Football Manager 2021 young central defenders

by FM Guru Team FM Guru Team · Published 27 February 2021 · Updated 8 July 2022

Friends of Football Manager Guru, here is the list of the best young central defenders in Football Manager 2021. In case you missed the post dedicated to the best young goalkeepers of FM 21, we strongly recommend you to click the link and study the dedicated table.

Like the list of young central defenders in FM 20, we are going to review the best talents in FM based on the statistical values and potential indices in the new edition’s database. It’s up to you to choose the strongest central defender with the brightest future for your beloved club…

Evaluation Method

The evaluation method chosen to build Football Manager 2021’s top young talent list was created following 2 basic rules:

Only players with a maximum age of 22 years at the start of the season are considered.
Only players with a potential skill index greater than or equal to 150 (>=150 PA) are considered

Football Manager 2021 Young Central Defenders List

Find out now who the best young central defenders are in Football Manager 2021, listed according to potential and future future.

The first name present among the best young central defenders of FM 21 is Juventus’ Matthijs de Ligt, a bulwark in his second season in Italy.

A season conditioned by a bad shoulder injury which, besides affecting his performance, kept him out during the end of last season and for the beginning of the new one.

A champion with a great desire for revenge in real life and a guarantee in the game.

Second on the podium is Joško Gvardiol, Dinamo Zagreb’s Croatian central defender on loan from RB Leipzig.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHlyf22ZwtM

Finally, the third young central defender to buy in Football Manager 2021 is Benfica’s renowned French talent on loan to Barcelona: Jean – Clair Todibo

The other names can be found in the following table which contains all the best Young Central Defenders in Football Manager 2021 listed according to an index of potential.

Ability	Name	Age	Club	Salary(100k)	Price(M)
91	de Ligt, Matthijs	20	Zebre	213	35
88	Gvardiol, Josko	18	RB Leipzig	13.3	0.9
87	Todibo, Jean-Clair	20	Barcelona	21.9	4.9
87	Kumbulla, Marash	20	Verona	31.7	5
85	Pérez, Nehuén	20	A. Madrid	15.1	4
84	Normann Williamsen, Max	17	Kristiansund	0.3	0.02
84	Ampadu, Ethan	19	Chelsea	7.5	8.1
83	Papetti, Andrea	18	Brescia	0.2	1.6
83	Lovato, Matteo	20	Verona	2.8	0.6
83	García, Eric	19	Man City	12	22.6
83	Nianzou, Tanguy	18	FC Bayern	33.6	0.1
83	Bella-Kotchap, Armel	18	VfL Bochum	3.5	0.05
83	Sutalo, Bosko	20	Atalanta	6.6	1.5
82	Carrillo, Álvaro	18	R. Madrid	1.2	0.04
82	Pembélé, Thimothée	17	Paris SG	5.2	0.2
82	Rensch, Devyne	17	Ajax	1	0.2
82	Pavlovic, Strahinja	19	AS Monaco	6.9	0.9
82	Bettella, Davide	20	Atalanta	1.5	0.6
82	Kaiky	16	SAN	0.04	0.01
82	Omeragic, Becir	18	Zürich	2.7	0.4
81	Østigård, Leo	20	Brighton	4	3.9
81	Saliba, William	19	Arsenal	40	11.6
81	Amione, Bruno	18	Verona	3.5	0.2
81	Pirola, Lorenzo	18	Inter	1.5	0.07
81	Badiashile, Benoît	19	AS Monaco	10.5	2.4
81	Stergiou, Leonidas	18	St. Gallen	2.1	0.9
81	King, Leon	16	Rangers	0.03	0.08
81	Ramos Mingo, Santi	18	Barcelona	2.2	0.04
81	Antov, Valentin	19	CSKA-Sofia	1.1	0.1
81	Kabak, Ozan	20	Schalke 04	35.1	4
81	Nmadi Collins	16	Borussia Dortmund	0.06	0.01
80	Cuenca, Jorge	20	Villarreal	5.6	0.1
80	Dalle Mura, Christian	18	Fiorentina	0.2	0.04
80	Harwood-Bellis, Taylor	18	Man City	3	0.5
80	Kamara, Boubacar	20	OM	46.2	7
80	González, Facundo	17	Valencia	1.4	0.05
79	Iranzo, Rubén	17	Valencia	1.4	0.04
79	Armini, Nicolò	19	Lazio	17.7	0.1
79	Fofana, Wesley	19	Leicester	55	11.6
79	Koumetio, Billy	17	Liverpool	0.7	0.01
79	Quaresma, Eduardo	18	Sporting	4.5	0.7
79	Pierie, Kik	20	Ajax	2.8	1.4
79	Wood, Nathan	18	Middlesbrough	1	0.1
79	Muñoz, Iván	18	Valencia	2.4	0.1
79	Ramón, Pablo	19	R. Madrid	1.4	0.04
79	Kamardin, Aaron	18	OM	1.3	0.02
79	Branthwaite, Jarrad	18	Everton	5	0.3
79	Struijk, Pascal	20	Leeds	2	2.9
79	Geovani	20	FLU	0.1	0.01
79	Binks, Luis	18	Bologna	1.8	0.09
79	Youte Kinkoue, Etienne	18	Inter	0.2	0.04
79	Milovanovic, Mateja	16	Ajax	0.09	0.05
78	Kambwala, Willy	15	Man Utd	0.1	0.06
78	Kasanwirjo, Neraysho	18	Ajax	0.3	0.04
78	Viti, Mattia	18	Empoli	1.4	0.1
78	Brás, Gabriel	16	FCP	0.06	0.01
78	Ferguson, Nathan	19	Crystal Palace	35	7.1
78	Chust, Víctor	20	R. Madrid	2.5	0.09
78	Solet, Oumar	20	FC RB Salzburg	4.3	0.3
78	Mosquera, Cristhian	16	Valencia	0.06	0.05
78	Vinhas, David	17	FCP	1.8	0.06
78	Burns, Finley	17	Man City	0.1	0.06
78	Méndez, Bruno	20	COR	3.5	0.7
78	Zaletel, Zan	20	Celje	0.9	0.3
78	Morato	19	SLB	3.4	0.1
78	Markovic, Svetozar	20	Olympiakos	6.3	0.3
78	Wilmot, Ben	20	Watford	5	2.9
78	Mbe Soh, Loïc	19	Nottm Forest	4	0.1
78	N'Dicka, Evan	20	Eintracht Frankfurt	8.7	1
78	Aertssen, Olivier	15	Ajax	0.09	0.04
78	Roberts, Haydon	18	Brighton	4	1.4
78	Pambou, Leon	16	Southampton	0.1	0.02
77	Almeida, Diego	16	Barcelona	0.7	0.04
77	Gabbia, Matteo	20	Milan	19.5	1.4
77	Álvaro, Pedro	20	SLB	2.7	0.1
77	Guillamón, Hugo	20	Valencia	5.9	0.1
77	Simakan, Mohamed	20	Strasbourg	4.5	0.6
77	Brassier, Lilian	20	Rennes	3.6	0.4
77	Diakité, Bafodé	19	Toulouse FC	4.4	0.3
77	Vuskovic, Mario	18	Hajduk	0.6	0.05
77	Gila, Mario	19	R. Madrid	3.3	0.1
77	Greiml, Leo	19	SK Rapid Vienna	1.2	0.3
77	Quiroz, Leandro	16	Colón	0.02	0.3
77	Arrey-Mbi, Bright	17	FC Bayern	1.4	0.04
77	Tagir, Ravil	17	Basaksehir	2.9	0.2
77	Cardoso, Gonçalo	19	West Ham	10	1.1
77	Otasowie, Owen	19	Wolves	0.7	2
76	Mengi, Teden	18	Man Utd	1.2	7.1
76	Sadick, Mujaid	20	Coruña	4.6	0.1
76	Mbete-Tabu, Luke	16	Man City	0.1	0.02
76	Kossounou, Odilon	19	Club Brugge	4.5	0.6
76	Zaal, Timo	16	sc Heerenveen	0.09	0.05
76	Kolskogen, Ole Martin	19	Brann	0.6	0.06
76	Syrota, Olexandr	20	Dynamo Kyiv	0.2	0.03
76	González de Zárate, Urko	19	Real San Sebastián	1.6	0.06
76	Schuurs, Perr	20	Ajax	4.5	1.6
76	Maresic, Dario	20	Reims	9	1.4
76	Vasko, Filip	20	Michalovce	0.8	0.04
76	Ávila, Gastón	18	Boca	1.3	0.3
75	van den Berg, Rav	16	PEC Zwolle	0.09	0.05
75	Pascual, Martín	20	Vallecano	3.4	0.2
75	St. Jago, Tommy	20	FC Utrecht	1.7	0.7
74	Machuca, Elías	17	Racing Club	0.4	0.7
73	Baptiste, Jamal	16	West Ham	0.1	0.04

Conclusions

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