Not sure which position fits your playing style? Our Football Position Quiz asks a few simple questions about your skills, strengths, and preferences to suggest the role that may suit you best. Whether you enjoy defending, creating chances, or scoring goals, the quiz helps point you toward your ideal position.
Football Position Quiz
What position should you play? Answer 10 quick questions about how you play, think and celebrate, and find out whether you are a goalkeeper, centre-back, full-back, midfielder, winger or striker.
What Position Should You Play?
There are no right or wrong answers. Pick the option that sounds most like you.
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The 8 Positions In The Quiz
Each position has a traditional shirt number, from 1 for the goalkeeper to 9 for the striker.
How The Football Position Quiz Works
Four quick steps to discover the position that suits you.
Start The Quiz
Add your name if you like and press start.
Answer 10 Questions
Pick the answer that sounds most like you.
Get Your Position
See your best position and match percentage.
Share And Improve
Copy your result and see which skills to work on.
What Is The Football Position Quiz?
The GlobeHour Football Position Quiz is a quick, fun way to find out which position matches your personality and playing style. Instead of asking you to rate your skills, it asks about the moments you enjoy, how you react under pressure and the kind of player that inspires you.
Every answer adds points to one or more of the eight positions. At the end, the quiz shows your best match, your top four positions with a percentage for each, the strengths that suit your role and the skills to work on next. It’s perfect for young players, new players, coaches running a fun team session and fans who want to know where they’d fit in.
How Your Result Is Worked Out
Each answer gives between 1 and 3 points to the positions it best describes. For example, “making a diving save” gives 3 points to goalkeeper, while “winning a big, clean tackle” gives 2 points each to centre-back and defensive midfielder and 1 point to full-back.
Your match percentage for each position is the points you earned for it divided by the most points that position could earn across all 10 questions. The position with the highest percentage is your result, so every position has a fair chance.
Football Positions Explained
| Position | Number | Main Job |
|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | 1 | Stop shots and organise the defence |
| Full-Back | 2 And 3 | Defend the wide areas and support attacks |
| Centre-Back | 4 And 5 | Win headers and tackles in the middle of defence |
| Defensive Midfielder | 6 | Protect the defence and win the ball back |
| Central Midfielder | 8 | Link defence and attack, box to box |
| Attacking Midfielder | 10 | Create chances between the lines |
| Winger | 7 And 11 | Beat defenders and deliver from wide |
| Striker | 9 | Score goals and lead the line |
Tips For Finding Your Best Position
- Try several positions in training, especially when you are young.
- Ask your coach where they think you help the team most.
- Play to your strengths, but keep working on your weaknesses.
- Watch professionals in your position and copy their movement.
- Learn the jobs of the positions next to yours.
- Being able to play two or three positions makes you more valuable.
- Take the quiz again after a season to see if your style has changed.
- Most importantly, play where you enjoy the game the most.
Football Position Quiz FAQ
What Position Should I Play In Football?
It depends on your strengths and personality. Take the quiz above: answer 10 questions and it will match you to one of eight positions.
Is The Football Position Quiz Free?
Yes. It is completely free, needs no sign-up and works on phones, tablets and computers.
How Long Does The Quiz Take?
About two minutes. There are 10 questions and you just tap the answer that fits you best.
Which Positions Can I Get?
Goalkeeper, centre-back, full-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, winger and striker.
How Is The Match Percentage Calculated?
It is the points you earned for a position divided by the most points that position could earn in the quiz.
What Are The Traditional Shirt Numbers?
Traditionally, 1 is the goalkeeper, 2 and 3 are full-backs, 4 and 5 are centre-backs, 6 is the defensive midfielder, 8 is the central midfielder, 10 is the attacking midfielder, 7 and 11 are wingers and 9 is the striker.
Can I Take The Quiz Again?
Yes. Press Take The Quiz Again as many times as you like. Your last result is remembered in your browser.
What Is The Difference Between The Quiz And The Position Finder?
The quiz is a quick personality test. The Position Finder asks about your skills and physical attributes for a more detailed answer.
Is My Information Saved?
Only your last result is saved, and only in your own browser. Nothing is sent to GlobeHour.
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