Looking for a centre-back for the next ten years? This is the list of young centre-backs with the most potential in Football Manager 2027 (FM27), players under 23 who can lead any team’s defence.
Modern centre-backs have to win duels, read the game and play out from the back. Among these wonderkids you will find everything from physically dominant stoppers to more technical defenders, perfect for teams that like to keep the ball.
The highlights
At the top of this list are Pau Cubarsí (Barcelona, Spain), Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool, France) and Luka Vušković (Brighton & Hove Albion, Croatia). In total there are 247 centre-backs under 23, ranked from highest to lowest potential.
How to use the list
Use the filters above the table to search by name, club, nationality, position or age, and tap any column title to sort. The stars show each player’s potential, from 3 stars (good potential) to 5 stars (future world star), in quarter-star steps.
List of FM27 wonderkid centre-backs
| # | Player | Pos. | Age | Potential | Nationality | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pau Cubarsí | CB | 19 | Spain | Barcelona | |
| 2 | Jérémy Jacquet | CB | 21 | France | Liverpool | |
| 3 | Luka Vušković | CB | 19 | Croatia | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 4 | Dean Huijsen | CB | 21 | Spain | R. Madrid | |
| 5 | Abdukodir Khusanov | CB | 22 | Uzbekistan | Manchester City | |
| 6 | Cristhian Mosquera | CB | 22 | Spain | Arsenal | |
| 7 | Jacobo Ramón | CB | 21 | Spain | Como 1907 | |
| 8 | Zeno Debast | CB | 22 | Belgium | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |
| 9 | Beraldo | CB | 22 | Brazil | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 10 | Ayden Heaven | CB | 20 | England | Manchester United | |
| 11 | Pau Navarro | CB | 21 | Spain | Villarreal | |
| 12 | Leny Yoro | CB | 20 | France | Manchester United | |
| 13 | Ismaëlo Ganiou | CB | 21 | Burkina Faso | RC Lens | |
| 14 | Joane Gadou | CB | 19 | France | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 15 | Christian Mawissa | CB | 21 | France | AS Monaco | |
| 16 | Giovanni Leoni | CB | 19 | Italy | Liverpool | |
| 17 | Matteo Palma | CB | 18 | Germany | Udinese Calcio | |
| 18 | Axel Koukaba | CB | 16 | France | Paris Saint-Germain | |
| 19 | Ousmane Diomande | CB | 22 | Ivory Coast | Nottingham Forest | |
| 20 | Jon Martín | CB | 20 | Spain | Real San Sebastián | |
| 21 | Giorgio Scalvini | CB | 22 | Italy | Atalanta | |
| 22 | Finn Jeltsch | CB | 20 | Germany | VfB Stuttgart | |
| 23 | Nobel Mendy | CB | 22 | Senegal | Hull City | |
| 24 | Aarón Anselmino | CB | 21 | Argentina | Chelsea | |
| 25 | Diego Coppola | CB | 22 | Italy | Paris FC | |
| 26 | Samson Baidoo | CB | 22 | Austria | RC Lens | |
| 27 | Jair Cunha | CB | 21 | Brazil | Nottingham Forest | |
| 28 | Max Alleyne | CB | 21 | England | Burnley | |
| 29 | Tom Atcheson | CB | 20 | Northern Ireland | Blackburn Rovers | |
| 30 | Willy Kambwala | CB | 22 | DR Congo | Como 1907 | |
| 31 | Tiago Gabriel | CB | 21 | Portugal | Unione Sportiva Lecce | |
| 32 | Ibrahima Ba | CB | 21 | Senegal | Sporting Clube de Portugal | |
| 33 | Kostas Koulierakis | CB | 22 | Greece | Associazione Sportiva Roma | |
| 34 | Álvaro Cortés | CB | 21 | Spain | R Antwerp FC | |
| 35 | Josh Acheampong | CB | 20 | England | Chelsea | |
| 36 | Honest Ahanor | CB | 18 | Italy | Crystal Palace | |
| 37 | Jaydee Canvot | CB | 20 | France | Crystal Palace | |
| 38 | Antoine Mendy | CB | 22 | Senegal | OGC Nice | |
| 39 | El Chadaille Bitshiabu | CB | 21 | France | Galatasaray A.Ş. | |
| 40 | Jeanuël Belocian | CB | 21 | France | R. Santander | |
| 41 | Lewis Schouten | CB | 22 | Netherlands | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 42 | Sadibou Sané | CB | 22 | Senegal | AS Monaco | |
| 43 | Vitor Reis | CB | 20 | Brazil | Manchester City | |
| 44 | Yarek Gąsiorowski | CB | 21 | Spain | PSV | |
| 45 | Jorge Salinas | CB | 19 | Spain | R. Santander | |
| 46 | Juan Rodríguez | CB | 21 | Uruguay | Cagliari Calcio | |
| 47 | Lucas Noubi | CB | 21 | Belgium | Coruña | |
| 48 | Veljko Milosavljević | CB | 19 | Serbia | AFC Bournemouth | |
| 49 | Abdoul Koné | CB | 21 | France | RB Leipzig | |
| 50 | Nathan Zézé | CB | 21 | France | Neom S.C. | |
| 51 | Ruud Nijstad | CB | 18 | Netherlands | FC Twente | |
| 52 | Noahkai Banks | CB | 19 | Germany | FC Augsburg | |
| 53 | Stephen Mfuni | CB | 18 | England | Coventry City | |
| 54 | Ignacio Ovando | CB | 19 | Argentina | Club Atlético Rosario Central | |
| 55 | Kacper Potulski | CB | 18 | Poland | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | |
| 56 | Axel Tape | CB | 19 | France | Levante | |
| 57 | Joan Martínez | CB | 19 | Spain | R. Madrid B | |
| 58 | Valentin Zabransky | CB | 19 | Austria | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | |
| 59 | Karim Coulibaly | CB | 19 | Germany | RC Strasbourg Alsace | |
| 60 | Antal Yaakobishvili | CB | 22 | Hungary | A. Madrid B | |
| 61 | Holmes Júnior | CB | 17 | Spain | Girona | |
| 62 | Kanta Doi | CB | 21 | Japan | V-Varen Nagasaki | |
| 63 | Kyllian Antonio | CB | 18 | France | RC Lens | |
| 64 | Tylel Tati | CB | 18 | France | FC Nantes | |
| 65 | Andrea Natali | CB | 18 | Italy | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 66 | Marli Salmon | CB | 17 | England | Arsenal | |
| 67 | Stephan Zagadou | CB | 17 | France | Havre AC | |
| 68 | Elias Arden | CB | 17 | Germany | Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 | |
| 69 | Jorge Domínguez | CB | 16 | Spain | A. Madrid B | |
| 70 | Christopher Cupps | CB | 18 | United States | Greenock Morton | |
| 71 | Deinner Ordóñez | CB | 16 | Ecuador | Club Deportivo Independiente del Valle | |
| 72 | Leonardo Bovio | CB | 18 | Italy | FC Internazionale Milano | |
| 73 | Iago Machado | CB | 17 | Brazil | Sport Club Corinthians Paulista | |
| 74 | Mor Talla Ndiaye | CB | 18 | Senegal | Liverpool | |
| 75 | Jun’ai Byfield | CB | 17 | England | Tottenham Hotspur | |
| 76 | Leo Lemaitre | CB | 17 | France | R. Madrid C | |
| 77 | Léo Barry | CB | 16 | France | LOSC | |
| 78 | Taras Mykhavko | CB | 21 | Ukraine | Dynamo Kyiv | |
| 79 | Reno Münz | CB | 21 | Germany | KVC Westerlo | |
| 80 | Pietro Comuzzo | CB | 21 | Italy | Torino | |
| 81 | Eivind Helland | CB | 21 | Norway | Bologna FC 1909 | |
| 82 | Nnamdi Collins | CB | 22 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 83 | Jan Paluska | CB | 21 | Czechia | Viktoria Plzeň | |
| 84 | Jeyland Mitchell | CB | 22 | Costa Rica | RC Strasbourg Alsace | |
| 85 | Mamadou Sarr | CB | 21 | Senegal | Real San Sebastián | |
| 86 | Ashley Phillips | CB | 21 | England | Middlesbrough | |
| 87 | Mbekezeli Mbokazi | CB | 21 | South Africa | Chicago Fire FC | |
| 88 | Kojo Peprah Oppong | CB | 22 | Ghana | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | |
| 89 | Luca Marianucci | CB | 22 | Italy | Napoli | |
| 90 | Alan Matturro | CB | 22 | Uruguay | Shakhtar Donetsk | |
| 91 | Bruno Ogbus | CB | 20 | Switzerland | Sport-Club Freiburg | |
| 92 | Ruairi McConville | CB | 21 | Northern Ireland | Norwich City | |
| 93 | Ben Nelson | CB | 22 | England | Leicester City | |
| 94 | Yiğit Efe Demir | CB | 22 | Turkey | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | |
| 95 | Jan Ziółkowski | CB | 21 | Poland | Associazione Calcio Monza | |
| 96 | Wouter Goes | CB | 22 | Netherlands | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 97 | Gabriele Calvani | CB | 22 | Italy | Frosinone Calcio | |
| 98 | Sergi Domínguez | CB | 21 | Spain | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | |
| 99 | António Silva | CB | 22 | Portugal | AFC Bournemouth | |
| 100 | Leopold Querfeld | CB | 22 | Austria | 1. FC Union Berlin | |
| 101 | Everardo López | CB | 21 | Mexico | Deportivo Toluca | |
| 102 | Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | CB | 20 | England | 1. FC Köln | |
| 103 | Joel Ordóñez | CB | 22 | Ecuador | Club Brugge KV | |
| 104 | Juma Bah | CB | 20 | Sierra Leone | FC Augsburg | |
| 105 | Joshua Quarshie | CB | 22 | Germany | Sportklub Sturm Graz | |
| 106 | Mateus Lusuardi | CB | 22 | Brazil | Pisa Sporting Club | |
| 107 | Matte Smets | CB | 22 | Belgium | K Racing Club Genk | |
| 108 | Ondřej Kričfaluši | CB | 22 | Czechia | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | |
| 109 | Raphael Kofler | CB | 21 | Italy | Cagliari Calcio | |
| 110 | Daniel Denoon | CB | 22 | Switzerland | Pisa Sporting Club | |
| 111 | Linus Gechter | CB | 22 | Germany | Hertha BSC | |
| 112 | Jozhua Vertrouwd | CB | 22 | Netherlands | Vallecano | |
| 113 | Saba Goglichidze | CB | 22 | Georgia | Associazione Calcio Monza | |
| 114 | Sebastian Otoa | CB | 22 | Denmark | Genoa | |
| 115 | Fabio Chiarodia | CB | 21 | Italy | Borussia Mönchengladbach | |
| 116 | Gabriele Guarino | CB | 22 | Italy | Samsunspor A.Ş. | |
| 117 | Jonathan Jesus | CB | 22 | Brazil | Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | |
| 118 | Lucas Høgsberg | CB | 20 | Denmark | RC Strasbourg Alsace | |
| 119 | Arthur Dias | CB | 19 | Brazil | Club Athletico Paranaense | |
| 120 | Olwethu Makhanya | CB | 22 | South Africa | Rangers | |
| 121 | Stefan Bajčetić | CB | 21 | Spain | Vigo B | |
| 122 | Abdelhamid Ait Boudlal | CB | 20 | Morocco | Stade Rennais FC | |
| 123 | Dies Janse | CB | 20 | Netherlands | AFC Ajax | |
| 124 | James Abankwah | CB | 22 | Ireland | Udinese Calcio | |
| 125 | Thiago Silvero | CB | 20 | Argentina | Club Atlético Vélez Sarsfield | |
| 126 | Viery | CB | 21 | Brazil | ACF Fiorentina | |
| 127 | Aaron Bouwman | CB | 19 | Netherlands | AFC Ajax | |
| 128 | Jannik Schuster | CB | 20 | Austria | Brentford | |
| 129 | Abdoulaye Faye | CB | 22 | Senegal | Vigo | |
| 130 | Jean Ives Valou | CB | 20 | Ivory Coast | Getafe | |
| 131 | Kaiky | CB | 22 | Brazil | Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC | |
| 132 | Nicolás Romero | CB | 22 | Argentina | Minnesota United FC | |
| 133 | Ousmane Diao | CB | 22 | Senegal | Football Club Midtjylland | |
| 134 | Thijmen Blokzijl | CB | 21 | Netherlands | FC Groningen | |
| 135 | Tyler Bindon | CB | 21 | New Zealand | Charlton Athletic | |
| 136 | Yusuf Akçiçek | CB | 20 | Turkey | Al Hilal | |
| 137 | Iván Román | CB | 20 | Chile | Colo Colo | |
| 138 | Jakob Schöller | CB | 20 | Austria | Sportklub Rapid | |
| 139 | Modou Kéba Cissé | CB | 21 | Senegal | Aston Villa | |
| 140 | Alessandro Dellavalle | CB | 22 | Italy | Calcio Padova | |
| 141 | Lucas Herrington | CB | 19 | Australia | Hull City | |
| 142 | Rion Ichihara | CB | 21 | Japan | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 143 | Ifeanyi Ndukwe | CB | 18 | Austria | Levante | |
| 144 | Matvey Lukin | CB | 22 | Russia | CSKA Moscow | |
| 145 | Raphaël Le Guen | CB | 20 | France | Stade Brestois 29 | |
| 146 | Alfie Gilchrist | CB | 22 | England | Leyton Orient | |
| 147 | Ange Ahoussou | CB | 22 | Ivory Coast | Sportklub Rapid | |
| 148 | David Odogu | CB | 20 | Germany | Toulouse FC | |
| 149 | Luca Erlein | CB | 19 | Germany | FC Energie Cottbus | |
| 150 | Yaël Mouanga | CB | 21 | France | Montpellier Hérault SC | |
| 151 | Abubacarr Sedi Kinteh | CB | 19 | Gambia | Al Ahli | |
| 152 | Marcel Ratnik | CB | 22 | Slovenia | Al-Ain FC | |
| 153 | Mertcan Ayhan | CB | 20 | Turkey | FC Schalke 04 | |
| 154 | Villads Nielsen | CB | 20 | Denmark | FK Bodø/Glimt | |
| 155 | Benjamin Arthur | CB | 21 | England | Portsmouth | |
| 156 | Fabio Andrea Ruggeri | CB | 21 | Italy | Carrarese Calcio 1908 | |
| 157 | Tim Drexler | CB | 21 | Germany | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | |
| 158 | Juan Giménez | CB | 20 | Argentina | Club Atlético Rosario Central | |
| 159 | Mario Rivas | CB | 19 | Spain | R. Madrid B | |
| 160 | Seny Koumbassa | CB | 19 | France | Toulouse FC | |
| 161 | Branimir Mlačić | CB | 19 | Croatia | Watford | |
| 162 | Ilari Kangasniemi | CB | 19 | Finland | Leicester City | |
| 163 | Jan-Carlo Simić | CB | 21 | Serbia | Al Ittihad | |
| 164 | Luca Reggiani | CB | 18 | Italy | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 165 | Tobiáš Pališčák | CB | 18 | Slovakia | Viktoria Plzeň | |
| 166 | Vitão | CB | 18 | Brazil | Clube Atlético Mineiro SAF | |
| 167 | Rayan Atikallah | CB | 20 | Netherlands | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 168 | Wojciech Mońka | CB | 19 | Poland | Lech Poznań | |
| 169 | Eduardo Felicíssimo | CB | 19 | Portugal | Sporting Clube de Portugal B | |
| 170 | Kirill Danilov | CB | 19 | Russia | CSKA Moscow | |
| 171 | Maxima Goffi | CB | 18 | France | LOSC | |
| 172 | Samuel Nibombé | CB | 19 | Belgium | AS Monaco | |
| 173 | Yeimar Mosquera | CB | 21 | Colombia | Vitória Sport Clube | |
| 174 | Fabian Merién | CB | 18 | Netherlands | PSV | |
| 175 | Josh Stephenson | CB | 20 | England | Crewe Alexandra | |
| 176 | Gabriel Índio | CB | 18 | Brazil | Sport Lisboa e Benfica B | |
| 177 | Sil Swinkels | CB | 22 | Netherlands | Sheffield Wednesday | |
| 178 | Raul Kumar | CB | 18 | Croatia | NK Istra 1961 | |
| 179 | Albert Navarro | CB | 19 | Spain | Atalanta Under 23 | |
| 180 | Gonçalo Oliveira | CB | 20 | Portugal | Stade Rennais FC | |
| 181 | Brad Manguelle | CB | 18 | Belgium | KRC Jong Genk | |
| 182 | Calvin Carrilho | CB | 18 | Netherlands | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 183 | Neil Pierre | CB | 18 | United States | Philadelphia Union | |
| 184 | Freddie Simmonds | CB | 18 | England | AFC Wimbledon | |
| 185 | Kaito Koizumi | CB | 21 | Japan | Meiji University | |
| 186 | Muhammadjon Hakimov | CB | 17 | Uzbekistan | Bunyodkor Toshkent | |
| 187 | Markús Andri Daníelsson Martin | CB | 16 | Iceland | AZ Alkmaar | |
| 188 | Sebastian Pech | CB | 17 | Czechia | Teplice | |
| 189 | Brad Mantsounga | CB | 19 | Gabon | R Excelsior Virton | |
| 190 | Haruto Nakano | CB | 19 | Japan | Iwaki FC | |
| 191 | Tom Wellerdieck | CB | 17 | Netherlands | FC Utrecht | |
| 192 | Maël Gernigon | CB | 17 | France | Angers SCO | |
| 193 | Leon Jakirović | CB | 18 | Croatia | Inter Under 23 | |
| 194 | Cassiano Kiala | CB | 17 | Germany | FC Bayern München | |
| 195 | Jan-Luca Riedl | CB | 17 | Germany | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 196 | Jerome Diallo | CB | 17 | Germany | Hertha BSC | |
| 197 | Liam Claude Kanté | CB | 16 | Croatia | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 198 | Álvaro Lezcano | CB | 18 | Spain | R. Madrid C | |
| 199 | Yaël Thébault | CB | 19 | France | Stade Rennais FC | |
| 200 | Emmanuel Fejokwu | CB | 16 | England | Club NXT | |
| 201 | Yanis Monkolot | CB | 17 | France | Havre AC | |
| 202 | Elie Mbavu | CB | 16 | Belgium | K Racing Club Genk | |
| 203 | Ifeanyichukwu Onwuzulike | CB | 16 | Switzerland | Fussballclub Liefering | |
| 204 | Jayden Ngwashi | CB | 18 | England | Manchester United | |
| 205 | Javier Berdejo | CB | 16 | Spain | Zaragoza B | |
| 206 | Leon White | CB | 16 | Switzerland | FC Basel 1893 U19 | |
| 207 | Mateo Garrido | CB | 17 | Spain | R. Madrid C | |
| 208 | Ethan Degny | CB | 17 | France | OGC Nice | |
| 209 | Breno Sales | CB | 16 | Brazil | Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama SAF | |
| 210 | Chetam Ezenwata | CB | 16 | England | Brighton & Hove Albion | |
| 211 | Harley Emsden-James | CB | 17 | England | Manchester United | |
| 212 | Ludovico Varali | CB | 17 | Italy | Parma Calcio 1913 | |
| 213 | Rodrigo Teixeira | CB | 16 | Portugal | Futebol Clube do Porto | |
| 214 | Oliver Wilkinson | CB | 17 | England | Ipswich Town | |
| 215 | Gonçalo Silva | CB | 16 | Portugal | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | |
| 216 | Dara Jikiemi | CB | 16 | Scotland | Liverpool | |
| 217 | Emmanuel Biumla | CB | 21 | France | Angers SCO | |
| 218 | Nils Zätterström | CB | 21 | Sweden | Raków Częstochowa | |
| 219 | Tim Kloss | CB | 22 | Germany | FC Viktoria Köln 1904 | |
| 220 | Brahim Traoré | CB | 22 | France | Cracovia | |
| 221 | Massiré Sylla | CB | 21 | Senegal | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | |
| 222 | Lautaro Di Lollo | CB | 22 | Argentina | Club Atlético Boca Juniors | |
| 223 | Dominik Prpić | CB | 22 | Croatia | Futebol Clube do Porto | |
| 224 | Ludwig Vraa | CB | 21 | Denmark | Grazer Athletiksport Klub 1902 | |
| 225 | Kota Takai | CB | 22 | Japan | K Sint-Truidense VV | |
| 226 | Jeremiaha Maluze | CB | 21 | Germany | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 227 | Filippo Mané | CB | 21 | Italy | Borussia Dortmund | |
| 228 | Jonas Adjetey | CB | 22 | Ghana | VfL Wolfsburg | |
| 229 | Abner | CB | 22 | Brazil | Riga FC | |
| 230 | Kim Ji-Soo | CB | 21 | South Korea | Brentford | |
| 231 | Otávio | CB | 20 | Brazil | Eintracht Frankfurt | |
| 232 | Pascal Klemens | CB | 21 | Germany | Hertha BSC | |
| 233 | Dimitris Keramitsis | CB | 22 | Greece | Pogoń Szczecin | |
| 234 | Nehemiah Fernandez | CB | 21 | France | AS Nancy Lorraine | |
| 235 | Sean Dulic | CB | 21 | Germany | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | |
| 236 | Petar Petrović | CB | 21 | Serbia | Sportklub Sturm Graz | |
| 237 | Telli Siwe | CB | 21 | France | AJ Auxerre | |
| 238 | Arjan Malić | CB | 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sportklub Sturm Graz | |
| 239 | Victor Gabriel | CB | 22 | Brazil | Sport Club Internacional | |
| 240 | Rosen Bozhinov | CB | 21 | Bulgaria | Pisa Sporting Club | |
| 241 | Dominic Vincze | CB | 22 | Austria | Sportklub Rapid | |
| 242 | Anrie Chase | CB | 22 | Japan | Fussballclub RB Salzburg | |
| 243 | Adrián Palacios | CB | 22 | Venezuela | K Racing Club Genk | |
| 244 | Edgar Pujol | CB | 22 | Dominican Republic | Ferrol | |
| 245 | Nick Seidel | CB | 21 | Germany | Sportclub Verl | |
| 246 | Ousmane Touré | CB | 21 | France | USL Dunkerque | |
| 247 | Tomáš Král | CB | 21 | Czechia | Slovácko |
Potential: from 3 stars (good potential) to 5 stars (future world star), in quarter-star steps. Tap a column title to sort.
Keep exploring
Next position: FM27 Wonderkids: the best young left-backs. See also the Top 50 FM27 wonderkids and the best young Portuguese players.
