| Russian | English |
| игрок атаки | attacking player (Andrey Truhachev) |
| игрок, борющийся за мяч | tackler |
| игрок в поле | field player |
| игрок, взятый в аренду | on-loan player (Иванов) |
| игрок, владеющий мячом | ball carrier (Some opponents can easily battle Bayern’s possession when the Germany champions are lined up too symmetrical. In his example, the ball carrier only has the option to play the ball within the deep triangle but not the chance to advance because the basic defensive 4-4-1-1 is enough to block plenty passing lanes. aldrignedigen) |
| игрок дублирующего состава | reserve player (Самурай) |
| игрок футболист, забивающий с левой ноги | left-footed football player (Анна Ф) |
| игрок футболист, забивающий с правой ноги | right-footed football player (Анна Ф) |
| игрок, забивший гол | goal scorer (Andrey Truhachev) |
| игрок играющий одной ногой | left-foot kicker |
| игрок играющий одной ногой | right-foot kicker |
| игрок, играющий с обеими ногами | "two-feet kicker" |
| игрок команды защиты | defensive player (Alex Lilo) |
| игрок команды Манчестер Юнайтед | Mancunian (I. Havkin) |
| игрок нападающей команды | offensive player (Alex Lilo) |
| игрок, находящийся в команде "на просмотре" | trialist (Alexey Lebedev) |
| игрок оборонительной линии | defensive player (Юрий Гомон) |
| игрок, отказывающийся продлевать контракт со своим клубом | contract rebel (The contract rebel, who has just one year remaining on his deal at the Emirates club, is believed to have priced a number of clubs out of a move, by demanding up to £400,000 per week, meaning only Manchester City can legitimately afford to purchase the player. aldrignedigen) |
| игрок, подстраховывающий в защите коллег | covering defender (When a defender is applying pressure to an attacker with the ball, it's important they have support in the form of a second or "covering" defender VLZ_58) |
| игрок пришедший в новый клуб по ходу сезона | joker (4ooo) |
| игрок, редко попадающий в стартовый состав | bit-part player (Alexey Lebedev) |
| игрок с широким амплуа | utility player (felog) |
| игрок средней линии | midfielder (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| игрок-универсал | utility player (felog) |
| ключевой игрок полузащиты | deep-lying playmaker (A deep-lying playmaker is a holding midfielder who specializes in ball skills such as passing, rather than defensive skills like tackling. When this player has the ball, they may attempt longer or more complex passes than other holding players. They may try to set the tempo of their team's play, retain possession, or build plays through short exchanges, or they may try to pass the ball long to a centre forward or winger Guadry) |
| ключевой игрок полузащиты | anchorman (средней линии Guadry) |
