Midfielder is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Midfielder in a sentence
Related words
Midfielder meaning
A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence.
Using Midfielder
- The main meaning on this page is: A player who operates behind the attackers and in front of the defence.
- In the example corpus, midfielder often appears in combinations such as: the midfielder, attacking midfielder, senior midfielder.
Context around Midfielder
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 14 start, 6 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Midfielder
- In this selection, "midfielder" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 29.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, senior, attacking, junior, carson, attacking and paul stand out and add context to how "midfielder" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an attacking midfielder savvy in, and junior midfielder carson nizialek, senior midfielder, defensive midfielder and england midfielder. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "midfielder" sits close to words such as carries, fighters and mystery, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with midfielder
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Monday brought good news for Fire defender/midfielder Mauricio Pineda and midfielder Djordje Mihailovic. (14 words)
Two Big Ten commits in senior midfielder (Iowa) and junior midfielder (Wisconsin) power the attack. (15 words)
Midfielder Tony Rocha took the ball off the foot of Vancouver midfielder Jon Erice, then passed it to Mitrita. (19 words)
LA Galaxy midfielder Tyler Boyd, right, kicks the ball past Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Andrés Cubas during the first half of a Leagues Cup group stage soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, July 30, 2023. (41 words)
With summer signing Ebuzoeme the latest Invicta midfielder set to serve a suspension, Drury defended the decision to send midfielder Sam Blackman and defender Joel Odeniran to Hythe and Herne Bay, respectively, in order to get more first-team action. (40 words)
Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, center, shoots over Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson, bottom, as United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane closes in during the second half of their MLS match on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson. (38 words)
Example sentences (20)
Demonstrating his defensive and offensive prowess, Iwobi’s fourth season at Everton saw him play various positions such as central midfielder, attacking midfielder, right midfielder, right winger, and left midfielder.
Junior forward/midfielder Paul Bin (three goals, two assists), freshman midfielder William James Herve (three goals, two assists) and senior midfielder Amar Sedjec (two goals) are the main catalysts going forward for Maryland.
Junior midfielder Paula Germino-Watnick ran the show and finished with a goal and and assist, while senior forward Caitlin Farrell, senior midfielder Meghan Shaver, and junior midfielder Carson Nizialek added the other three goals.
Galaxy midfielder Riqui Puig, center, shoots over Minnesota United midfielder Hassani Dotson, bottom, as United forward Bongokuhle Hlongwane closes in during the second half of their MLS match on Wednesday night at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson.
LA Galaxy midfielder Tyler Boyd, right, kicks the ball past Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Andrés Cubas during the first half of a Leagues Cup group stage soccer match at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. on Sunday, July 30, 2023.
Midfielder Arthur Vermeeren at Royal Antwerp is available and admired, while Valentin Barco of Boca Juniors remains on the radar, as is his team-mate, midfielder Ezequiel Fernandez.
The Dons are also closing in on new signings with Israeli international defender Or Dadia and Crystal Palace midfielder Killian Phillips targeted - but a move for Croatian midfielder Tonio Teklic is complicated.
Toronto, with the 85th overall pick, took Stanford midfielder Fletcher Bank with Montreal choosing Western Michigan midfielder Carson Hodgson one pick later.
Two Big Ten commits in senior midfielder (Iowa) and junior midfielder (Wisconsin) power the attack.
University of Maine women's soccer players midfielder Kristina Kelly (from left), goalkeeper Kira Kutzinski and midfielder Delaney LaBonte hope the team can exceed last year's breakthrough season.
He’s their defensive midfielder and their attacking midfielder, their one-time centre-half who could do a convincing job as centre-forward, given the chance.
Sarah Hyde, Wayzata, midfielder, senior: An attacking midfielder savvy in the air and on the ball, with 18 goals and five assists for No. 1 Wayzata.
Sophomore midfielder Logan Oliver from Indiana, senior midfielder Casper Grening from Kentucky and junior defender Casper Svendby from Dayton mark the top of the transfer class for head coach Jay Vidovich.
The Dundalk native has used his contacts south of the border to bring in Mark Byrne (goalkeeper), David Toure (defender), Darren Clarke Kelly (midfielder), James Doona (midfielder) and Gavin Hodgins (striker) ahead of the window opening.
With summer signing Ebuzoeme the latest Invicta midfielder set to serve a suspension, Drury defended the decision to send midfielder Sam Blackman and defender Joel Odeniran to Hythe and Herne Bay, respectively, in order to get more first-team action.
Among those released is veteran midfielder Daniel ‘Deco’ Sibanda, Bronson Chama, Joseph ‘Joliba’ Zimba, Jimmy Chisenga, goal minder Danny Munyao, midfielder Evans Musonda, defender Webster Mulenga and Roderick Zimba.
Monday brought good news for Fire defender/midfielder Mauricio Pineda and midfielder Djordje Mihailovic.
Vissel Kobe’s midfielder Andres Iniesta (R) and FC Barcelona’s midfielder Sergio Busquets (L) fight for the ball during the Rakuten Cup football match between Vissel Kobe and FC Barcelona, in Kobe on July 27, 2019.
Five freshmen — forward Caitlyn Amsden, midfielder Sydney Borneman, back McKenna Burkhardt, forward Sydney Beck, and midfielder Megan Phillips — all saw their first collegiate playing time.
Midfielder Tony Rocha took the ball off the foot of Vancouver midfielder Jon Erice, then passed it to Mitrita.
Phrases with midfielder
These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:
Common combinations with midfielder
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the midfielder 27×
- attacking midfielder 10×
- senior midfielder 7×
- and midfielder 7×
- midfielder is 7×
- midfielder who 7×
- midfielder and 6×
- fc midfielder 5×
- defensive midfielder 5×
- midfielder with 5×