Player Category: Defender

Malick Laye Thiaw is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender for Premier League club Newcastle United and the Germany national team.

Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guéhi is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City and the England national team.

Federico Dimarco is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a left wing-back or left-back for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Italy national team.

Ciaron Maurice Brown is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Oxford United and the Northern Ireland national football team.

Matthew Alexander Sorinola is an English professional footballer who plays as a wing back for EFL League One club Plymouth Argyle.

Matthew Robert Targett is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for EFL Championship club Middlesbrough, on loan from Premier League club Newcastle United.

Marcos Nicolás Senesi Barón is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Bournemouth and the Argentina national team.

Leopold Querfeld is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for German Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Austria national team.

Virgil van Dijk is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for and captains both Premier League club Liverpool and the Netherlands national team.

Nor-Nor Emmanuel Maviram is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Primeira Liga club Tondela.