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Adolfo Bautista

Bautista is known for his creative "ball control", he takes pride in giving passes to his teammates and prefers to play as a Forward and Attacking Midfielder.

Adriano Felício

Adriano do Nacimento Felício Guedes or simply Adriano Felício (born February 22, 1980 in Paraíba do Sul), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder who currently plays for Campinense Clube.

Ahmed El Aouad

An attacking midfielder, El Aouad played for most of his career in Luxembourg, for CS Hobscheid, CS Grevenmacher, F91 Dudelange, and CS Fola Esch.

Alonso Hernández

Joaquín Alonso Hernández García (born March 1, 1994 in El Paso, Texas) is an American soccer player of Mexican descent who currently plays as a Attacking Midfielder for C.F. Monterrey in Liga MX.

André Luciano da Silva

André Luciano da Silva, or simply Pinga (born 27 April 1981 in Aracati), is a Brazilian football attacking midfielder.

Andrea Orlandi

Andrea Orlandi Stabilin (born 3 August 1984) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in England, as a left winger or attacking midfielder.

Antonio González Rodríguez

Antonio "Toni" González Rodríguez (born 7 January 1982) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Kalloni F.C. in Greece, as an attacking midfielder.

Bernardo Ribeiro

Bernardo Salim Ribeiro (born 9 October 1989 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Veikkausliiga club IFK Mariehamn.

Bonaventure Kalou

Bonaventure "Barry" Kalou (born 12 January 1978 in Oumé) is an Ivorian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Combs-la-Ville.

Carlos Morales Santos

Carlos Leonardo Morales Santos (born 4 November 1968 in Asunción) is a Paraguayan retired footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder.

Conor Laerenbergh

Conor Laerenbergh (born 18 March 1993) is a Belgian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Royal Antwerp in the Belgian Second Division.

Cyrille Makanaky

Cyrille Thomas Makanaky (born 28 June 1965 in Douala) is a Cameroonian retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Didier Otokoré

Didier Otokoré (born 26 March 1969 in Gagnoa) is a retired Ivorian footballer who played mostly as an attacking midfielder.

Édison Méndez

Édison Vicente Méndez Méndez (born March 16, 1979 in Ibarra) is an Ecuadorian football attacking midfielder who plays for Santa Fe in Colombia and the Ecuadorian national team.

Eduardo Jumisse

Eduardo Jumisse commonly known as Jumisse (born June 6, 1984 in Maputo, Mozambique) is a Mozambican footballer who plays for FC Vaslui II in Romania, as an attacking midfielder.

Elkeson

Elkeson de Oliveira Cardoso, or simply Elkeson, (born July 13, 1989 in Coelho Neto) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or as a forward.

Erick Weeks Lewis

Erick Weeks Lewis (born on March 10, 1986 in Paynesville) is a Liberian footballer who is a Attacking midfielder for Mitra Kukar.

Faris Haroun

Faris Dominguere Jenny Haroun (22 September 1985 in Brussels) is a Belgian football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Blackpool.

Héctor Simón

Héctor Simón Escudero (born 13 March 1984 in Llançà, Girona, Catalonia) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Oviedo as an attacking midfielder.

Iarley

Pedro Iarley Lima Dantas or simply Iarley (born March 29, 1974 in Quixeramobim, Brazil) is a Brazilian attacking midfielder or forward, who currently signed a contract with Paysandu.

Jean Paulista

Jean Francisco Rodrigues (born 28 November 1977 in Sertãozinho, São Paulo), commonly known as Jean Paulista, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Polonia Bytom as a forward or an attacking midfielder.

Jocenir Alves

Jocenir Alves (born February 14, 1989 in Caçapava do Sul), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Canadian Soccer Club in the Uruguayan Segunda División Amateur.

Jonathan dos Santos

He has two brothers and two half-brothers; the elder, Éder dos Santos, currently plays for Club América in the Primera División de Mexico as a defensive midfielder, and Giovani dos Santos, who plays for Villarreal CF in La Liga, as an attacking midfielder.

Jorge Troiteiro

Jorge Troiteiro Carasco (born 9 April 1984 in Almansa, Albacete, Castile-La Mancha) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Doxa Katokopias F.C. in Cyprus, as an attacking midfielder.

José Moreira

Born in Massarelos, Porto District, Moreira preferred to play as an attacking midfielder in his early years but, following the advice of father José, soon changed his playing position and took trials for Sport Comércio e Salgueiros.

Juan Lozano

Juan Lozano Bohórquez (born 30 August 1955 in Coria del Río, Seville) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Konrad Nowak

Konrad Nowak (born 7 November 1994) is a Polish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Górnik Zabrze in the Ekstraklasa.

Leandro Paredes

Leandro Daniel Paredes (born 29 June 1994) is an Argentine footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma, on loan from Boca Juniors.

Luis Fernando Mosquera

Luis Fernando Mosquera Alomia (born on August 17, 1986 in Buenaventura) is a Colombian footballer who plays attacking midfielder for Deportivo Cali.

Łukasz Wroński

Łukasz Wroński (born 13 January 1994) is a Polish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for GKS Bełchatów in the Ekstraklasa.

Mislav Oršić

Mislav Oršić (born 29 December 1992) is a Croatian footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Serie B team Spezia Calcio.

Nejc Pečnik

Nejc Pečnik (born 3 January 1986 in Dravograd) is a Slovenian professional footballer, who plays for Serbian SuperLiga team Red Star Belgrade as an attacking midfielder.

Obadiah Tarumbwa

Obadiah Tarumbwa Moyo (born 25 November 1985 in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean football player who plays for University of Pretoria F.C. in the Premier Soccer League as an attacking midfielder.

Rodrigo Fernandes Valete

Rodrigo Fernandes Valete or simply Fernandes (born March 3, 1978 in Itaporanga), is a Brazilian attacking midfielder.

Santi Cazorla

A versatile and ambidextrous winger, he can play on either flank as well as in the attacking midfielder position.

Sebastian Lletget

Sebastian Lletget (born September 3, 1992) is an American soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for West Ham United.

Sherman Cárdenas

Sherman Andrés Cárdenas Estupiñán (born 7 August 1989 in Bucaramanga, Santander) is a Colombian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Atlético Nacional.

Ulises Dávila

Ulises Alejandro Dávila Plascencia (born 13 April 1991 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican footballer who currently plays for Liga Adelante club Córdoba CF as an attacking midfielder.


see also

1971–72 Liverpool F.C. season

The season saw the breakthrough of youngster Kevin Keegan, the attacking midfielder playing an integral part in the team, assisting several goals and scored nine himself, having been moved to a striking position.

A.C. Rimini 1912

On 9 September 2006, Rimini gained the national news after having gained a shocking 1–1 home draw against Juventus F.C., with Argentine attacking midfielder Adrián Ricchiuti scoring the equaliser, despite a sending off for Rimini midfielder Domenico Cristiano soon after the 1–0 Juventus lead.

A.S.D. Giallo-Blu Figline

Founded in 1965, Figline always played in the amateur leagues until 2008, being promoted to Serie D in 2006 and then winning a second promotion as 2007–08 Serie D/E champions, thus achieving a spot in the Lega Pro Seconda Divisione for the 2008–09 season; both promotions came with Leonardo Semplici as head coach and attacking midfielder Anselmo Robbiati, formerly of Internazionale and Fiorentina, as captain.

Arcanjo

Junio César Arcanjo (1983-), a Brazilian football attacking midfielder

Boško Janković

Over the next season and a half in Ub, he excelled in attacking midfielder position, scoring 21 league goals in 28 matches.

Erhan Kavak

On 1 July 2008 he moved to FC Biel-Bienne on loan and turned back on 30 June 2009 to Bern and on 28 July 2009 FC Thun have signed the attacking midfielder on loan from BSC Young Boys until the end of the year.

Hazem Emam

He spent most of his career as an attacking midfielder for Zamalek SC.

Hegon

Hegon Henrique Martins de Andrade, known as Hegon (Palhoça, May 6, 1988), is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Jesús Lugo

He scored a 79th minute winner (2–1) against Zamora away from home on 11 August 2010, that made it 8 goals in 7 games for the attacking midfielder, drawing a blank in his next two games he went on to score against Caroní in a 2–0 win on 12 September 2010,and again on 3 October 2010 against Anzoátegui (4–2 away win).

Joelson

Joelson Santos Silva, aka simply "Joelson" (born 1980, Uruçuca-BA), a Brazilian attacking midfielder

Lanzini

Manuel Lanzini (born 1993), an Argentine football attacking midfielder

Limberg Gutiérrez

Limberg Gutiérrez Mariscal (born November 19, 1977 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra) is a retired Bolivian football player who played as an attacking midfielder.

Lucidio Sentimenti

Lucidio played for Modena, Juventus and Lazio during the same time as his attacking midfielder brother Vittorio Sentimenti, both as prominent squad members.

Lukáš Zelenka

On 21 September 2009 the Czech attacking midfielder has been released by K.V.C. Westerlo, he is a free agent now.

Panushanth Kulenthiran

Panushanth Kulenthiran (born 26 July 1990 in Jaffna) is a Sri Lankan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or striker for Italian side A. S. D. Monreale Calcio and the Tamil Eelam national team.

Rafael da Silva

Rafael Silva Nascimento (born 1984), or simply Rafael, Brazilian attacking midfielder, currently plays for Duque de Caxias

Rondinelli

Rondinelly (born 1991), Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder

Sandrinho

Alessandro Correa (born 1980), Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder

Tiago Galvão da Silva

Even though he played as a striker at Paulista, coach Ljubiša Stamenković gave him the role of an attacking midfielder.

Vílchez

Oscar Vílchez (born 1986), Peruvian football attacking midfielder, currently playing for Alianza Lima

William Aho Abou

William Aho Abou (born 30 December 1992) is an Ivorian professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 2 side Arles-Avignon.