forward
association football position played near the opponent's goal
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Summary
forward is an association football position[1]. forward draws 18,638 Wikipedia views per month (association football position category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: attacker[3]
- Part of: offense[4]
- Commons category: Association football forwards[5]
- Opposite of: defender[6]
- Sport: association football[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Association football forwards[8]
- Female form of label: attaquante[9], Stürmerin[10], aanvalster[11], مُهَاجِمَة[12], napadalka[13], útočnice[14], Stiermerin[15], delantera[16], нападающая[17], atakantino[18], davantera[19], חלוצה[20], нападниця[21], dianteira[22]
- Male form of label: Stiermer[23], puolėjas[24], dianteiro[25]
Why It Matters
forward has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] forward is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]