The Annalysis of Distance Covered, Heart Rate, and Body Fluid Loss in Every Position of Football Player by Muhammad Yusuf Rojali Rahmatillah, Eka Nugraha, Hamidie Ronald Daniel Ray

“…The results of this study show the distance covered the most reached External Midfielder 10.421 m, the highest Heart Rate Maximum reached Central Midfielder 200 bpm, Average heart highest rate External Defender 165 bpm, the biggest loss of body fluids Central Midfielder 0.9 %. …”
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Positional differences in match running performance of professional national-level women soccer players by Toni Modric, Manca Kutnjak, Dusko Bjelica

“…Players’ RP were obtained using global positioning system technology and were classified into five playing positions: central defender (CD; n = 11), fullback (FB; n = 15), central midfielder (CM; n = 9), winger (WM; n = 25) and forward (FW; n = 10). …”
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Does Technical Match Performance in Professional Soccer Depend on the Positional Role or the Individuality of the Player? by Leon Forcher, Leon Forcher, Leander Forcher, Sascha Härtel, Darko Jekauc, Hagen Wäsche, Alexander Woll, Timo Gross, Stefan Altmann, Stefan Altmann

“…Five playing positions (center back, full back, central midfielder, wide midfielder and forward) were distinguished. …”
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Do you have a good all-around view? Evaluation of a decision-making skills diagnostic tool using 360° videos and head-mounted displays in elite youth soccer by Oliver Höner, Damir Dugandzic, Thomas Hauser, Michael Stügelmaier, Nico Willig, Florian Schultz

“…Participants were shown 54 videos which terminated when the central midfielder received a teammate's pass. Participants were then asked how to best continue playing. …”
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Evaluating Tactical Skills of Amateur Soccer Players With Respect To Their Positions by Mine Taşkın, Turgut Kaplan, Osman Yılmaz, Halil Taşkın

“…Also, Forwards had higher tactical skills than did External Defenders, Central Midfielders, and External Midfielders in the knowing about ball actions (P lt;0.05). …”
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Effect of Opposition Quality and Match Location on the Positional Demands of the 4-2-3-1 Formation in Elite Soccer by Giorgos Paraskevas, Ilias Smilios, Marios Hadjicharalambous

“…Wide defenders covered the most SPR and—along with the central midfielders—the most VHIR. Central midfielders covered the most TD and HIR. …”
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Effect of opposition quality and match location on the positional demands of the 4-2-3-1 formation in elite soccer by Giorgos Paraskevas, Ilias Smilios, Marios Hadjicharalambous

“…Wide defenders covered the most SPR and -along with the central midfielders-the most VHIR. Central midfielders covered the most TD and HIR. …”
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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

“…During a typical FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 match, defensive and central midfielders covered 8-19% more total distance than other positional roles ( P <0.01; Effect Size [ES]: 0.8-2.5). …”
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Player Tracking Data Analytics as a Tool for Physical Performance Management in Football: A Case Study from Chelsea Football Club Academy by Varuna De Silva, Mike Caine, James Skinner, Safak Dogan, Ahmet Kondoz, Tilson Peter, Elliott Axtell, Matt Birnie, Ben Smith

“…In matches, the Centre Forwards face the highest demand for High Speed Runs (HSRs), compared to Central Midfielders and Full Backs. However, on average the Central Midfielders tend to cover more distance than Centre Forwards and Full Backs. …”
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Levels of aerobic fitness as an unfair parameter in Algerian football training programs by Mohammed Zerf, Ali Bengoua, Mokkedes Moulay Idriss

“…Founded on the principle kinetics analyse, which confirms that among competitive soccer players, wing-backs and central midfielders cover long distances at high speed, then by defenders and attackers. …”
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Comparison of training and match load between metabolic and running speed metrics of professional Spanish soccer players by playing position by Berni Guerrero-Calderón, José Alfonso Morcillo, Marcos Chena, Alfonso Castillo-Rodríguez

“…The results showed significant differences between positions on match day; central midfielders covered higher total distance and low- and medium-speed running distance (moderate to large effect size) than central defenders, external defenders and forwards; forwards performed more metabolic power events than central defenders, central midfielders and wide midfielders; and central defenders showed the lowest very-high-speed running. …”
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Within- and between-mesocycle variations of well-being measures in top elite male soccer players: a longitudinal study by Rafael Oliveira, Halil İbrahim Ceylan, João Paulo Brito, Alexandre Martins, Matilde Nalha, Bruno Mendes, Filipe Manuel Clemente

“…Additionally, participants were divided by playing positions: three wide defenders, four central defenders, three wide midfielders, four central midfielders, and three strikers. They were followed during 40-week in-season period. …”
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Exploring the impact of professional soccer substitute players on physical and technical performance by Pengyu Pan, Fangbin Li, Bo Han, Bo Yuan, Tianbiao Liu

“…The scoring performances of central midfielders of SP including goals, shots, and shots on target are significantly higher (p < 0.05) than RP or EMP. …”
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Football Match Line-Up Prediction Based on Physiological Variables: A Machine Learning Approach by Alberto Cortez, António Trigo, Nuno Loureiro

“…The logistic regression resulted in an index, called the line-up preparedness index, for the following player positions: Fullbacks, Central Midfielders and Wingers. For the other players’ positions, the model results were not satisfactory.…”
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The influence of tactical formation on physical and technical performance across playing positions in the Chinese super league by Wei Zhang, Bo Gong, Rancheng Tao, Fei Zhou, Miguel Ángel Gómez Ruano, Changjing Zhou

“…Moreover, fullbacks and central midfielders executed markedly more passes with superior pass success rates in 4-back formations than in 3-5-2 formations (ES range: 0.2–0.53, p < 0.01). …”
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Changes of physical match performance after the COVID-19 lockdown in professional soccer players according to their playing position by Łukasz Radzimiński, Miguel Lorenzo-Martinez, Marek Konefał, Paweł Chmura, Marcin Andrzejewski, Zbigniew Jastrzębski, Alexis Padrón-Cabo

“…A reduction in high-speed running was observed in central defenders (p < 0.05), central midfielders (p < 0.01) and forwards (p < 0.05). …”
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Match running performance characterizing the most elite soccer match-play by Toni Modric, Sime Versic, Ryland Morgans, Damir Sekulic

“…No differences in overall MRP between fullbacks, central midfielders, wide midfielders and forwards from BFLTs and their peers from N-BFLTs were found, while only central defenders from BFLTs covered more high-intensity running than central defenders from BFLTs (moderate effects size). …”
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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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Individual ball possession in soccer. by Daniel Link, Martin Hoernig

“…The analysis of ball possession at the player level indicates shortest accumulated IBC times for the central forwards (0:49 ± 0:43 min) and the longest for goalkeepers (1:38 ± 0:58 min), central defenders (1:38 ± 1:09 min) and central midfielders (1:27 ± 1:08 min). The results could improve performance analysis in soccer, help to detect match events automatically, and allow discernment of higher value tactical structures, which is based on individual ball possession.…”
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Position specific physical demands in different phases of competitive matches in national level women’s football by Juho K. Mäkiniemi, Eero H. J. Savolainen, Taija Finni, Johanna Ihalainen

“…HRmean varied from 84–87% of HRmax and was significantly lower for central defenders than central midfielders (p < 0.001). External load variables varied during a match and generally decreased especially after 60 minutes of play compared to first 15-min period of the match. …”
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