrally or wide between defense and attack, responsible for linking play, distributing the ball, supporting both offensive and defensive actions, and often controlling the tempo of the game.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| association football midfielder canonical | 35 |
| attacking midfielder | 31 |
| defensive midfielder | 4 |
| association football attacking midfielder | 2 |
| women's association football midfielder | 2 |
| football midfielder | 1 |
Instances (75)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Raí Souza Vieira de Oliveira | attacking midfielder |
| Shannon MacMillan | women's association football midfielder |
| Johan Micoud | attacking midfielder |
| Kim Little | — |
| Jess Fishlock | — |
| Allie Long | — |
| Lindsey Horan | — |
| Luka Modrić | — |
| Kaká | attacking midfielder |
| Darlington Nagbe | — |
| Ronaldinho | attacking midfielder |
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Jordan Henderson (former)
surface form:
Jordan Henderson
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| Alessandro Del Piero | attacking midfielder |
| John McGinn | — |
| Philipp Lahm | defensive midfielder |
| Colin Cameron | — |
| Zico | attacking midfielder |
| Steven Davis | — |
| Vladimír Šmicer | attacking midfielder |
| Jay-Jay | association football attacking midfielder |
| Gianni Rivera | attacking midfielder |
| Abedi Pele | attacking midfielder |
| Carlos Valderrama | attacking midfielder |
| Hany Mukhtar | — |
| Ashley Lawrence | — |
| Óscar Pareja | — |
| Matt Le Tissier | attacking midfielder |
| Dwayne De Rosario | attacking midfielder |
| Micky Mellon | — |
| Theodoros Zagorakis | football midfielder |
| Edi Andradina | attacking midfielder |
| Robert Snodgrass | — |
| Enzo Scifo | attacking midfielder |
| Enzo Francescoli | attacking midfielder |
| Marco Etcheverry | attacking midfielder |
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The King of the Kippax
surface form:
Colin Bell
|
— |
| Paul Pogba | — |
| Alexia Putellas | — |
| Aitana Bonmatí | — |
| Aya Miyama | women's association football midfielder |
| Peter Beardsley | attacking midfielder |
| Patri Guijarro | — |
| Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite | attacking midfielder |
| Jay-Jay Okocha | attacking midfielder |
| Rui Manuel César Costa | attacking midfielder |
| Pedri | — |
| Fernando Hierro | defensive midfielder |
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N’Golo
surface form:
N’Golo Kanté
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— |
| Paulo Assunção | defensive midfielder |
| Diego Fagúndez | — |