forward

association football position played near the opponent's goal
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forward

Summary

forward is an association football position[1]. forward draws 7,962 Wikipedia views per month (association_football_position category, ranking #2 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • forward's instance of is recorded as association football position[3].
  • forward is a type of attacker[4].
  • forward is part of offense[5].
  • forward's Commons category is recorded as Association football forwards[6].
  • forward is the opposite of defender[7].
  • forward's sport is recorded as association football[8].
  • forward's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Association football forwards[9].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'attaquante'}[10].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Stürmerin'}[11].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'aanvalster'}[12].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'مُهَاجِمَة'}[13].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'napadalka'}[14].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'útočnice'}[15].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Stiermerin'}[16].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'delantera'}[17].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'нападающая'}[18].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'atakantino'}[19].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'davantera'}[20].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': 'חלוצה'}[21].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'delantera'}[22].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'нападниця'}[23].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'gl', 'text': 'dianteira'}[24].
  • forward's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'puolėja'}[25].
  • forward's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lb', 'text': 'Stiermer'}[26].
  • forward's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'puolėjas'}[27].

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Definition and Type

forward's instance of is recorded as association football position[3]. forward is a type of attacker[4]. forward is the opposite of defender[7].

Use and Application

forward is part of offense[5].

Why It Matters

forward draws 7,962 Wikipedia views per month (association_football_position category, ranking #2 of 16).[2] forward has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] forward is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). forward. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/forward
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  1. 6d ago · OBender12 · 2026-06-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Association football forwards
    Aliases
    Subclass of attacker
    Part of
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Football in Bloomington, Indiana, 1995.jpg"
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