Is it der, die or das Mittelstürmer? – der Mittelstürmer, plural die Mittelstürmer

Why is it der Mittelstürmer?

Mittelstürmer is a compound noun, and German compounds take the article of their last word: der Stürmer. So it’s der Mittelstürmer.

Sense 1

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[1] Football, sport: attack player who plays in the middle of the attack

[1] Fußball, Sport: Angriffsspieler, der in der Mitte des Angriffs spielt

[1] Toni is exactly the center forward who was missing Roma
[1] Toni ist genau der Mittelstürmer, der Roma gefehlt hat.

[1] Argentina's center forward Higuain has joined
[1] Argentiniens Mittelstürmer Higuain hat zugeschlagen.

More source examples (1)

These dictionary examples can include historical and less common uses.

[1] "The center forward once again played dog miser" "
[1] „Der Mittelstürmer hat wieder einmal hundsmiserabel gespielt.“