Any Soccer Novels About Playing Midfield or Defense? 足球小说写踢中场和后卫的小说啊。

1. 1 我 I’m Just a Footballer, So Why Is the System Asking Me to Slay Generals? 我一踢球的，系统你让我斩将？ Yue Hongchang Loves Mushroom Omelets爱吃蘑菇煎蛋的岳洪昌Sports787k WordsCompleted I transmigrated to Germany with 87 euros in my account and was starving to death. System: [Enemy general “Young Iron Wall.” Take him down in battle and earn free attribute points.] Me: I'm just a soccer player. You want me to go out there and kill the enemy? System: Take him down. Me: ...Fine. You give me points, so you call the shots. German Cup, 80th minute. I came on as a substitute. Then I really did “take down” the other team's future German international with one kick. The whole sta 663Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Early stage forwards, mid-stage midfielders

2. 2 足 You Think You Can Play Football? 足球也是你能玩的？ The Old Ape Picking Autumn Fruit老猿摘秋果Sports1.0M WordsCompleted [La Liga + Premier League + European Championship + no Chinese national team + no World Cup + Cristiano Ronaldo + Messi] This is the story of a complete soccer novice, a huge fat guy, who eventually becomes a superstar. [The plot is relatively realistic, so it may not be thrilling. There is a growth journey, so if you want someone to rise to fame and dominate from the start, proceed with caution.] This story is entirely fictional. Any resemblance to real events is purely coincidental. 831Reads7.4Score100Shelves

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   That was possible; both attacking and defensive midfielders could play.

3. 3 足 Soccer’s Tough Guy: I Refused to Take the Field! 足球悍匪，从拒绝登场开始！ Sunny Persimmon阳光柿Sports486k WordsOngoing It has a System and a gradual progression. This isn't mindless wish fulfillment. Chelsea fans and Premier League fans, don't miss it. There are insider secrets and plenty of tactical detail. He can soar without changing his nationality! He builds a business empire, establishes his own training camp, and forms a national team outside the official system. The players band together, break free from the football association's control, and grow as a group! 1.6kReads—Score111Shelves

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   This center-back led Chelsea to victory for the Chinese national team.

4. 4 梅 A Messi Fan Awakens the Number 7 Star System 梅西球迷的我觉醒了7号球星系统 Jiemi捷米Sports1.1M WordsOngoing Barcelona, La Masia Academy. Seventeen-year-old Li Jie crossed half the globe to come here for one dream: to wear the red-and-blue jersey and become Messi's teammate. But on the final day of tryouts, he was on the verge of being cut. Just as he was about to be thrown out with nowhere left to turn, a mechanical voice rang out in his mind: [Ding! Congratulations, Host. You have awakened the “Great Number 7” System!] Li Jie was instantly torn apart inside. He was a die-hard Messi fan. The number he 2.9kReads—Score296Shelves

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   A youth training story; you'll enjoy it if you keep reading.

5. 5 足 Football: How Can Human Feet Beat Cape Verde? 足球：人的脚，怎么踢得过佛得角 Ni Linsheng逆鳞生Sports815k WordsOngoing At the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Canada, Mexico, and the United States, Cape Verde are ranked 64th in the world. The entire squad is worth just 10 million euros. Their forty-year-old goalkeeper, Vozinha, is valued at 50,000 euros and has only 250 social media followers. Then, by a stroke of luck, he obtains the Thousand Hands System. With no one believing in them, they keep clean sheets against Spain, Uruguay, and Saudi Arabia, then knock out one powerhouse after another before finally lifting the 532Reads—Score—Shelves

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   The story of Cape Verde's underdog comeback has been updated, with a goalkeeper making a name for himself in the World Cup by making consecutive saves against Messi and Ronaldo's signature shots.

6. 6 重 Reborn: Messi and Ronaldo Help Me Win the World Cup 重生：梅西和C罗助我夺世界杯 Jing Chenchuan景尘川Sports883k WordsCompleted [Maximum Satisfaction] [Young Messi] [Young Cristiano Ronaldo] [World Cup] [Dragon Nation National Team] “Reborn, I’m going to buy young Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo!” Tan Xiangdong, Dragon Nation’s star striker who missed a penalty in his previous life, is reborn as a computer science student in 2000. While everyone else is busy snapping up real estate and internet stocks, he stakes his entire fortune on flights to South America and Europe. He signs up a sick 13-year-old Messi with the 300,000 y 61Reads—Score—Shelves

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   Highly recommend this book! It's a really good read—a novel about Messi and Ronaldo being naturalized for the Chinese national football team. The plot is fantastic! [Cool][Admiring][Smirking]

7. 7 致 Deadly Curve 致命弧线 Autumn Wind on the Wei River渭水秋风Sports1.3M WordsOngoing After gaining the System through a football simulator, Su Yu turns the world of football upside down. He is determined to become the next “Golden-Edged Su” of this era, yet he charges ever farther away from playing as a winger. Full-back, the most romantic position in modern football, awaits him to scale its heights and conquer it... Until one day, a saying spreads throughout world football: the world's best full-back depends on which side Su Yu plays on. Full-backs play on the flanks too, don't 783Reads6.9Score107Shelves

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   Chinese football after reform

8. 8 让 They Made You a Substitute, but You Became a Midfield God 让你当替补，你成足坛中场真神 Xushan Painting须山画Sports414k WordsOngoing [Football] [System] [Passionate] [Midfield Maestro] A young Huaguo defender, rejected by several Serie B clubs for his poor defensive skills, starts from scratch in Italian football with a “Milestone System” that grants random rewards only after he achieves professional breakthroughs. Little by little, he transforms into a midfield maestro who controls the tempo of the game. 395Reads—Score102Shelves

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   After winning Player of the Week, Lin Yan unlocks an epic reward: his seemingly useless left foot transforms into a deadly weapon! Arezzo has stormed into the promotion zone, sending the entire city into a frenzy for their Serie A dream. But just as the team is making its crucial push, veteran Ferretti roars in public, "This isn't just your team!" Can the Chinese prodigy set aside his pride and lead his team into the promotion finals?

9. 9 逐 Chasing the Dream on the Pitch: A Prodigy's Road to Glory 逐梦绿茵：天才少年的荣耀之路 Polar Bear Loves Candy 555北极熊爱吃糖555Urban1.4M WordsOngoing Ji Feng was born in 2004 with extraordinary football talent. He fought his way through the ranks, passed the national youth and Olympic team selections, and earned a place in Barcelona’s youth academy. The high-intensity training and fierce competition put him under immense pressure, but he gritted his teeth and persevered. By chance, Ji Feng met Qiu Jinshu, a girl-group star with limitless potential. Moved by Ji Feng’s passion and devotion to football, Qiu Jinshu was always there as a warm and 52Reads—Score—Shelves
10. 10 从 Ruling the Football World, Starting with Iron Head Kung Fu 从铁头功开始称霸足坛 Li Taozhe李涛哲Sports403k WordsOngoing Seventeen-year-old Li Feng was stuck on the bench with Borussia Dortmund's U19 team. Average speed, average shooting, and the only thing he had going for him was his height. Then he met a strange old man with white hair, received an unparalleled cultivation technique, and that very night activated a status screen only he could see. His beginner's gift pack gave him the Iron Head Technique, maxing out his heading stat. The next day, during a training match, he blasted a hole in the net with a 16.6kReads6.3Score110Shelves

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    Take a look at this one.

11. 11 荣 Champions of Glory Cup 荣耀冠军杯 Yue Yuhai岳宇海Sports435k WordsCompleted The national youth team's shadow of an 0–8 defeat had yet to lift as they faced tournament favorites the Netherlands in their opening match at the World Youth Championship. Just as everyone in the stadium expected another one-sided massacre, the Chinese boy wearing number 7 fired from the center circle. His astonishing lob shot silenced the entire world! 2–2! The underdogs held the title favorites to a draw! But who could have imagined that this football legend, crowned on the Apennine Peninsula 10Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Let me recommend my own [heart emoji]

12. 12 中 The Battle of China's Young Footballers 中国足球小将的战斗 Handsome Big Yu帅气的大宇哥Sports438k WordsOngoing A bare patch of yellow earth, a handwritten audition poster, and a gamble with no regard for the cost. When barefoot boy Kuang Zhaolei from Guangzhou, midfield general Wan Xiang from Qitaihe, iron-willed defender Zhou Yunuo from Nanjing, speedy dribbler Li Haoyan, metronome Liu Kaiyuan with his pinpoint long passes, and dozens of other children gather together, they bring with them young footballers of every age. They have no professional pitch, no top-tier gear, and not even a jersey with an o 6Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Are there any fans of "Chinese Football Youngsters" and Dong Lu here? It's amazing that no one is reading such a good novel!

13. 13 开 From the Start, I Got Zidane's Template! Messi and Ronaldo Beg Me to Take Citizenship 开局齐祖模板！梅西C罗求我入籍 Mimi Has Turned to Congee咪已成粥Sports884k WordsOngoing [Satisfying read] [No Chinese national team] [Fast-paced, no dragging things out] [World Cup] [European Championship] [Wins every title] Real Madrid U19 player Su Changge was kicked off the team after beating up the grandson of former Real Madrid president Sanz. In the process, he gained Zidane's peak-performance template. It all began when he joined Atletico Madrid. A world-shaking, god-tier midfielder was born. [Ding! Ronaldinho's Soccer Elf template has been fused!] [Ding! Ronaldo's Phenomeno 148Reads8.0Score—Shelves

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    Midfielders and defensive midfielders

14. 14 足 The Tragedy of Football 足坛之殇 Snow Drifting at Dawn清晨雪飘飘Sports226k WordsCompleted (Supernatural powers + god’s-eye view + midfield maestro + thunderous striker + lighthearted humor + unconventional style + pure wish fulfillment + stress relief) Conquer East Asia, join Ligue 1, rise to the Premier League, win the Champions League, lift the World Cup If you were an ordinary person and God gave you an extraordinary life, but there was no such thing as a free lunch, and you had to trade years of your life for a brief period of dazzling achievement, would you accept? And what ki 82Reads8.2Score—Shelves

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    Let's see if mine can secure a place [smirk]

15. 15 华 The Chinese-Born King of Football: Conquering Europe from the Championship 华裔球王：从英冠开始杀穿欧洲 May Everything Go Smoothly for Zhu朱事顺利Sports2.6M WordsCompleted Goodwin made his debut in the 2014-15 season, helping Bournemouth reach the Premier League for the first time and helping the Blues set the incredible Premier League record of 102 points... Goal after goal, he tore through defenses, and his championship-winning quality had Europe's top clubs scrambling to sign him. This is a sports novel surrounded by beautiful women. Goodwin's friends and social circle span the globe: Gigi Hadid (Gigi), Helen Flanagan (Helen), Kendall Jenner (Kenny), Hailey Rh 1.5kReads6.8Score130Shelves

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    Exciting action on the field, hilarious gossip on the sidelines!! Low rating, but high-quality content! Stable updates!! 1.11 Million words, continuously updating…

16. 16 开 Released from My Contract from the Start: I Become a Legend with the Live Match Panel 开局被解约，我靠实况面板封神 Mo Wen Chu莫问出Sports916k WordsCompleted A rainy night in Manchester. Chen Yue trudges along with his luggage, having been mercilessly dismissed from Manchester United’s youth academy. His dream lies shattered in the mud. After an accident sends electricity surging through him, he transmigrates into the world of Pro Evolution Soccer, wearing a Manchester United first-team kit! His overall rating is 52 from the start, and everyone on the team calls him an “East Asian flop.” They all mock him. But a pale blue interface appears before his 3Reads—Score—Shelves

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    From outcast to football king

17. 17 国 The National Team's Coach Who Isn't a Coach 国足，不是教练的教练 Rain Falls on the Courtyard雨洒庭轩Sports366k WordsCompleted Unable to bear watching the national team lose match after match in the East Asian Cup on TV, Li Ruiyang, a man in his twenties, suffered a heart attack. As he lay dying, he kept thinking, “Just let me coach the national team. Even if I had eleven pigs, they’d play better than the men’s team does now.” Sure enough, he transmigrated into the body of another national team coach named Li Ruiyang in a parallel world. Watch as he stirs up the football world and leads the national team to the top of t 1Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Is Coach Wen not good enough? All the talent is in my hands. Haha.

18. 18 回 After the College Entrance Exam, I Used My Foresight to Become a Tycoon 回到高考后，利用先知成富豪 The Twenty-Five-Thousand-Li Long March二万五千里长征路Urban841k WordsCompleted By a twist of fate, Chen Feiyu returns to the day after his class reunion, held after the college entrance exam. Using his information advantage, he makes up for past regrets. From the start, he sets his sights on the Brazil World Cup to earn his first fortune, then uses his expertise and memories to grow his money in the stock market. He also keeps in touch with his high school crush and his senior from university, wins the hearts of both beauties, and becomes a winner in life! 2.7kReads—Score104Shelves

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    Reborn after finishing the college entrance exam, he uses his prophetic abilities to start a business in college, surrounded by beautiful women.

19. 19 村 Village Super League 村超 Haibao灬海宝Sports96k WordsCompleted Spurred on by China's Rural Football Super League, Chinese football finally rose to prominence, and the China men's national team defeated Brazil 7–0! ... This is the story of a small football team as it grows, of the players' first love and their dreams of pursuing football... 27Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A unique and exhilarating football novel found nowhere else on the internet!

20. 20 足 Football: I Lifted the World Cup in 1982 足球：1982年我举起了世界杯 Ji Yuning季宇宁Sports1.0M WordsCompleted You Xi transmigrated from 2025 back to 1981. His transmigration was caused by encountering “that ball,” which was really a fixation on Chinese football. Thanks to it, he got a cheat and won the 1982 and 1986 World Cups, becoming a legendary king of football. That ball also turned out to be a weapon for killing, looting, and laying waste to cities and nations. With it, he could take revenge to his heart’s content and vent all his pent-up frustration. And, of course, there were plenty of gorgeous 47Reads—Score—Shelves
21. 21 从 A World-Class Coach Who Came Up Through the Crazy Gang 从狂帮走出来的世界级教头 Yuan Shangjun原上骏Sports275k WordsOngoing No Chinese national team, no System, no cheat powers. A realistic football manager story. In May 2002, the English FA approved the owner of the historic Crazy Gang club Wimbledon’s move to Milton Keynes. At the same time, a hardcore fan from the future was reborn 24 years in the past and embarked on a legendary coaching career. The veteran fan, reborn with his memories intact, takes off thanks to the players he remembers. 2Reads—Score—Shelves

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    Coaching without a system, a real-life football manager

22. 22 别 Don't Get the Wrong Idea, I'm Really Not Here to Sell Jerseys 别误会，我真不是来卖球衣的 Little Wang小網Sports284k WordsOngoing This is not a harem novel. It focuses on competitive sports, with a light System that combines realism and passion. For a sponsorship deal worth 5 million euros, Everton signed a Chinese player. Everyone knew the truth: he was just a "mascot." The media mocked him: "Lampard has given up!" Fans raged: "We need a striker, not someone to sell jerseys!" But no one knew that Li Muran had already fused with the peak talents of world-class players! Neymar's dribbling, Hazard's balance, Cristiano Rona —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    A good football novel, exciting and satisfying.

23. 23 足 Football: What Do You Mean, a Mad-Dog Fullback? 足球：什么叫疯狗型边后卫啊？ Iaido居合Sports303k WordsOngoing "Carlos template + suit-wearing thug + relentless workhorse + Brazil national team + teaming up with Neymar" As one of Benfica's top youth prospects, Andy was nevertheless abandoned by the club. Because his medical examination confirmed that he had ALS! [The Football World System That Keeps You Alive 3000 is activating!] [Complete missions to claim health-point bundles...] Once his golden finger came online, Andy accidentally discovered a bug: The health he redeemed from the System actually cove 9Reads8.4Score—Shelves

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    Yes, that's right!

24. 24 世 World Cup: I Summon China's Heroic Spirits! 世界杯：我为华夏召唤英灵！ Clingy Little Tomato粘人小番茄Sports148k WordsCompleted [Male-oriented spin-off + soccer cup + competitive sports + mythic revival + battle for national destiny + World Cup for national glory + heroic spirit summoning + face-slapping reversals + fiery power fantasy + Chinese deities + overwhelming superiority + no System + faith of the people + one female lead] In the depths of despair, an ancient call sounds in the ear of Jiang Yun, a forward for China’s national team! [Ding! Mandate of Heaven activated! Host, would you like to spend the people’s fa —Reads—Score—Shelves

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    The heroic spirits of China! So beautiful.

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