Wonderkid Defensive Midfielders

The Defensive Midfielder. Sometimes a number six, sometimes a number four. A playmaker, anchor man or a half-back. The Defensive midfielder comes in all shapes and sizes. This makes this position a very difficult one to fill on your team. Your tactical style and preferences will decide which type of player you need. Do you need an artist like Toni Kroos or do you need a hard-working and tireless player like Casemiro.

The defensive midfielder is perhaps the most multi-functional of all the roles on the football pitch, requiring dexterity and versatility, and so the best of the best are hard to come by.

All the players on this list have been found using our very own FMInside Player Database. Also find a fully downloadable shortlist of Wonderkids in our Download Area.

FM21 Wonderkid Defensive Midfielders

A list with many players and two possible elite players, Eduardo Camavinga and Ilaix Moriba. Both extremely talented players and they will develop into world-class players on every save. We also see some other fan favourites with Sandro Tonali (AC Milan), Florentino Luis (AS Monaco) and Ryan Gravenberch (Ajax).

Lucky for us there are also some lesser known players on the list. What to think of Samson Tijani, who plays for German side Hartberg. But also some South American gems like Manuel Ugarte, Marcos Antonio and Gabriel Menino are ones who you should be looking at.