09 Sep 2024 6 min read Football Manager

Ultimate list of CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

The ultimate list of best CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

If you're starting a new save, and you're looking for the best wonderkid centre-backs to sign in FM24, you're in the right place.

Centre-backs have changed throughout the years, and Football Manager 2024 has changed along with it.

With many types of roles and tactics for young centre-backs to fulfil, you need to ensure that you've picked the right player for your team's tactics.

Whether it be a Ball Playing Defender (BPD), Wide Centre Back (WCB) or No-nonsense Centre Back (NCB), we have scoured the best young CBs in the world to sign on FM24

As Sports Interactive (SI) Football Manager series has grown into one of the most popular football games of all time, so has their ability to scout and predict the career trajectories of wonderkids.

After Football Manager 25 was cancelled by SI and SEGA, many budding young managers are reverting back to FM24 to get their FM fix.

Here is your ultimate list of wonderkid centre-backs to sign in FM24:

49. Saido Sow

Age: 20
Club: Strasbourg
Nationality: Guinea
Position: D (C)

48. Emmanuel van de Blaak

Age: 18
Club: PSV
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: D (C)

47. Wisdom Amey

Age: 17
Club: Bologna
Nationality: Italy
Position: D (RC)

46. Jeanuel Belocian

Age: 18
Club: Stade Rennais
Nationality: France
Position: D (LC), DM

45. Devyne Rensch

Age: 20
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: D (RLC), WB (R), DM

Devyne Rensch - Ultimate list of CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

44. Junior Mwanga

Age: 20
Club: Strasbourg
Nationality: France
Position: D (C), DM

43. Gabriel Bras

Age: 19
Club: Porto
Nationality: Portugal
Position: D (C)

42. Filippo Mane

Age: 18
Club: Borussia Dortmund
Nationality: Italy
Position: D (RC)

41. Nicolas Romero

Age: 19
Club: Atletico Tucuman
Nationality: Argentina
Position: D (C)

40. Alessandro Dellavalle

Age: 19
Club: Torino
Nationality: Italy
Position: D (C)

Alessandro Dellavalle - Ultimate list of CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

39. Lenny Lacroix

Age: 20
Club: Benfica B
Nationality: France
Position: D (C)

38. Ronnie Edwards

Age: 20
Club: Peterborough
Nationality: England
Position: D (C)

37. Luka Vuskovic

Age: 16
Club: Hajduk Split
Nationality: Croatia
Position: D (C)

36. Mika Faye

Age: 18
Club: Barcelona
Nationality: Senegal
Position: D (LC)

35. Rui Silva

Age: 16
Club: Benfica
Nationality: Portugal
Position: D (C)

34. Pau Cubarsi

Age: 16
Club: Barcelona
Nationality: Spain
Position: D (C)

33. Charlie Cresswell

Age: 20
Club: Leeds United
Nationality: England
Position: D (C)

32. Olivier Aertssen

Age: 18
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: D (C), DM

31. Wouter Goes

Age: 19
Club: AZ
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: D (RC), DM

30. Ethan Butera

Age: 17
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Belgium
Position: D (C), DM

29. Ashley Phillips

Age: 18
Club: Tottenham Hotspur
Nationality: England
Position: D (C)

Ashley Phillips - Ultimate list of CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

28. Martin Vitik

Age: 20
Club: Sparta Prague
Nationality: Czech Republic
Position: D (C), DM

27. Bright Arrey-Mbi

Age: 20
Club: Hannover
Nationality: Germany
Position: D (LC)

26. Mamadou Sarr

Age: 17
Club: Olympique Lyonnais
Nationality: France
Position: D (C), DM

25. Sarrhmetcan Kaplan

Age: 20
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Turkey
Position: D (C)

24. Robert Renan

Age: 19
Club: Zenit
Nationality: Brazil
Position: D (C)

23. Kaiky

Age: 19
Club: Almeria
Nationality: Brazil
Position: D (C)

22. Vitor Reis

Age: 17
Club: Palmeiras
Nationality: Brazil
Position: D (C)

21. Leandro Morgalla

Age: 18
Club: Red Bull Salzburg
Nationality: Germany
Position: D (RC), WB (R)

Leandro Morgalla at Red Bull Salzburg is one of the best CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

20. Marco Pellegrino

Age: 20
Club: AC Milan
Nationality: Argentina
Position: D (C)

19. Murillo

Age: 20
Club: Nottingham Forest
Nationality: Brazil
Position: D (LC), DM

18. Sebastian Boselli

Age: 19
Club: River Plate
Nationality: Uruguay
Position: D (RC)

17. Jan-Carlo Simic

Age: 18
Club: Milan
Nationality: Serbia
Position: D (C)

16. Adamo Nagalo

Age: 20
Club: Nordsjaelland
Nationality: Burkina Faso
Position: D (RC)

15. Zeno Debast

Age: 19
Club: RSC Anderlecht
Nationality: Belgium
Position: D (C)

14. El Chadaille Bitshiabu

Age: 18
Club: RB Leipzig
Nationality: France
Position: D (LC)

13. Leny Yoro

Age: 17
Club: Lille
Nationality: France
Position: D (C)

12. Mauro Perkovic

Age: 20
Club: Dinamo Zagreb
Nationality: Croatia
Position: D (LC)

11. Alejandro Frances

Age: 20
Club: Zaragoza
Nationality: Spain
Position: D (RC)

10. Jorrel Hato

Age: 17
Club: Ajax
Nationality: Netherlands
Position: D (LC), WB (L)

Jorrel Hato at Ajax is one of the best CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

9. Antonio Silva

Age: 19
Club: Benfica
Nationality: Portugal
Position: D (C)

8. Jarell Quansah

Age: 20
Club: Liverpool
Nationality: England
Position: D (C)

7. Callum Doyle

Age: 19
Club: Leicester City
Nationality: England
Position: D (LC)

6. Chadi Riad

Age: 20
Club: Real Betis
Nationality: Morocco
Position: D (C)

5. Castello Lukeba

Age: 20
Club: RB Leipzig
Nationality: France
Position: D (LC)

4. Illia Zabarnyi

Age: 20
Club: Bournemouth
Nationality: Ukraine
Position: D (C)

3. Giorgio Scalvini

Age: 19
Club: Atalanta
Nationality: Italy
Position: D (C)

2. Ousmane Diomande

Age: 19
Club: Sporting CP
Nationality: Ivory Coast
Position: D (C)

1. Levi Colwill

Age: 20
Club: Chelsea
Nationality: England
Position: D (LC)

Levi Colwill is the best CB wonderkids to sign in FM24

There you have it, the top wonderkid centre-backs to sign on Football Manager 24. Whatever club you choose, and whatever your tactics, be sure to have a solid backline made up of the brightest talents in the game.

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