centre forward

British

noun

sport the central forward in the attack

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The teenager is primarily a left‑footed centre‑forward but can play on either flank.

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"If you're a centre forward, you need to score goals and he hadn't at the start. He's getting better," Moyes said.

From Barron's

Rayan is primarily a left‑footed centre‑forward but can play on either flank.

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Michael Owen, for a three or four-year period, was probably the best centre forward in the world.

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On first glance, Woltemade appears a battering ram of a centre forward - but that could not be further from the truth.

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