Defender
Defenders fall into four main categories: centre-backs, full-backs, sweepers, and wing-backs.
Forward
A forward is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders.
Midfielder
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders.
Midfielder
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders.
Defender
In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring.
Striker
A direct, hard-working, and energetic forward, he initially played as a winger in his youth