Are you building your squad but you are not sure about which young centre backs and full backs you should buy? Follow our suggestions of the best young defenders for FIFA 21 Career Mode.
How to choose the Best Young Defenders
In this article we suggest the best young defenders for FIFA 21 Career Mode. Keep in mind that the best players for us may not be for you. It depends on your club, other players, formation, transfer budget, wages budget, play style, preferences, etc…
To select the best players, we have mainly into consideration their stats, potential and age.
In our website we suggest defenders of two categories:
1 The Best of the Best
Ideal for unlimited wallets or for who wants the best.
2 The Best Young
Under 23 defenders with great growth. Potential future top players.
The Best Young Centre Backs for FIFA 21 Career Mode
01 MATTHIJS DE LIGT
Nationality: Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
Club (first season): Juventus
Rating: 85
Potential (1): 92
Age: 21
Value: โฌ47.5M
Wage: โฌ76K
For the third time in a row, De Ligt is the best young centre back for Career Mode. You will love his stats, especially the defensive and physical ones.
02 DAYOTCHANCULLE UPAMECANO
Nationality: France ๐ซ๐ท
Club (first season): RB Leipzig
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 90
Age: 21
Value: โฌ21M
Wage: โฌ38K
His amazing season was rewarded with a huge upgrade. Upamecano is already better at the defence than many of the most popular centre backs.
03 IBRAHIMA KONATร
Nationality: France ๐ซ๐ท
Club (first season): RB Leipzig
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 88
Age: 21
Value: โฌ18M
Wage: โฌ36K
Konatรฉ is a must-buy for every Career Mode team. Heโs ready to play in any top club. What do you look for in a centre back? Pace, defensive skills and strength? If you answered yes, heโs definitely who you need.
04 รDER MILITรO
Nationality: Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Club (first season): Real Madrid
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 87
Age: 22
Value: โฌ23M
Wage: โฌ100K
It wonโt be easy to convince Real Madrid to sell him but if you have that luck, donโt waste the chance to have in our team one of the best defenders money can buy.
05 EDMOND TAPSOBA
Nationality: Burkina-Faso ๐ง๐ซ
Club (first season): Bayer 04 Leverkusen
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 88
Age: 21
Value: โฌ11.5M
Wage: โฌ33K
If you love fast and strong centre backs as we do, you will love this one. He will grow up fast and become one of the best centre backs in the world.
๐ BEST YOUNG CENTRE BACKS
TOP 10
01 ๐ณ๐ฑ Matthijs de Ligt
02 ๐ซ๐ท Dayotchanculle Upamecano
03 ๐ซ๐ท Ibrahima Konatรฉ
04 ๐ง๐ท รder Militรฃo
05 ๐ง๐ซ Edmond Tapsoba
06 ๐ซ๐ท William Saliba
07 ๐น๐ท Ozan Kabak
08 ๐ซ๐ท Jules Koundรฉ
09 ๐ฌ๐ง Fikayo Tomori
10 ๐ซ๐ท Jean-Clair Todibo
Best Young Right Backs for FIFA 21 Career Mode
01 TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
Nationality: England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Club (first season): Liverpool
Rating: 87
Potential (1): 92
Age: 21
Value: โฌ46M
Wage: โฌ93K
Trent Alexander-Arnold is the right back with the highest potential, which should mean something. Heโs only 21 but already a great buy for any club. If you love balanced players, you found the player you will want for your club.
02 AARON WAN-BISSAKA
Nationality: England ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Club (first season): Manchester United
Rating: 83
Potential (1): 88
Age: 22
Value: โฌ28M
Wage: โฌ87K
He received a great upgrade, making him the best replacement of Trent. We simply love him..
03 NORDI MUKIELE
Nationality: France ๐ซ๐ท
Club (first season): RB Leipzig
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 87
Age: 22
Value: โฌ13.5M
Wage: โฌ33K
His stats are almost unbeatable. If you are not convinced, give him a try and you will understand what he is doing in this shortlist.
04 EMERSON
Nationality: Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Club (first season): Real Bรฉtis
Rating: 78
Potential (1): 88
Age: 21
Value: โฌ10.5M
Wage: โฌ14K
If you play with a top club, maybe you will have to put him in the bench. In a single season he will be ready to assume the right side of the first teamโs defence.
05 SERGIรO DEST
Nationality: USA ๐บ๐ธ
Club (first season): Ajax
Rating: 75
Potential (1): 86
Age: 19
Value: โฌ4M
Wage: โฌ4K
Dest doesnโt look to be as good as you probably expected but he only needs one chance to proof how good he is. All he needs is to find the right club.
๐ BEST YOUNG RIGHT BACKS
TOP 10
01 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Trent Alexander-Arnold
02 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Aaron Wan-Bissaka
03 ๐ซ๐ท Nordi Mukiele
04 ๐ง๐ท Emerson
05 ๐บ๐ธ Sergiรฑno Dest
06 ๐ง๐ท Emerson Dodo
07 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Reece James
08 ๐ต๐น Diogo Dalot
09 ๐ต๐น Tomรกs Tavares
10 ๐ณ๐ฑ Jeremie Frimpong Aarons
Best Young Left Backs for FIFA 21 Career Mode
01 ALPHONSO DAVIES
Nationality: Canada ๐จ๐ฆ
Club (first season): FC Bayern
Rating: 81
Potential (1): 89
Age: 19
Value: โฌ12.5M
Wage: โฌ21K
What a player! This was an amazing season for this left back, rewarded with a huge upgrade.
02 RENAN LODI
Nationality: Brazil ๐ง๐ท
Club (first season): Atlรฉtico Madrid
Rating: 81
Potential (1): 87
Age: 22
Value: โฌ16M
Wage: โฌ36K
Lodi is well know by his pace. For his stamina too. Also for his dribblingโฆ andโฆ
03 OWEN WIJNDAL
Nationality: Netherlands ๐ณ๐ฑ
Club (first season): AZ
Rating: 77
Potential (1): 86
Age: 20
Value: โฌ8M
Wage: โฌ5K
If you need an affordable left-back, Wijndal may be who are you looking for. He has very balanced stats which is unusual for someone of his age.
04 PERVIS ESTUPINAN
Nationality: Ecuador ๐ช๐จ
Club (first season): Watford
Rating: 79
Potential (1): 86
Age: 22
Value: โฌ8.5M
Wage: โฌ18K
You need to be fast to get this bargain. In one or two seasons you will have to pay much more.
05 THEO HERNANDEZ
Nationality: France ๐ซ๐ท
Club (first season): AC Milan
Rating: 80
Potential (1): 85
Age: 22
Value: โฌ11M
Wage: โฌ25K
You already this one. He is ready to play in any club. It will be yours?
๐ BEST YOUNG LEFT BACKS
TOP 10
01 ๐จ๐ฆ Alphonso Davies
02 ๐ง๐ท Renan Lodi
03 ๐ณ๐ฑ Owen Wijndal
04 ๐ช๐จ Pervis Estupinan
05 ๐ซ๐ท Theo Hernandez
06 ๐ช๐ธ Adria Pedrosa
07 ๐ต๐น Nuno Tavares
08 ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ Brandon Williams
09 ๐ฎ๐น Luca Pellegrini
10 ๐บ๐พ Mathias Olivera
Notes:
(1) Potential is an average of estimated rating a player can reach. It doesn’t mean that you will reach that overall nor that you won’t overcome it.