It is much more difficult for a young player in defense to open up. They don’t score goals, don’t create magic on the pitch, and just try not to allow a breakthrough to their goal. But without a solid defense, it is impossible to build a build-up in the attack.
Therefore, the role of defenders is very important and top clubs are always trying to find young stars for such positions. When a young player unlocks his potential, the club can make a decent profit from him, and the fans can build proper and free football match predictions on matches with their participation.
Today almost all the best young players are already playing for top clubs. But representatives of xGscore.io have gathered some interesting young names, who have managed to prove themselves from the best side. They don’t play in the top clubs yet and that could change this winter.
Ismaël Doukouré
French Strasbourg player. He is only 21 years old, but he has already proved his worth. Ismaël can play both as a center-back and as a supporting midfielder. Such versatility unleashes the coaches’ hands.
He is stable, active, and unyielding. For these qualities, he was called up to the French Olympic team and was a stable player of the French youth team. Today he is one of the most inexpensive players with high potential. He has already proven himself in Ligue 1 and is a starting lineup player for Strasbourg. Therefore, we should probably expect him to move to a bigger club soon.
Cristhian Mosquera
Valencia is undoubtedly a club with a great football history, but their recent results show that it is possible to make football over 1.5 predictions on the team with the result, not in its favor. But this in no way shows the extent of Christian’s game.
The player is only 20 years old, but he is already performing well. He is a starting line-up player for a La Liga club. He reads the game well, often intercepts the ball, and is ready to move to a stronger team. His main disadvantage is that he struggles to get the ball over the top. But all in all, he is a player for a top club and most likely he will be able to move to them next year.
Dean Huijsen
Spanish defender of Dutch origin. He is not the main defender at Bournemouth yet, but things can change very quickly. He played only 2 full matches (against Nottingham and Liverpool). But overall he has been on the pitch in half of the EPL matches.Dean has what it takes to be a top defenses. He is:
young;
energetic;
fast;
good passer;
unyielding.
The main disadvantage of this player is his instability. But in general, it is understandable, because he is only 19 years old. He might not change teams in this transfer window. But the fact that he can become an ornament of Bournemouth or a more status club next year is for sure.
Ilya Zabarny
Dean Huijsen can be paired with Ilya and can gain experience. The 22-year-old started playing for Bournemouth a year ago and has tightly covered the center-back position. The club believes in his development. Ilya is a dense, textured, quick, strong, tall defender who is capable of tackling forwards both down and up top.
Even Erling Haaland finds it difficult to counter Ilya. Bournemouth realising the interest in the player have already extended his contract. And this happens only with players with high potential. There are already a lot of rumors about the demand for Ilya. Among the teams are Chelsea, Arsenal, and PSG. But the greatest interest is shown by Tottenham, who wanted to buy Ilya back in the days of his performances for Dynamo Kyiv.
Conclusion
Of course, many young defenders were not included in this list. But most of them are already playing in top teams and fighting for championships in the championships they play in. We have gathered for you players who are not in the strongest clubs but in the top championships. Although maybe they will soon get new challenges in the top teams.
Dean has what it takes to be a top defenses. He is:
