Is it normal in sports for a defenceman to never score? (details inside)

Ashley Cole made 99 appearances for England (football) without scoring a single goal.
Didn’t stop him from being rated as a world class defender.

@ucme I have two silver medals for soccer. second best in Edmonton and second best in Alberta for under 14 years old.

It’s not impossible for a defenseman (any sport) to score, but it’s pretty rare. It would be a fluke type of situation, which just doesn’t happen often at all.

Don’t undersell the importance of defense, however. It’s at least as important as offense. Your goalkeeper is counting on you.

Of course, there are exceptions to the rule, some players couldn’t hit a cow’s arse with a banjo.

@ucme Visualizing someone hitting a cow with a banjo.

Like music to my rears, @ucme

@talljasperman No, no, no, no….then missing.

@elbanditoroso Fiddler on the Hoof…yaba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dibba dum.

In many sports it’s not unheard of, but it is rare, since defensemen focus on defense, not offense. In baseball there’s not really any difference since players play both defense and offense, depending on whether their team is at bat or not.