Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyonnais) Full Name: Dejan Lovren Date of Birth/Age: July 5 1989/Age 21 Place of Birth: Zenica, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia Main Position: Centre Back Description: A good young centre back, Dejan Lovren has been impressive over the past few years for former club Dinamo Zagreb, providing many defensive contributions in [...]
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Sokratis Papastathopoulos (A.C. Milan) Full Name: Sokratis Papastathopoulos Date of Birth/Age: June 9 1988/Age 22 Place of Birth: Kalamata, Greece Main Position: Centre Back Description: One of the rising young centre backs in world football, Sokratis Papastathopoulos had a very impressive past few seasons for former club Genoa, appearing 51 times for the club, while [...]
Jeffrey Bruma (Chelsea) Full Name: Jeffrey K. van Homoet Bruma Date of Birth/Age: November 13 1991/Age 18 Place of Birth: Rotterdam, Netherlands Main Position: Centre Back Description: One of Chelsea’s rising centre backs, Jeffrey Bruma has been impressive for their academy team over the past few years and now looks to get more regular first [...]
Sebastián Coates (Nacional) Full Name: Sebastián Coates Nion Date of Birth/Age: October 7 1990/Age 19 Place of Birth: Montevideo, Uruguay Main Position: Centre Back Description: One of the most promising young defenders in South America, Nacional’s Sebastián Coates has been impressive lately, whether it be in league play or in the Copa Libertadores. With great [...]
Fábio da Silva (Manchester United) Full Name: Fábio Pereira da Silva Date of Birth/Age: July 9 1990/Age 20 Place of Birth: Petrópolis, RJ, Brazil Main Position: Left Back Description: His twin brother Rafael may be more famous now, but Fábio da Silva also has the potential to become a star full back in the near [...]
Kyriakos Papadopoulos (Schalke 04) Full Name: Kyriakos Papadopoulos Date of Birth/Age: February 23 1992/Age 18 Place of Birth: Katerini, Greece Main Position: Centre Back Description: One of the best young Greek defenders, Papadopoulos has been turning heads for years, ever since he became the youngest player to play in the Greek league, at just 15 [...]
