Striker: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

This article is about football players. See also striker (disambiguation).

Striker is an association football term for the most attacking row of players in a team. Also known as attackers and forwards, they are principally responsible for goal scoring. Modern player formations include one to three strikers, usually two.

Strikers generally have the highest transfer value and are usually the best known because they score more goals than other players.

Well-known strikers

• Ali Daei
• Jimmy Greaves
• Mia Hamm
• Thierry Henry
• Geoff Hurst
• Jürgen Klinsmann
• Gary Lineker
• Gerd Müller
• Michael Owen
• Raúl
• Ronaldo
• Wayne Rooney
• Ruud van Nistelrooy