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.
- captain
- centre-backs
- defenders
- full-backs
- goalkeeper
- midfielders
- strikers
- substitute
- team
- 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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Comments
04/09/2020
points
good
04/09/2020 11:43
Liverpool
61
good
18/08/2020
points
Very nice
18/08/2020 03:45
Chelsea
76
Very nice
17/08/2020
points
I did make with calm. I think good the form learn.
yes.
Congratulations for me.
17/08/2020 18:16
Liverpool
21
I did make with calm. I think good the form learn.
yes.
Congratulations for me.
12/08/2020
points
It's Ok for me.
12/08/2020 08:19
Arsenal
38
It's Ok for me.
11/08/2020
points
I liked very Nice,I'm learning English,the vocabulary football help me.
11/08/2020 14:58
Chelsea
76
I liked very Nice,I'm learning English,the vocabulary football help me.
05/08/2020
points
Yes it does help, specially to avoid confusion between centre backs and full backs. Thanks
05/08/2020 08:44
Manchester United
42
Yes it does help, specially to avoid confusion between centre backs and full backs. Thanks
19/07/2020
points
Yes, i got all the questions right.
19/07/2020 12:36
Manchester City
37
Yes, i got all the questions right.
17/07/2020
points
Very useful words
17/07/2020 08:31
Chelsea
30
Very useful words
07/07/2020
points
very good
07/07/2020 00:37
Leicester City
129
very good
20/06/2020
points
The great quiz! I don't understand why the word "full-backs" is needed.
20/06/2020 15:59
Liverpool
-312
The great quiz! I don't understand why the word "full-backs" is needed.
04/06/2020
points
My position on the pitch is an attacking-midfielder and sometimes I play as a winger
04/06/2020 00:21
Manchester United
6502
My position on the pitch is an attacking-midfielder and sometimes I play as a winger
03/06/2020
points
Centre-backs and full-backs were confusing for me but now I knew the difference :)
03/06/2020 23:54
Manchester United
6502
Centre-backs and full-backs were confusing for me but now I knew the difference :)
22/05/2020
points
I like a lot of the questions, specially when a person is learning english, and more when you like the soccer
22/05/2020 01:34
Manchester City
18
I like a lot of the questions, specially when a person is learning english, and more when you like the soccer
13/05/2020
points
Yes, I got all the questions right. I think that exercise will help me at FIFA 20, in my carreer with Oldham Athletic.
13/05/2020 23:25
Manchester United
62
Yes, I got all the questions right. I think that exercise will help me at FIFA 20, in my carreer with Oldham Athletic.
10/05/2020
points
Was confused on the fullback at first
10/05/2020 08:34
Manchester United
33
Was confused on the fullback at first
17/04/2020
points
Actually i'm Barca fan, but i really enjoyed to watch Premier League games. Every match always unpredictable, the giant teams are not always win the game.
17/04/2020 19:24
Wolverhampton Wanderers
11
Actually i'm Barca fan, but i really enjoyed to watch Premier League games. Every match always unpredictable, the giant teams are not always win the game.
30/03/2020
points
I'm clean sheet guys
30/03/2020 04:23
Liverpool
11
I'm clean sheet guys
27/03/2020
points
Cafu and Roberto Carlos were two of the best full backs in the world.
27/03/2020 18:56
Manchester United
496
Cafu and Roberto Carlos were two of the best full backs in the world.
05/03/2020
points
I have a question, Can you describe about Playmaker? Is it a position in the team?
05/03/2020 04:42
Manchester City
34
I have a question, Can you describe about Playmaker? Is it a position in the team?
06/03/2020
points
Hi Syahidhayde,
Thanks for your question. A playmaker is a midfielder that controls attacking play for a team. A playmaker is often an attacking midfielder (Zinedine Zidane) but can also control play from a deeper position with longer passes (Andrea Pirlo, Luka Modric). They are known for their attacking skills and not usually their defensive abilities.
Hope that helps!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
06/03/2020 08:33
Liverpool
594
Hi Syahidhayde,
Thanks for your question. A playmaker is a midfielder that controls attacking play for a team. A playmaker is often an attacking midfielder (Zinedine Zidane) but can also control play from a deeper position with longer passes (Andrea Pirlo, Luka Modric). They are known for their attacking skills and not usually their defensive abilities.
Hope that helps!
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
12/02/2020
points
I get them all right
12/02/2020 12:50
Liverpool
112
I get them all right
05/02/2020
points
it was easy too but I have a question, I will be appreciated to be answered. what is the specific word used for a midfielder who mostly help the defenders like Casemiro who plays for Real Madrid?
05/02/2020 13:21
Arsenal
43
it was easy too but I have a question, I will be appreciated to be answered. what is the specific word used for a midfielder who mostly help the defenders like Casemiro who plays for Real Madrid?
06/02/2020
points
Casemiro would be described as a defensive midfielder or a holding midfielder as he doesn't go forward very often.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
06/02/2020 08:21
Liverpool
594
Casemiro would be described as a defensive midfielder or a holding midfielder as he doesn't go forward very often.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
27/01/2020
points
I knew most of them, but I strengthen my knowledge.
27/01/2020 09:56
Liverpool
-312
I knew most of them, but I strengthen my knowledge.
02/12/2019
points
Thanks a lot.
02/12/2019 12:32
Manchester United
237
Thanks a lot.
14/11/2019
points
I get all the questions right.
14/11/2019 10:27
Liverpool
21
I get all the questions right.
04/10/2019
points
Cool.
04/10/2019 18:53
Manchester City
314
Cool.
25/09/2019
points
yes correct
25/09/2019 16:06
Liverpool
159
yes correct
17/09/2019
points
This is very good for your English skills and helps you learn words you may not know.
17/09/2019 13:14
Manchester City
38
This is very good for your English skills and helps you learn words you may not know.
12/09/2019
points
missed one
12/09/2019 11:34
Liverpool
117
missed one
29/08/2019
points
10/10 pretty easy
29/08/2019 14:56
Manchester United
11
10/10 pretty easy
28/08/2019
points
NICE
28/08/2019 12:42
Manchester City
52
NICE
25/08/2019
points
ok
25/08/2019 18:32
Manchester City
1734
ok
09/08/2019
points
In popular lineup, like 4-3-3 , there is often a player called DM ; or like 4-2-3-1, there is often a player called AM or Shadow Strike. And some position need special responsibility, like Anchor man, B to B, No 9, No 8 No 6 No 10. False 9..... Even some words is from Italian and German, so I,m still taking the time and working on it.
09/08/2019 15:14
Liverpool
137
In popular lineup, like 4-3-3 , there is often a player called DM ; or like 4-2-3-1, there is often a player called AM or Shadow Strike. And some position need special responsibility, like Anchor man, B to B, No 9, No 8 No 6 No 10. False 9..... Even some words is from Italian and German, so I,m still taking the time and working on it.
29/07/2019
points
great
29/07/2019 12:47
Liverpool
126
great
26/05/2019
points
10/10
26/05/2019 00:22
Liverpool
32
10/10
22/05/2019
points
10/9 Correct
22/05/2019 19:36
Tottenham Hotspur
56
10/9 Correct
01/04/2019
points
It was easy for me
01/04/2019 20:52
Liverpool
473
It was easy for me
23/03/2019
points
Average
23/03/2019 22:37
Chelsea
1744
Average
11/03/2019
points
Now I can talk with the squad! Great
11/03/2019 22:53
Chelsea
127
Now I can talk with the squad! Great
09/03/2019
points
i think i did great except one answer was wrong
and every thing was clear
09/03/2019 21:40
Manchester City
44
i think i did great except one answer was wrong
and every thing was clear
01/03/2019
points
Thanks, i learned a new word. Full backs
01/03/2019 13:27
Tottenham Hotspur
171
Thanks, i learned a new word. Full backs
12/02/2019
points
Could I replace the word 'striker' to 'forward'?
12/02/2019 15:35
Manchester United
98
Could I replace the word 'striker' to 'forward'?
12/02/2019
points
A lot of people do use the two words to mean the same thing but I actually think there is a difference.
A striker is a player who mainly stays in the penalty box and whose job it is to score goals. Players like Sergio Aguero, Alan Shearer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robert Lewandowski are probably strikers. Forwards (including strikers) are players that play anywhere in attacking parts of the pitch. Lionel Messi is a forward for example but he's not a striker.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
12/02/2019 15:44
Liverpool
594
A lot of people do use the two words to mean the same thing but I actually think there is a difference.
A striker is a player who mainly stays in the penalty box and whose job it is to score goals. Players like Sergio Aguero, Alan Shearer Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Robert Lewandowski are probably strikers. Forwards (including strikers) are players that play anywhere in attacking parts of the pitch. Lionel Messi is a forward for example but he's not a striker.
Hope that helps.
Rich - The Premier Skills English Team
07/02/2019
points
Thanks you for this words
07/02/2019 00:07
Manchester City
109
Thanks you for this words
06/02/2019
points
The test is great ! Passed with pleasure at 100% !
06/02/2019 15:47
Manchester United
47
The test is great ! Passed with pleasure at 100% !
05/02/2019
points
10 out 10. Quiz is 100%
05/02/2019 08:53
Manchester City
18
10 out 10. Quiz is 100%
05/02/2019
points
I like it.This tets is eazy for me.Thank you.10/10
05/02/2019 08:53
Newcastle United
20
I like it.This tets is eazy for me.Thank you.10/10
05/02/2019
points
Easy test for me
05/02/2019 08:50
Liverpool
18
Easy test for me
05/02/2019
points
Easy test for me
05/02/2019 08:50
Chelsea
20
Easy test for me