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Football Manager 2019 Wonderkids: TRENDING

Best Defenders (CB, RB & LB) to Sign

Looking for the best wonderkid defenders on FM19? Here are ALL the best left backs, right
backs and centre backs to sign.

by Alastair Pusinelli Nov 10, 2018  139.7k views

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Finding a wonderkid defender is tough work in Football Manager, with so much composure
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needed to play in defence. That comes with experience, but there are a handful of defenders Wonderkids
who already possess the physicality to deal with dangerous forwards.

How to choose the best wonderkid defenders on

Football Manager 2019
We are looking at the best wonderkid defenders on Football Manager 2019. We have separated
them into centre backs (DC), right backs (DR) and right wing backs (WBR) as well as left backs Football Manager 2019
(DL) and left wing backs (WBL). All of our wonderkids are teenagers aged 19 and below.  Wonderkids: Best Lower League
Players to Sign
We have sorted our wonderkids by looking at potential ability (PA), something that is only given
as a guideline in-game on FM 19. These players can be called upon now, but they will become
some of the best player in the world in the future. 

Centre backs (DC)

Our CBs have a PA of at least 140, with our top three names you should recognise from denying
attackers in Europe. 

Dayot Upamecano (CA 135 – PA 172)

Age: 19

Positions: D (C)

Club: RB Leipzig

Country: France

Best stats: 18 pace, 17 balance, 16 bravery

Value: £6.8 million

Wage: £42,000 a week

One of a few men to take the route from Austrian side Red Bull Salzburg to RB Leipzig in the
German Bundesliga, Dayot Upamecano is growing into a top defender. Aged just 19, the French
U21 international has 47 Bundesliga appearances to his name, and you wouldn’t be surprised if
a big club tried to pry him from Leipzig’s grasp in the next year or two. 

On FM 19, abilities of 18 pace, 17 balance and 16 bravery take Upamecano to a 135 CA, which
should rise to a potential of 172. With a value of £6.8 million and wages of £42,000 a week, the
defender is a realistic transfer in your rst season in charge. 

Matthijs de Ligt (CA 138 – PA 160-190)

Age: 18

Positions: D (C)

Club: Ajax

Country: Holland

Best stats: 16 determination, 15 passing, 15 bravery

Value: £7.3 million

Wage: £11,000 a week

Linked with a move to either Barcelona or Bayern Munich, Matthijs de Ligt looks to be staying
loyal to Ajax after a fantastic few seasons. Still only 19, the centre back has already made over
80 appearances for the club and has been rewarded with the vice-captaincy. 

A 138 CA on Football Manager 2019 can improve to a potential between 160 and 190, so expect
growth from his 16 determination, 15 passing and 15 bravery attributes. Valued at £7.3 million
with a wage of just £11,000 a week, De Ligt can be targeted straight away. 

Dan-Axel Zagadou (CA 127 – PA 157)

Age: 19

Positions: D (C)

Club: Borussia Dortmund

Country: France

Best stats: 18 jumping reach, 17 composure, 17 strength

Value: £4.6 million

Wage: £4,000 a week

Dan-Axel Zagadou may not have had the regularity of the other two centre backs in their
respective careers so far, but that could be about to change. Before this season, the 19-year-old
central defender had only made 16 appearances for Borussia Dortmund, but with Sokratis
joining Arsenal, a spot in the starting lineup has opened up, with the Frenchman adding nine
starts this year. 

On FM19, abilities of 18 jumping reach, 17 composure and 17 strength lift Zagadou to a 127 CA,
which can grow to a potential of 157. The France U20 international has a value of just £4.6
million and £4,000 a week wage. 

All the best wonderkid centre backs (DC) on Football

Manager 2019
Player A Pos Club Country CA PA V W

Matthijs de D (C) <16 £7 £1

18 Ajax Holland 138
Ligt DM 0 m 1k

Dayot £7 £4
19 D (C) RB Leipzig France 135 172
Upamecano m 1k

Ethan D (C) <14 £10 £8

17 Chelsea Wales 120
Ampadu DM 0 m k

Malang Sarr D <14 £3 £8

19 Nice France 124
(LC) 0 m k

Reece D (C) <14 £5 £2

19 West Ham England 122
Oxford DM 0 m 0k

Alessandro <14 £2 £1
19 D (C) Parma* Italy 116
Bastoni 0 m 3k

Dan-Axel Borussia £5 £4
19 D (C) France 126 157
Zagadou Dortmund m k

Panagiotis Bayer
D £6 £3
19 Leverkuse Greece 128 154
Retsos (RLC) m k
n

Gabriele <14 £2 £2
18 D (C) Bologna Italy 100
Corbo 0 m k

Lukas Mai Bayern German £2 £4

18 D (C) 111 150
Munich y m k

Ben Wilmot £1 £5
18 D (C) Watford England 111 150
m k

Rick van D £2 £1
19 Hamburg Holland 121 149
Drongelen (LC) m 1k

Ibrahima £4 £1
19 D (C) RB Leipzig France 124 147
Konate m 7k

Right backs and right wing backs

For our RBs, we have dropped the starting PA to 130, with the position harder to play due to so
many attributes required in both attack and defence. 

Trent Alexander-Arnold (CA 146 – PA 170)

Age: 19

Positions: D (R), WB (R)

Club: Liverpool

Country: England

Best stats: 16 determination, 15 acceleration, 15 pace

Value: £35 million

Wage: £40,000 a week

Trent Alexander-Arnold is already an England international aged 19, and his rise last season
saw him snatch a spot to the World Cup in Russia. The Liverpool man is very versatile, with his
best position on FM 19 actually right wing back, but he can also play as a conventional right
back, and a defensive, central or right mid elder.

The teenager’s 16 determination, 15 acceleration and 15 pace stats take his CA to 146, which
can improve to a very strong potential of 170. His value of £35 million and £40,000 a week
wages rule out a move anytime soon but keep tabs on him in the seasons ahead. 

Achraf Hakimi (CA 134 – PA 159)

Age: 19

Positions: D (R), WB (R)

Club: Borussia Dortmund (on loan from Real Madrid)

Country: Morocco

Best stats: 17 work rate, 17 pace, 17 natural tness

Value: £7 million

Wage: £26,000 a week

It seemed surprising to see Achraf Hakimi loaned out to Borussia Dortmund after impressing in
17 appearances for Real Madrid last season. The summer arrival of fellow right back Alvaro
Odriozola saw him loaned out to the Bundesliga, where he is well in the mix under Lucien Favre
with eight appearances, a goal and no less than six assists. 

Hakimi has abilities of 17 work rate, 17 pace and 17 natural tness on the game, giving a CA of
134. A potential of 159 values him at £7 million with wages of £7,000 a week, but you cannot get
hold of him until his loan spell has nished. 

Josha Vagnoman (CA 120 – PA 155)

Age: 17

Positions: D (RL), WB (RL)

Club: Hamburg

Country: Germany

Best stats: 17 natural tness, 16 work rate, 15 bravery

Value: £2.1 million

Wage: £16,000 a week

With just three appearances and only 81 minutes for Hamburg, it’s surprising to see Josha
Vagnoman so far up in FM 19, but aged 17 he has plenty of time to become a quality right back.
Now in the Germany U19 squad, he can play anywhere in defence making him a great signing if
it’s versatility you’re after. 

Vagnoman’s 120 CA can rise to a reliable potential of 155, so his abilities of 17 natural tness, 16
work rate and 15 bravery will receive greater support as he improves. Valued of £2.1 million
with a £16,000 a week you can move for the defender straight o the bat. 

All the best wonderkid right backs (DR) and right wing
backs (WBR) on Football Manager 2019
Player C P
A Pos Club Country V W
A A

Trent D (R) £
1 1
1 WB (R) 3 £40
Alexander- Liverpool England 4 7
9 DM 5 k
6 0
Arnold M (RC) m

Raoul £
<
1
Bellanova 1 D (R) 9 1
AC Milan Italy 0 £1k
8 WB (R) 4 4
0
0
k

Diogo Dalot < £

1
1 D (R) Man 1 1 £25
Portugal 2
9 WB (R) United 5 4 k
4
0 m

Achraf Borussia 1 1 £
1 D (R) £26
Dortmund Morocco 3 5 7
Hakimi 9 WB (R) k
* 4 9 m

Reece James <

1 £
1 D (RC) 1
Wigan England 2 4 £5k
8 WB (R) 3
1 m
0

Josha D (RL) 1 1 £
1
WB Hamburg Germany 2 5 2 £2k
Vagnoman 7
(RL) 0 5 m

Moussa <
1 £
1 D (R) Barcelona 1
Wagué Senegal 1 1 £4k
9 WB (R) B 3
2 m
0

Mateu <
£
1 D (R) Barcelona 8 1
Morey Spain 1 £1k
8 WB (R) B 5 4
m
0

Ethan Laird £
<
1
1 D (RL) Man 8 1
England 0 £1k
6 WB (R) United 5 3
0
0
k

Alex Robles 1 1 £
1 D (RC)
Malaga Spain 1 4 1 £2k
9 WB (R)
7 1 m

Dujon D (RC) <

1 £
1 WB (R) 1
Sterling Coventry* England 0 1 £6k
8 AM (R) 3
5 m
M (R) 0

Louis Beyer 1 1 £
1 D (RC)
Gladbach Germany 1 3 2 £4k
8 WB (R)
6 6 m

Fernando £
1
1 D (R) 9 5 £50
LOSC* Brazil 3
9 WB (R) 6 0 0
2
k

Cody £
<
1
Drameh 1 D (R) 8 1 £10
Fulham England 0
6 WB (R) 0 3 0
0
0
k

Left backs and left wing backs

We’ve stuck with a 130 minimum PA on the left-hand side of defence, with these players tasked
with getting down the ank and supplying the left footed cross for their side. 

Gian-Luca Itter (CA 120 – PA 156)

Age: 19

Positions: D (L), WB (L)

Club: Wolfsburg

Country: Germany

Best stats: 16 teamwork, 15 pace, 15 natural tness

Value: £2.1 million

Wage: £4,000 a week

Short of senior football but with a bright future, keep an eye on Gian-Luca Itter over the next
season or two. The 19-year-old left back or wing back has played just six times for the
Wolfsburg rst team, but has progressed from the Germany U15 to U20 squad. 

Itter has a 120 CA on the game, rising to a potential of 156. His stats of 16 teamwork, 15 pace
and 15 natural tness takes his value to £2.1 million with a wage of £4,000 a week. 

Josh Tymon (CA 107 – PA 154)

Age: 19

Positions: D (L), WB (L)

Club: Stoke

Country: England

Best stats: 17 determination, 15 bravery, 14 marking

Value: £750,000

Wage: £7,000 a week

Josh Tymon is another player short of consistent rst team experience. The Stoke left back has
made just ve appearances for the club, which all came last season, spending the second half of
the campaign on loan at MK Dons. He did play in the Premier League with Hull in 20116/17
however, so expect him to bounce back.

Aged just 19, England U20 international Tymon has stats of 17 determination, 15 bravery and
14 marking on FM 19. A 107 CA can improve up to a potential of 157, and with a value of
£750,000 and £7,000 there is very little to lose in making a move for the youngster.

Juan Miranda (CA 117 – PA 140-170)

Age: 18

Positions: D (L), WB (L)

Club: Barcelona

Country: Spain

Best stats: 19 determination, 14 pace, 14 stamina

Value: £1.2 million

Wage: £4,000 a week

Juan Miranda has made his Barcelona debut this season, and with Jordi Alba the only
recognised left back in the rst team, expect more opportunities for the 18-year-old. The left
back is currently in the Spain U19 squad, having been a success in the U17 side where he made
20 appearances, scoring three times.

Valued at £1.2 million with £4,000 a week wages, Miranda has a 117 CA on FM 19, which can
improve to a potential between 140 and 170. His best attributes include 19 determination, 14
pace and 14 stamina. 

All the best left backs (DL) and left wing backs (WBL) on
Football Manager 2019
Player C P
A Pos Club Country V W
A A

Juan D (L) 1 1
Barcelona £1 £3
18 WB (L) Spain 1 6
Miranda B m k
M (L) 7 9

Alex <
1 £5
D (L) 1 £2
Centelles 18 Valencia B Spain 0 00
WB (L) 4 k
5 k
0

Lewis <
£5
9 1 £3
Gibson 17 D (LC) Everton England 00
2 3 k
k
0

Gian-Luca 1 1
D (L) £2 £4
19 Wolfsburg Germany 2 5
Itter WB (L) m k
0 6

Josh Tymon D (L) 1 1

£1 £7
19 WB (L) Stoke England 0 5
m k
M (L) 7 4

Ian Maatsen <

D (L) 7 1 £5 £1
16 Chelsea Holland
WB (L) 0 3 0k 00
0

Federico <
£1
D (L) 8 1 £5
Ermacora 18 Udinese Italy 00
WB (L) 0 3 00
k
0

Juan Castillo <

£2
WB (L) 8 1 £3
18 Chelsea Holland 00
M (L) 8 3 k
k
0

Joel Lopez <

7 1 £5 £1
16 D (L) Arsenal Spain
0 3 0k 00
0

John 1 1 £5
D (L), £1
18 Wolves Norway 0 3 00
Kitolano WB (L) 0k
3 7 k

Marc <
1
D (L) 1 £1 £4
Cucurella 19 Eibar Spain 1
WB (L) 3 m k
7
0

A = Age
CA = Current Ability
PA = Potential Ability
V = Value
W = Wage

*Denotes player on loan

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