midfield

noun

mid·​field ˈmid-ˌfēld 

ˌmid-ˈfēld

1

: the middle portion of a field

especially : the portion of a playing field (as in football) that is midway between goals

2

: the players on a team (as in lacrosse or soccer) that normally play in the midfield

Examples of midfield in a Sentence

The team captains shook hands at midfield.

The ball went out of bounds near midfield.

They have a talented midfield this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

As Traore cuts inside onto his weaker left foot, Smith Rowe arrives into the box from a deeper midfield area — ghosting behind Nottingham Forest’s three centre-backs, who are occupied by Jimenez. —Mark Carey, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025

The Dutchman was constantly shoehorned into an attacking midfield role that doesn’t bring out his best characteristics, yet Motta insisted on deploying him there. —Emmet Gates, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025

Factors that could influence Modrić’s future Real Madrid are not expected to fork out and invest in a new midfield star this summer, with transfer talk primarily focusing on defenders like Trent Alexander-Arnold and Dean Huijsen. —Sam Leveridge, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

After a slow start to his career at the club last season, Tielemans has adjusted supremely to manager Unai Emery’s midfield demands. —Carl Anka, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for midfield

• afield
• airfield
• annealed
• appealed
• brownfield
• coalfield
• concealed
• congealed
• cornfield
• downfield
• goldfield
• hayfield