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Players

Players

How well do you know football vocabulary?

This Football English lesson presents, practises and tests 10 football words that are related to players and positions.

  1. captain
  2. centre-backs
  3. defenders
  4. full-backs
  5. goalkeeper
  6. midfielders
  7. strikers
  8. substitute
  9. team
  10. wingers

Use the activity in the LEARN section to learn 10 words and phrases used to describe players and positions in football. 

After you have finished with the learning activity, use the QUIZ to see how much you've learned and to score some points. There are also worksheets you can download to help you learn these football words. 

Remember, when you score points, you move up the leaderboard. You can also help your team and your country climb the leaderboard and become Premier Skills English champions!

Good luck!

Learn and practise the words

Activity: This activity tests your knowledge of the 10 words above. Match the words with the pictures.
Test yourself: Match the words and the pictures

Quiz - How many words have you learnt?

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Kevin Jackson
01/10/2024
GB
27
points

Awesome!


Kevin Jackson
01/10/2024 10:22
United Kingdom
Arsenal
27

Awesome!

Juan.bermudez
17/09/2024
CO
11
points

is very good


Juan.bermudez
17/09/2024 01:10
Colombia
Liverpool
11

is very good

Fannysu
02/09/2024
UY
44
points

I did very well. I got all them right.However,I think I need to master the word full backs, I usually call the last line defenders.


Fannysu
02/09/2024 23:44
Uruguay
Manchester United
44

I did very well. I got all them right.However,I think I need to master the word full backs, I usually call the last line defenders.

DXZ
10/08/2024
CN
21
points

easy!


DXZ
10/08/2024 05:38
China
Manchester City
21

easy!

dybala81
01/08/2024
IT
19
points

great


dybala81
01/08/2024 20:14
Italy
Manchester United
19

great

Khan2024
18/07/2024
GB
24
points

Cool


Khan2024
18/07/2024 18:13
United Kingdom
Nottingham Forest
24

Cool

shabk
15/06/2024
YE
190
points

great


shabk
15/06/2024 23:30
Yemen
Manchester City
190

great

gabriele
13/04/2024
IT
71
points

great


gabriele
13/04/2024 18:53
Italy
Aston Villa
71

great

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fernandojunior
01/02/2024
BR
64
points

Great. I love watching premiere league on sunday morning in Brazil. This way I can practise more.


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fernandojunior
01/02/2024 22:53
Brazil
Liverpool
64

Great. I love watching premiere league on sunday morning in Brazil. This way I can practise more.

Daidaidai Bill
30/01/2024
CN
168
points

so easy!


Daidaidai Bill
30/01/2024 04:51
China
Manchester United
168

so easy!

Javi_from_Spain
14/01/2024
ES
58
points

Come on


Javi_from_Spain
14/01/2024 12:52
Spain
Liverpool
58

Come on

honny
20/11/2023
KR
79
points

It is so easy and interesting. I will play this quiz tomorrow.


honny
20/11/2023 08:12
South Korea
Brentford
79

It is so easy and interesting. I will play this quiz tomorrow.

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RODL
02/11/2023
ES
236
points

great!


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RODL
02/11/2023 11:41
Spain
Liverpool
236

great!

PhuCuong
23/10/2023
VN
103
points

The lesson helped me improve my vocabulary :D


PhuCuong
23/10/2023 08:51
Vietnam
Arsenal
103

The lesson helped me improve my vocabulary :D

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Jess.L
16/10/2023
CN
64
points

cool


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Jess.L
16/10/2023 12:42
China
Manchester City
64

cool

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tachinhbn
28/09/2023
VN
53
points

In some case, a substitute get the chance by replacing the injuried player


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tachinhbn
28/09/2023 15:15
Vietnam
Chelsea
53

In some case, a substitute get the chance by replacing the injuried player

ngbaphuc
29/08/2023
VN
11
points

nice


ngbaphuc
29/08/2023 08:39
Vietnam
Chelsea
11

nice

F.FADUL
04/08/2023
GB
87
points

Haaland is best striker and record breaker in the premier league.


F.FADUL
04/08/2023 16:19
United Kingdom
Manchester City
87

Haaland is best striker and record breaker in the premier league.

yuhaozhen
15/07/2023
CN
-542
points

great


yuhaozhen
15/07/2023 04:53
China
Manchester City
-542

great

Labdamesi
25/06/2023
HU
9
points

I like this lesson! :)


Labdamesi
25/06/2023 11:22
Hungary
Manchester City
9

I like this lesson! :)

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Salar33
17/06/2023
IR
105
points

I really enjoyed


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Salar33
17/06/2023 10:45
Iran
Manchester City
105

I really enjoyed

vanyakit
08/05/2023
RU
24
points

Ben White is my favourite full-back atm


vanyakit
08/05/2023 16:31
Russia
Arsenal
24

Ben White is my favourite full-back atm

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gdriaevi@gmail.com
21/04/2023
DK
132
points

well done


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gdriaevi@gmail.com
21/04/2023 15:43
Denmark
Manchester United
132

well done

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Hector Pinzon
03/03/2023
CO
496
points

good exercise


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Hector Pinzon
03/03/2023 18:41
Colombia
Manchester United
496

good exercise

robertinhabb
14/02/2023
BR
15
points

Great. I would like to learn more positions.


robertinhabb
14/02/2023 19:58
Brazil
Liverpool
15

Great. I would like to learn more positions.

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kapro34
09/02/2023
TR
141
points

Easy


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kapro34
09/02/2023 15:54
Turkey
Liverpool
141

Easy

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Denis2000
26/01/2023
BY
708
points

Great


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Denis2000
26/01/2023 09:01
Belarus
Tottenham Hotspur
708

Great

hailey
24/01/2023
KR
10
points

Fun


hailey
24/01/2023 19:08
South Korea
Manchester City
10

Fun

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Rath6180
02/12/2022
GB
759
points

Done great on the quiz, I know my players.


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Rath6180
02/12/2022 11:07
United Kingdom
Liverpool
759

Done great on the quiz, I know my players.

JoeL's picture
JoeL
12/10/2022
IT
111
points

I feel very confident at this level.


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JoeL
12/10/2022 09:50
Italy
Liverpool
111

I feel very confident at this level.

ghassan jaradat
18/08/2022
PS
93
points

very good...


ghassan jaradat
18/08/2022 12:09
Palestinian Territory
Arsenal
93

very good...

uberargolo@gmail.com
12/07/2022
BR
-595
points

very good activit


uberargolo@gmail.com
12/07/2022 20:55
Brazil
Arsenal
-595

very good activit

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MRG1980PYM
18/05/2022
CO
93
points

These English learning exercises based on something that is as popular all over the world as football is quite fun and very didactic... What a great goal from the Premier League and the British Council for those of us who want to speak a second language.


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MRG1980PYM
18/05/2022 04:50
Colombia
Liverpool
93

These English learning exercises based on something that is as popular all over the world as football is quite fun and very didactic... What a great goal from the Premier League and the British Council for those of us who want to speak a second language.

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jsantodo2
27/03/2022
CO
70
points

Excellent!


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jsantodo2
27/03/2022 17:11
Colombia
Chelsea
70

Excellent!

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Selecte86
14/03/2022
CN
101
points

Fantastic


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Selecte86
14/03/2022 11:35
China
Liverpool
101

Fantastic

Michaelsun
14/02/2022
CN
738
points

It’s easy


Michaelsun
14/02/2022 14:01
China
Manchester United
738

It’s easy

MJ23_
07/02/2022
FR
102
points

Nice


MJ23_
07/02/2022 20:20
France
Manchester United
102

Nice

Bruno123
19/01/2022
PL
296
points

OOF!


Bruno123
19/01/2022 14:46
Poland
Manchester United
296

OOF!

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Roberto Avelar
28/10/2021
BR
110
points

Yes, all the questions has right.
Yes, these words help me.


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Roberto Avelar
28/10/2021 00:45
Brazil
Manchester City
110

Yes, all the questions has right.
Yes, these words help me.

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Taher Koshen
20/09/2021
SO
357
points

Thanks very much for these wonderful lessons. I would like to know deeply these positions with numbers. Like goalkeeper (1), Striker (9). Please let me know this?


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Taher Koshen
20/09/2021 12:20
Somalia
Chelsea
357

Thanks very much for these wonderful lessons. I would like to know deeply these positions with numbers. Like goalkeeper (1), Striker (9). Please let me know this?

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admin
21/09/2021
GB
560
points

Hi Taher

Originally, the numbers 1-11 indicated positions on the pitch, but the modern game is different and sometimes the players wear their favourite number.  Number 1 is still almost always the starting goalkeeper and 2-5 are often defenders. The higher numbers are the forwards with numbers 9 and 10 often being the strikers. 

Thanks

Jack


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admin
21/09/2021 15:31
United Kingdom
Arsenal
560

Hi Taher

Originally, the numbers 1-11 indicated positions on the pitch, but the modern game is different and sometimes the players wear their favourite number.  Number 1 is still almost always the starting goalkeeper and 2-5 are often defenders. The higher numbers are the forwards with numbers 9 and 10 often being the strikers. 

Thanks

Jack

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Muhammad Mahdi
12/09/2021
IR
10
points

I thank the site administrators


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Muhammad Mahdi
12/09/2021 04:09
Iran
Liverpool
10

I thank the site administrators

PhuCuong
06/09/2021
VN
103
points

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PhuCuong
06/09/2021 17:53
Vietnam
Arsenal
103

referee

Sébastien
20/07/2021
CH
118
points

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Sébastien
20/07/2021 15:59
Switzerland
Manchester City
118

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30/05/2021
TR
15
points

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30/05/2021 10:20
Turkey
Manchester United
15

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Lilo 0410
24/05/2021
BR
89
points

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Lilo 0410
24/05/2021 19:12
Brazil
Manchester United
89

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Gabriel Amaral
22/04/2021
BR
1512
points

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Gabriel Amaral
22/04/2021 15:47
Brazil
Arsenal
1512

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24/05/2021
BR
89
points

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24/05/2021 19:12
Brazil
Manchester United
89

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steve sina
15/04/2021
CM
68
points

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steve sina
15/04/2021 13:19
Cameroon
Liverpool
68

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29/03/2021
BR
61
points

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29/03/2021 17:22
Brazil
Manchester City
61

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Top Scorers
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1Alex_from_Ukraine6559
2mobeckham6524
3hsn5551
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6Liubomyr4417
7elghoul3988
8assemjuve3705
9aragorn19863557
10Gergő Nagy3396
Country ranking
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1Colombia71666
2Ukraine33797
3Spain29271
4Serbia27426
5Brazil23321
6Albania20578
7Vietnam20405
8Turkey20001
9Macedonia19074
10Bosnia and Herzegovina16333
Club ranking
RankNameScore
1Manchester United143452
2Liverpool111002
3Chelsea89957
4Arsenal86174
5Manchester City58586
6Tottenham Hotspur19327
7Newcastle United10545
8West Ham United7637
9AFC Bournemouth4870
10Crystal Palace4491

Level

2
Average: 2 (1 vote)

Goals

Complete these activities and you will:

Learn and practise 10 words used to talk about football players and positions.

Glossary

Tricky spelling: It's 'captain' not 'captian'!