attacking midfielder
noun1
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A midfield player who specialises more in attacking duties.
- Brajan Gruda came off the bench to score an 89th-minute goal to give Brighton their first win of the Premier League season, while condemning Manchester City to back-to-back defeats. The German attacking midfielder finished calmly to seal a comeback success after he rounded James Trafford, who had made a brilliant save to deny Jan Paul van Hecke moments earlier.2025 August 31, Adwaidh Rajan, “Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 31 Aug 2025:
- Related terms
- defensive midfielder, number ten