"box-to-box midfielder" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: box-to-box midfielders [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=box-to-box midfielder}} box-to-box midfielder (plural box-to-box midfielders)
  1. (soccer) a central midfielder who plays both defensively and attackingly, who runs a lot up and down the pitch. Wikipedia link: box-to-box midfielder Categories (topical): Football (soccer) Translations (a central midfielder who both defends and attacks): volante mixto [masculine] (Spanish), todocampista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-box-to-box_midfielder-en-noun-18qWUt38 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, soccer, sports

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