Forward (association football)

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This article is about football (soccer) players. See also striker (disambiguation).

Strikers, also known as centre forwards, forwards, and attackers, are the players on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.

Modern player formations include between one and three strikers; two is most common. Coaches usually field one striker who plays over the shoulder of the last defender, and another attacking forward who plays somewhat deeper and assists in making goals as well as scoring. The former is usually a large striker, typically known as a target man, who is used either to distract opposing defenders to help teammates score, or to score himself; the latter is usually of quicker pace. Yet another variation on striking partners is the replacement of the target man with a striker who can thread through balls. In less frequent cases, some strikers operate on the wings of the field and work their way goalward.

Because they score more goals than other players, strikers are often among the best-known and most expensive players on their teams.

Well-known male strikers

Well known female striker

See also

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