Ultimate list of 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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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