wingback

[ wing-bak ]

nounFootball.

Origin of wingback

First recorded in 1935–40; wing + back¹

The wingbacks stretch the opponents wide, Timo Werner stretches them in behind, but Chelsea still has plenty of really good players around central midfield.
Was Chelsea’s Champions League Win A Fluke? | Chadwick Matlin (chadwick.matlin@fivethirtyeight.com) | June 1, 2021 | FiveThirtyEight
John Johnson, who played both wingback and cornerback for Army in 1964, felt the same way.
A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down | Nicolaus Mills | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

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