In football (soccer), a player whose place is in the middle part of the pitch, between the defenders behind and the forwards in front. Midfielders do the most running in a team: they win the ball back, pass it forward, and link defence to attack.

In football (soccer)在足球（soccer）裡，a player whose place is in the middle part of the pitch指位置在球場中間的球員，between the defenders behind and the forwards in front夾在後面的後衛和前面的前鋒之間。Midfielders do the most running in a teamMidfielders是隊上跑動最多的球員：they win the ball back他們搶回球，pass it forward往前傳球，and link defence to attack並把防守和進攻連接起來。

Because the job is so broad, people add another word to say which kind — a defensive midfielder (also called a holding midfielder) stays back and protects the defenders; an attacking midfielder plays high up and creates chances for the strikers; a central midfielder works in the middle; a wide midfielder or wing midfielder works along the side lines.

Because the job is so broad因為這個工作範圍很廣，people add another word to say which kind人們會多加一個字來說是哪一種 — a defensive midfielder (also called a holding midfielder) stays back and protects the defendersa defensive midfielder（也叫a holding midfielder）留在後面保護後衛；an attacking midfielder plays high up and creates chances for the strikersan attacking midfielder站位比較高，為前鋒創造機會；a central midfielder works in the middlea central midfielder在中間工作；a wide midfielder or wing midfielder works along the side linesa wide midfielder或wing midfielder則沿著邊線工作。

'Midfielder' is the player; 'midfield' is the part of the pitch, and also the group of players together ('our midfield was too slow today'). British speakers sometimes just say 'he plays in midfield'.

'Midfielder' is the player「Midfielder」是球員；'midfield' is the part of the pitch「midfield」是球場的那個區域，and also the group of players together也可以指這群球員整體 ('our midfield was too slow today')（像「our midfield was too slow today」）。British speakers sometimes just say 'he plays in midfield'英國人有時候就只說「he plays in midfield」。

The word is also used in other field sports such as hockey and lacrosse, where American speakers often shorten it to 'middie'. Remember that football here means the game with a round ball that Taiwanese students call 足球 — in American football the word midfielder is not used.

The word is also used in other field sports such as hockey and lacrosse這個字也用在其他場地運動，像hockey和lacrosse，where American speakers often shorten it to 'middie'美國人常常把它縮寫成「middie」。Remember that football here means the game with a round ball that Taiwanese students call 足球記得這裡的football指的是台灣學生說的足球，用圓球踢的那種比賽 — in American football the word midfielder is not used在美式足球裡不會用midfielder這個字。