defensive midfielder

defensive midfielder

English

Noun

defensive midfielder (plural defensive midfielders)

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

Translations

midfield player

Dutch: verdedigende middenvelder c Japanese: 守備的ミッドフィールダー (shubiteki middofīrudā), 中盤の底 (chūban no soko), ボランチ (boranchi) Polish: defensywny pomocnik m

Portuguese: volante (pt) m Romanian: mijlocaș defensiv m Swedish: defensiv mittfältare c

See also

• attacking midfielder