Positions 1

Question 1

A player who plays in the middle of the pitch, and has an attacking role

Answer 1

Central Attacking-Mid(fielder) / CAM

Question 2

A player who plays in the middle of the pitch, and has a defensive role

Answer 2

Central Defensive-Mid(fielder) / CDM

Question 3

Defensive players who play the wider positions

Answer 3

Fullback / Wingback

Question 4

Players who play the key defensive positions

Answer 4

Centre-backs

Question 5

Players who play the highest up the pitch, with the intention to score goals

Answer 5

Striker / A forward

Question 6

A striker who often drops deep into the midfield

Answer 6

False-nine

Question 7

A midfield who often has the role of moving up to attack and back to defend throughout the game

Answer 7

Box-to-box Midfielder

Question 8

A player who is key in creating opportunities for the attacking players

Answer 8

A playmaker

Question 9

A player who is moving quickly into an attacking position, but does not have the ball

Answer 9

A runner

Question 10

A midfield player who often sits in front of the defense and commences attacking plays

Answer 10

A holding midfielder

Question 11

A striker who works by themself

Answer 11

A lone striker

Question 12

Someone who is capable of scoring goals calmly under pressure

Answer 12

A clinical finisher

Question 13

The player who is allowed to use his hands to prevent the opposing team from scoring.

Answer 13

Goalkeeper / Keeper / Goalie

Question 14

A goalkeeper whose primary (and sometimes only) responsibility is to make saves and stop the ball from going into their net.

Answer 14

A shot stopper

Question 15

A keeper who is regularly involved in the build-up play of a team

Answer 15

A ball-playing keeper

Question 16

A keeper who is comfortable leaving their penalty area and moving further out into the pitch

Answer 16

A sweeper keeper