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[1], 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.

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