Midfield
noun
The middle area of a sports field where midfielders play, especially in soccer, rugby, and hockey.
He passed the ball into the midfield.
Often appears as...
- control the midfield
- play in the midfield
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Technical
noun
The players in a team who play in the middle part of the field.
The midfield needs to improve their defense.
Often appears as...
- strong midfield
- midfield player
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Technical
noun
The middle area of a sports field where midfielders play, especially in soccer, rugby, and hockey.
He passed the ball into the midfield.
Often appears as...
- control the midfield
- play in the midfield
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The players in a team who play in the middle part of the field.
The midfield needs to improve their defense.
Often appears as...
- strong midfield
- midfield player
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Sport-Specific
The term 'midfield' is most common in soccer, rugby, and hockey, but less usual in sports like basketball.
In soccer, controlling the midfield often determines who controls the game.
Pro Tip 2/3Game Strategy
'Midfield' can also imply the strategic aspect of the game, referring to how players organize and move.
The coach focused on strengthening our midfield strategy.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphoric Use
Sometimes 'midfield' is used metaphorically to describe a central or balancing position in non-sport contexts.
She always plays midfield in office politics.
Compare with
centre
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Cafu
Right backs now should be the highest paid players in every team! Strikers just have to score. Midfielders, they pass. Goalkeepers make saves. Full backs have to mark, cover centre backs and midfield, get forward and cross, take shots and provide the link to strikers.
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Jonny Bairstow
English Athlete
I played fly-half in rugby, so I could influence the game, and midfield in hockey too. So it is part of my sporting DNA to want to be in the game at all times, to affect what is going on. That's down to genetics and being ginger, I reckon. We're special specimens.
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Jermaine Jenas
Speaking as a midfield player myself, I know it's easier to make your runs into the box from that deeper, more central position. You can gauge where the ball is going to land and how best to time your run.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Dutch Athlete
If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.
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Julie Ertz
American Athlete
It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do it, or if you put me in midfield, I can do it.
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Phil Jones
English Athlete
I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.
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Massimiliano Allegri
Italian Athlete
Tevez is an extraordinary striker. Not only does he score goals, but he also helps his teammates and the midfield, too.
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Toni Kroos
German Athlete
Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.
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Scott Parker
World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game.
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Ciro Immobile
Italian Athlete
All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.
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Cafu
Right backs now should be the highest paid players in every team! Strikers just have to score. Midfielders, they pass. Goalkeepers make saves. Full backs have to mark, cover centre backs and midfield, get forward and cross, take shots and provide the link to strikers.
Quote examples
Jonny Bairstow
English Athlete
I played fly-half in rugby, so I could influence the game, and midfield in hockey too. So it is part of my sporting DNA to want to be in the game at all times, to affect what is going on. That's down to genetics and being ginger, I reckon. We're special specimens.
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Jermaine Jenas
Speaking as a midfield player myself, I know it's easier to make your runs into the box from that deeper, more central position. You can gauge where the ball is going to land and how best to time your run.
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Ruud van Nistelrooy
Dutch Athlete
If I don't get the service or if I don't the ball in the box, where I want it, I start drifting into midfield. I go and look for the ball. I try to be important for the team in other areas.
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Julie Ertz
American Athlete
It's important to be a soccer player in the sense of the whole vision - if you put me at forward, I can do it, or if you put me in midfield, I can do it.
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Phil Jones
English Athlete
I have said from day one I see myself as a center back. But, if I am asked to play in midfield or at right-back, I am happy to do so.
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Massimiliano Allegri
Italian Athlete
Tevez is an extraordinary striker. Not only does he score goals, but he also helps his teammates and the midfield, too.
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Toni Kroos
German Athlete
Dominating the midfield is the most important thing in modern football. To succeed, you have to be good at everything.
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Scott Parker
World-class midfield players get their share of goals and that's something I want to add to my game.
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Ciro Immobile
Italian Athlete
All coaches now look for forwards who not only score goals but also run back and help in midfield.
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