midfielder

mid·field·er

any of the players who play primarily in the midfield area and whose responsibilities are both offensive and defensive

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Noun

(plural midfielders)

(soccer) A player who operates behind the attackers, in front of the defence.

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The wife of U.S. Midfielder soccer player Clint Dempsey modeled a classic design for Sports Illustrated with a skimpy top painted on her upper body and a string bikini below.
Beckham transferred to Real Madrid in June 2003, with the team paying $41 million U.S. to take him on as their midfielder.
Soccer midfielder David Robert Joseph Beckham was born on this day in 1975 in Leytonstone, London, England.
He didn't become a first team regular until the 1996-1997 season as right midfielder.

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