FIFA 21 Best Young Defenders: Top DEFs on Career Mode

Listed below are all the best young defenders in the game, along with all their details that you would want to know.

• PO – Position
• OVR – Overall Rating
• POT – Potential
• VA – Market Value

FIFA 21 Best Young Defenders

PLAYER	AGE	PO	CLUB	OVR	POT	VA
M De Ligt	20	CB	Piemonte Calcio	85	92	£44.6m
A Davies	19	LB, LM, RM	Bayern Munich	81	89	£20.3m
O Kabak	20	CB	Schalke	77	87	£11.7m
R James	20	RB, CDM	Chelsea	77	86	£11.3m
O. Wijndal	20	LB	AZ Alkmaar	77	86	£11.3m
J Todibo	20	CB	Barcelona	75	86	£9.5m
S Dest	19	RB	Barcelona	75	86	£9m
M Kumbulla	20	CB	Roma	75	85	£9m
N Perez	20	CB	Atletico Madrid	75	85	£9m
P Schuurs	20	CB	Ajax	75	84	£8.6m
B. Williams	19	LB, LWB	Man United	75	85	£8.6m
T. Malacia	20	LB	Feyenoord	75	84	£8.6m
D. Bradaric	20	LB	LOSC Lille	75	83	£8.1m
W Saliba	19	CB	Arsenal	74	87	£9m
E Ndicka	20	CB, LB	Eintracht Frankfurt	74	84	£7.7m
Alex Centelles	20	LB	Valencia	74	84	£7.2m
Tomas Tavares	20	CB	Benfica	73	85	£5.9m
Z Vanheusden	20	CB	Standard Liege	73	84	£5.9m
L Cacace	19	LB, LWB	Sint-Truidense	73	84	£5.4m
Nuno Mendes	18	LWB, LM	Sporting CP	72	87	£5.4m
Eduardo Quaresma	18	CB	Sporting CP	72	86	£5.4m
Nuno Tavares	20	LB	Benfica	72	85	£5m
Eric Garcia	19	CB	Man City	72	85	£5m
R Ait Nouri	19	LB	Angers	71	86	£4.2m
T Kouassi	18	CB, CDM	Bayern Munich	71	85	£4.1m
J Frimpong	19	RB, RWB	Celtic	70	86	£3.2m
N Katterbach	19	LB	Koln	70	84	£3.2m
J Gvardiol	18	CB, LB	RB Leipzig	69	86	£1.8m
J Vagnoman	19	RB, LM, LB	Hamburg	69	85	£1.9m
L Stergiou	18	CB	St Gallen	67	86	£1.4m
N Williams	19	RB	Liverpool	67	85	£1.4m
E Ampadu	19	CB, CDM	Chelsea	67	84	£1.4m
M Kana	17	CM, CDM, CM	Anderlecht	65	85	£900k
L Netz	17	LB, LM	Hertha BSC	63	86	£675k
O Rekik	18	CB	Hertha BSC	63	85	£700k
L Pirola	18	CB	Inter	63	84	£700k
K Hoever	18	RB, CB	Wolves	63	84	£700k
B Arrey-Mbi	17	CB, LB	Bayern Munich II	60	86	£385k
C Riad	17	CB	Barcelona	59	84	£300k

Low Investment (£0.3m – £5m)
The cheapest players in this list are C Riad and Arrey-Mbi at the £3-400k range. Their stats are not impressive, but they show significant room for improvement with their Potential stats in the 80s.

Eric Garcia and Gvardiol are in the higher end of this price range showing mediocre stats of around 70 along with a potential 80s as well.

Mediocre Investment (£6m – £12m)
Nuno Mendes shows the greatest potential for growth in this range, going up for 72 base to 87 potential, along with satisfactory current stats to play with. Thomas Tavares is another viable option in the £6m range.

Other players closer to the higher end (£11m) are Perez and Todibo.

High Investment (Above £12m)
The highest costing young defenders have some very promising players, including Matt De Ligt, Davies and Kobak. Although expensive, they will surely prove to be worth every penny.

Some Notable Young Defenders

Sergio Reguilon (Tottenham)

• Rating: OVR – 82  POT – 89
• Position: LB

Reguilon has 87 Sprint and 81 Ball Control that allow him to carry the ball from the defensive area and play it across the half-line making him an excellent choice for a carrying defender.

Theo Hernandez (AC Milan)

• Position: LB
• Rating: OVR – 80  POT – 85

92 Pace 70 Crossing 79 Dribbling 79 Sliding Tackle

Renan Lodi (Atletico Madrid)

• Position: LB
• Rating: OVR – 81  POT – 87

85 acceleration, 81 ball control and 81 crossing

Pervis Estupinan (Villarreal)

• Position: LB
• Rating: OVR – 79  POT – 86

Pervis has a great 84 Sprint Speed and a 79 Crossing which make him a good player for carrying and crossing the ball. He also has an 80 Standing Tackle.

Kieran Tierney (Arsenal)

• Position: LB, LWB
• Rating: OVR – 78  POT – 86

Tierney is a brilliant overall strong player and fit for both left back and left wing back positions. He has 80 Physical and 82 Aggression along with 85 Stamina, 86 Sprint and 86 Pace.