center forward

noun

, Soccer.

1. an offensive player who covers the center of the field and who usually starts the kickoff.

Word History and Origins

Origin of center forward¹

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

Now Scamacca is ready to fill Italy’s gaping hole at center forward just in time for Euro 2024 in Germany.

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Ciro Immobile has been Italy’s go-to man at center forward for years but has never performed as well with the national team as he has at Lazio and, at 34, is likely to have his best years behind him.

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The crisis at center forward grew so severe that previous Italy coach Roberto Mancini recruited Argentine-born striker Mateo Retegui to join the Azzurri.

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Italy hasn’t had a true center forward since perhaps the days of Christian Vieri, Luca Toni and Alberto Gilardino.

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Ollie Watkins is arguably the Premier League’s most efficient center forward.

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