The selection advantages associated with advanced biological maturation vary according to playing position in national-level youth soccer by Liam Sweeney, Sean Cummin, Áine MacNamara, Dan Horan

“…Players were categorised as goalkeeper (GK), central defender (CD), full-back (FB), centre defensive midfielder (CDM), centre midfielder (CM), centre attacking midfielder (CAM), wide midfielder (WM) or centre forward (CF). …”
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Positional and temporal differences in peak match running demands of elite football by Bradley Thoseby, Andrew D. Govus, Anthea Clarke, Kane J. Middleton, Ben Dascombe

“…Players were categorised based on positional groups: attacking midfielder (AM), central defender (CD), defensive midfielder (DM), striker (STR), wide defender (WD) and winger (WNG). …”
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Determine youth squad football position for Negeri Sembilan Football Association (NSFA) using decision tree technique / Mohd Aminnur Hakim Sabtu by Mohd Aminnur Hakim Sabtu

“…This research only focus on basic position in football such as goalkeeper, center back, right and left back, midfielder, right and left winger, attacking midfielder and striker. There are 32 football characteristic that can lead in resulting these football position. …”
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‘Setting the Benchmark’ Part 1: The Contextualised Physical Demands of Positional Roles in the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 by Paul S. Bradley

“…A decline between halves for the distances covered at higher intensities (≥20 and ≥25 km·h -1 ) were more evident in attacking midfielders, wide defenders and midfielders than for other positional roles ( P <0.01; ES: 0.3–0.7). …”
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Physical match demands across different playing positions during transitional play and high-pressure activities in elite soccer by Lukasz Bortnik, Stewart Bruce-Low, Joost Burger, Jill Alexander, Damian Harper, Ryland Morgans, Christopher Carling, Kevin McDaid, David Rhodes

“…A total of 4249 positional observations were made; center backs ( n = 884), full backs ( n = 972), central defensive midfielders ( n = 236), central attacking midfielders ( n = 270), central midfielders ( n = 578), wingers ( n = 778), and attackers ( n = 531). …”
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Team numerical advantage in Australian rules football: A missing piece of the scoring puzzle? by Jeremy P Alexander, Timothy Bedin, Karl B Jackson, Sam Robertson

“…Total players and team numerical advantage were also quantified continuously throughout a match, which were separated into three match phases (offence, defence, and stoppage) and four field positions (defensive 50, defensive midfield, attacking midfield, and forward 50). Results identified an increased team numerical advantage produced a greater likelihood of gaining possession from clearances or generating a score from inside 50's. …”
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Comparison of In-game External Load Metrics Among Positions and Between Halves for Division I Collegiate Women’s Lacrosse Athletes by Justin Kilian, Kristen Snyman, Theresa Miyashita

“…The purpose of this study was to compare positional (attack, midfield, and defense) and game (first half to second) external loads.  …”
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Comparisons of recovery, external and internal load by playing position and match outcome in professional soccer by Juan H.S. Conde, Danilo L. Alves, Luiz F. Novack, Carolina F. Carneiro, Ramon Cruz, Raul Osiecki

“…The full-backs cover higher total distances compared to attackers, and, compared to all the others positions, they have more stimuli > 20 km/h, covering higher distances >20 km/h; these stimuli makes them to perceive less recovered than defenders, defense and attack midfielders (p<0.05). Moreover, the defenders are those who cover lower distances by the minute and the defense midfielders are those who present the lower Peak Velocity (p<0.05). …”
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Analysis of Match Performance of Full-backs from Selected European Soccer Leagues by Marcin Andrzejewski, Jan Chmura, Paweł Chmura, Marek Konefał, Dawid Pukszta

“…The data for analysis included the total number of passes, total number of crosses, and total number of ball touches performed by the fullbacks in three zones of the pitch: attack, midfield and defense. The study results showed that the full-backs from the Spanish Primera Division executed the highest number of passes and crosses as well as ball touches in the attack zone. …”
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How Do Football Playing Positions Differ in Body Composition? A First Insight into White Italian Serie A and Serie B Players by Tindaro Bongiovanni, Alessio Rossi, Federico Genovesi, Giulia Martera, Giuseppe Puleo, Carmine Orlandi, Mirco Spedicato, F. Marcello Iaia, Riccardo Del Vescovo, Stefano Gallo, Roberto Cannataro, Patrizio Ripari, Matteo Levi Micheli, Stefania Cataldi, Athos Trecroci

“…Five hundred and six Serie A and B professional soccer players were included in the study and analyzed according to their playing positions: goalkeepers (GKs), central backs (CBs), fullbacks (FBs), central midfielders (MIDs), wide midfielders (WMs), attacking midfielders (AMs), second strikers (SSs), external strikers (ESs), and central forwards (CFs), as well as their field zones (central and external) and tactical lines (defensive, middle, and offensive). …”
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Moneyball and soccer: An analysis of the key performance indicators of elite male soccer players by position by Mike Hughes, Tim Caudrelier, Nic James, Ian Donnelly, Anthony Kirkbride, Christophe Duschesne

“…The positions used were:- Goalkeepers; Full Backs; Centre Backs; Holding Midfield; Attacking Midfield; Wide Midfield and Strikers. In conclusion, 7 sets of KPI’S, were defined for each of these classifications within 5 category sets: Physiological, Tactical, Technical - Defending,Technical - Attacking, and Psychological. …”
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Contextualised high-intensity running profiles of elite football players with reference to general and specialised tactical roles by Wonwoo Ju, Dominic Doran, Richard Hawkins, Mark Evans, Andy Laws, Paul Bradley

“…Data were analysed across 5 general (Central Defensive Players = CDP, Wide Defensive Players = WDP, Central Midfield Players = CMP, Wide Offensive Players = WOP, Central Offensive Players = COP) and 11 specialised positions (Centre Backs = CB, Full-Backs = FB, Wing-Backs = WB, Box-to-Box Midfielders = B2BM, Central Defensive Midfielders = CDM, Central Attacking Midfielders = CAM, Wide Midfielders = WM, Wide Forwards = WF, Centre Forwards = CF). …”
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Training load comparison between small, medium, and large-sided games in professional football by Marco Beato, Jordi Vicens-Bordas, Jordi Vicens-Bordas, Javier Peña, Javier Peña, Andrew J. Costin, Andrew J. Costin

“…Players were divided into roles such as center backs (CB), fullbacks (FB), center midfielders (CM), attacking midfielders (AM), and strikers (ST). STATSports 10 Hz GNSS Apex units were used to monitor external load parameters such as distance, high-speed running (HSR), sprinting distance, accelerations, and decelerations. …”
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Metabolic power and energy expenditure in the German Bundesliga by Jan Venzke, Hendrik Weber, Marc Schlipsing, Jan Salmen, Petra Platen

“…Main findings are that central-attacking midfielders (CAM) and central midfielders (CM) expended more energy (CAM: 59.8 ± 4.2 kJ kg−1; CM: 59.6 ± 3.6 kJ kg−1) and covered more distance (CAM: 11,494 ± 765 m; CM: 11,445 ± 638 m) than all other positions (p &lt; 0.001). …”
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