midfielder
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noun
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Origin of midfielder
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Who couldn’t feel the thrill of seeing young stars meet the hype around them and exceed it — Erling Haaland of Norway, Lamine Yamal of Spain, Mexican midfielder Gilberto Mora, to name the most fabulous?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
Aston Villa have completed the £38m signing of midfielder Joao Gomes from Wolves.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
In addition, midfielder Valentin Barco is expected to join from Strasbourg, though Chelsea have yet to confirm the deal.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Elsewhere, goalscoring midfielder Daichi Kamada and attacking right-back Daniel Munoz impressed for Japan and Colombia respectively.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
I am being a midfielder or something like that.
From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins
The wide midfielders of Norway did not drop into the defensive line, instead holding their position in line with the central midfielders.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Norway's first instinct is to play short, often setting up with a wide back four and the keeper forming a fifth option, with two holding midfielders showing for the ball centrally.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Brazil is producing more wide strikers than it knows what to do with, but not enough quality midfielders.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Anderson covered 411km across the Premier League season, second only to Everton's James Garner, while his 1,895 high-intensity pressures ranked second among midfielders.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
It was clogged—the other team’s midfielders were crowding him—but he found a small opening and put the ball through to Kimutai, who just took off down the right side.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
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