A soccer team is made up of 11 different players. The position is basically just their position on the pitch. Every team has a goalkeeper then you have defenders, midfielders and strikers the number of which varies from team to team. The most common "formations" are 4-4-2 (4 defenders, 4 midfielders, 2 strikers) or 4-3-3 (4 defenders, 3 midfielders, 3 strikers)
Here is an example of the positions
goalkeeper
left back center back center back right back (defenders)
left midfield central midfield central midfield right midfield
striker
striker
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there is a goalie, then in front of him/her theres a sweeper and in front of the sweeper are the fullbacks(or the defense) and theres a center, left, and right fullback. then in front of the fullbacks are the mid-fielders and you can either be right, left, or center mid-field . and then in front of the mids there are the forwards(or the strikers) and there is usually a center, oeft, and right fforward . hope that helps!
The goalkeeper,defender,midfielder and forward are the four basic individual positions in the sport of Football(Soccer).