A football position finder is a free quiz that matches your skills with the positions on a football pitch. Instead of guessing, you rate the parts of your game you know best, such as speed, passing, tackling and finishing, and the tool shows which roles rely most on those strengths.

The GlobeHour Football Position Finder goes further than a simple quiz. It compares your ratings with ten positions, from goalkeeper to striker, and tells you which role style suits you, which side of the pitch fits your stronger foot and which skills to train next. You also see every position ranked, so you know your second and third options too.

It is useful for young players trying a new position, adults joining a Sunday league or five-a-side team, parents helping a child choose a role, and coaches who want a quick conversation starter with their squad. The result takes about two minutes and works on any phone, tablet or computer.

Rate yourself against players at your own level, such as your team or league, not against professionals.

1. Weighted Skill Score

Every position gives each of the 12 skills a weight, and the weights for each position add up to 100%. Your rating for each skill is multiplied by its weight, then everything is added together and shown as a percentage. A skill that a position barely uses, such as goalkeeping for a winger, has almost no effect on that position’s score.

2. Key Skill Check

If a skill carries 15% or more of a position’s weight and you rate it 4 or lower, that position’s score is reduced. This stops a player with a serious weakness in a vital skill, such as a striker who rarely scores, from ranking too high.

3. Your Preferences

Where you enjoy playing adds 6 points to the positions in that area. Choosing goalkeeper as your preference also lowers the outfield roles a little, and choosing an outfield area lowers the goalkeeper result, because goalkeeping is a very different job.

4. Height Adjustment

Height gives a small nudge only. Taller players get +3 for goalkeeper and center back and +2 for striker. Shorter players get +2 for winger and attacking midfielder, +1 for second striker and −3 for goalkeeper. Skills always matter far more than height.

For central positions such as goalkeeper, center back, midfield and striker, either foot works, although left-footed center backs are valued because they can pass comfortably to the left side. For wide positions, your stronger foot changes where you fit best.

Players who are comfortable with both feet can play on either side, which makes them very useful to a coach. Whatever your foot, practising with your weaker foot opens up more positions over time.

In small-sided football, such as five-a-side or seven-a-side, positions are more fluid. Use your top result as your main role and your second and third results as the jobs you can cover when the team needs you.

The finder compares your ratings with a weighted profile for each of the ten positions. A high match means your strongest skills are the ones that position relies on most. It is a comparison inside this tool, not a grade of how good you are.

Your result page shows your best position with its match percentage, your role style, the side of the pitch that suits your foot, your top three positions on a pitch diagram, a radar chart comparing your skill shape with the ideal for that role, all ten positions ranked, your strongest skills for the role, the skills to improve and a five-step training plan.

When Results Are Close

If your top two or three positions are within a few percent of each other, you are a flexible player. Try each of them in training and pay attention to where you feel most involved and confident.

When Every Rating Is The Same

If you give every skill the same number, every position will look similar and the result is less reliable. The finder shows a reminder when this happens. Mark your genuine strengths higher and your weaknesses lower for a clearer answer.

Children and teenagers change quickly. Growth spurts can affect speed and coordination for a while, and skills such as passing and decision making develop with experience. Because of this, many youth coaches encourage young players to try several positions before settling on one.

Playing in different roles teaches a player what teammates need from them. A defender who has played in attack understands how forwards think, and a midfielder who has played at full-back knows when to cover. Treat the finder’s result as a direction to explore, not a final decision.

How To Move To A New Position

• Tell your coach which position you would like to try and why.
• Watch players in that role and notice their movement without the ball.
• Focus your training on the two biggest gaps your result shows.
• Ask for a few matches or a half in the new role before judging it.
• Take the finder again after four to six weeks to track your progress.