Also known as the playmaker, the Central Attacking Midfielder (CAM) is responsible for creating scoring opportunities, maintaining possession, and orchestrating attacks. This position requires exceptional vision, passing ability, and strategic thinking, and the player in this role must have a thorough understanding of the game.

A Central Attacking Midfielder (CAM) is a central midfielder who is normally positioned in an advanced midfield position, usually between central midfield and the team's forwards, and who has a primarily offensive role. CAM players usually help their forwards on scoring goals.

A CAM (or Central Attacking Midfielder) operates in central midfield just behind strikers. They are sometimes known as the ‘Number 10’, or the ‘Playmaker.’ Their primary objective is creating goal-scoring opportunities with accurate passes, through balls, or initiating attacking plays.

In soccer, CAM stands for center attacking midfielder and this position is an essential link between defense and offense, usually operating in the spaces between midfield and attack. This player is usually positioned behind the striker or center forward and in front of the central midfielder.