attacking midfielder

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attacking midfielder (plural attacking midfielders)

1. (soccer) A midfield player who specialises more in attacking duties.

   Synonym: AM

   • 2025 August 31, Adwaidh Rajan, “Brighton & Hove Albion 2-1 Manchester City”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 31 August 2025:

     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.

Translations

midfield player

Dutch: aanvallende middenvelder c Italian: trequartista (it) m or f Polish: ofensywny pomocnik m Portuguese: meia-atacante, meia (pt) Romanian: mijlocaș ofensiv m Spanish: mediapunta (es) Swedish: offensiv mittfältare c

See also

• defensive midfielder
• number ten