Player Roles

There are far more roles than listed below, but these are the ones that are used in many modern systems.

Sweeper Keeper

Ball-Playing Centre-Back/Playmaking Centre-Back

Box-to-Box Centre-Back

Inverted Full-Back

Defensive Full-Back

Cornerback/Full-Back

Holding Midfielder

Deep-Lying Playmaker

Box-to-Box Midfielder

Inverted Winger

Conventional Winger

Needle Player

Raumdeuter

Attacking Playmaker

False Number Ten

False Number Nine

Stretch Forward