FIFA 20 Career Mode: All the best Wonderkid Left Backs (LB & LWB) to sign - Tavares, Malacia & more

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Wing backs are becoming increasingly vital in the modern game - not only are they required to defend, but they are also expected to advance up the pitch, overlapping wingers and provide additional attacking options. Signing young wonderkids is a great way to sign a quality left back for a minimal fee.

The following players are aged between 16-19 at the start of the Career mode season and have the highest potential upsides of all the young players.

These players may even outgrow their potentials if they perform at a high level for a long period of time.

Nuno Tavares (OVR 72 - POT 84)

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Age: 19

Positions: LB, RB

Club: Benfica

Country: Portugal

Work rate: High/Medium

Best stats: 88 sprint speed, 85 acceleration, 79 shot power

Value: £4.4 million (Release clause: £9.7 million)

Wage: £4,000 a week

Your main target for a teenage left back will be Nuno Tavares, with the Benfica youngster already bagging one goal and two assists in three league games so far this term.

On FIFA 20 he offers 88 sprint speed, 85 acceleration and 79 shot power, make him a dangerous player going forward. Expect a bid of £9 million to do the trick for the Portugal U21 international.

Josha Vagnoman (OVR 65 – POT 84)

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Age: 18

Positions: LB, LM

Club: Hamburg

Country: Germany

Work rate: High/ Medium

Best stats: 86 sprint Speed, 82 acceleration, 76 strength

Value: £926,000

Wage: £900 per week

Over the summer Everton, Arsenal and Chelsea were all linked with the impressive Hamburg teenager, Josha Vagnoman.

Vagnoman’s stats tell us that he is a pacey, strong,
resilient wing back that enjoys driving up the pitch and contributing to his
team’s offensive prowess.

Arthur Zagre (OVR 62 – POT 85)

Age: 17

Positions: LB, CM

Club: PSG

Country: France

Work rate: High/ Medium

Best stats: 90 balance, 83 acceleration, 85 agility

Value: £563,000 (Release clause: £1.6 million)

Wage: £900 per week

An academy graduate of Paris Saint-Germain, Arthur Zagre signed his first professional contract in September 2018, which tied him to the club until June 2021. 

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In early 2019, he won the 'Titi d’Or', an annual award which is presented to the most promising talent in Paris Saint-Germain Academy. On 29 August 2019, Zagre joined Monaco on a three-year deal.

Tyrell Malacia (OVR 71 - POT 82)

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Age: 19

Positions: LB

Club: Feyenoord

Country: Netherlands

Work rate: High/High

Best stats: 85 acceleration, 85 balance, 84 agility

Value: £3.2 million (Release clause: £5.5 million)

Wage: £4,000 a week

A Dutch U21 internatonal, Tyrell Malacia may be second choice, but with dynamic potentials on FIFA 20 Career Mode - the 19-year-old can outgrow his 82 overall.

Stats of 85 acceleration, 85 balance and 84 agility sees him valued a just over £3 million, making his £5.5 million release clause an absolute bargain.

Domagoj Bradaric (OVR 69 - POT 82)

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Age: 19

Positions: LB

Club: Lille

Country: Croatia

Work rate: High/Medium

Best stats: 78 acceleration, 77 sprint speed, 72 crossing

Value: £1.6 milliion (Release clause: £4.1 million)

Wage: £7,000 a week

Despite signing for Lille just this past summer, Domagoj Bradaric has gone straight into the starting lineup, even for the Champions League.

It's too early to see whether he is worth the £5.85 million fee paid to Hajduk Split, but that does make him a steel at £4.1 million on Career Mode.

Miranda (OVR 67 - POT 82)

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Age: 19

Positions: LB, CB

Club: Schalke (on loan from Barcelona)

Country: Spain

Work rate: Medium/Medium

Best stats: 70 crossing, 69 sprint speed, 68 standing tackle

Value: £1.4 million (Release clause: £3.6 million)

Wage: £16,000 a week

If you are in the Barcelona first team, you must have quality. Although Miranda has only played four times for the Catalans, expect bright things from the yougster, who has signed for Schalke on a two-year loan.

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You will need to wait until that loan spell has ended, but with a potential of 82 he will be worth the wait - and can be snapped up for a release clause of just £3.6 million.

Rayan Ait Nouri (OVR 61 - POT 81)

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Age: 18

Positions: LB, CB

Club: Angers

Country: France

Work rate: Medium/Medium

Best Stats: 77 balance, 73 agility, 69 sprint Speed

Value: £765,000 (Release clause: £2 million)

Wage: £1,000 per week

During this summer’s transfer window, French teen Rayan Ait Nouri had interest expressed by big footballing clubs Monaco and Wolves, with Atletico Madrid were also said to be keen to land the player.

The youngster has extremely impressive agility and balance stats, so he could really help his team transition smoothly from defence to attack.

Juan Cabal (OVR 61 - POT 82)

Age: 18

Positions: LB

Club: Atletico Nacional

Country: Colombia

Work rate: Medium/High

Best Stats: 77 agility, 76 sprint speed, 75 acceleration

Value: £473,000 (Release clause: £1.1 million)

Wage: £900 per week

If you move for young Colombian Juan Cabal you will need to be patient - but he could be one for a lower league club to grow as you progress.

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With a high defensive work rate, you can trust him to come in against more dangerous opposition, and is well worth his £1.1 million release clause.

Liberato Cacace (OVR 67 - POT 81)

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Age: 18

Positions: LB, LWB

Club: Wellington Phoenix

Country: New Zealand

Work rate: High/Low

Best Stats: 82 stamina, 75 sprint speed, 75 acceleration

Value: £1.3 million (Release clause £2.5 million)

Wage: £900 per week

Kiwi of Italian descent, Liberato Cacace should only be signed for managers looking to play with wing-backs. The 18-year-old as a high attacking, but low defensive work rate - meaning you could be vulnerable if playing a back four.

For that reason, he is a risky signing, and may want to see him develop more before making a £2 million move on the New Zealand international.

Jaylin Lindsey (OVR 62 - POT 81)

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Age: 19

Positions: LB, RB

Club: Sporting Kansas City

Country: USA

Work rate: High/Medium

Best Stats: 80 sprint speed, 75 acceleration, 73 balance

Value: £540,000 (Release clause: £1.1 million)

Wage: £900 per week

It's great to see young talent in the MLS, and let's hope Sporting KC man Jaylin Lindsey can get near, or overtake, his FIFA 20 potential in real life.

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The versatile full back has in fact gone out loan to local club Swope Park Rangers, despite playing seven MLS games last season. This may mean he will soon disappear from the Kansas City roster.

Full list of wonderkid left backs above 78 POT

Player
Age
Club
OVR
POT
Club
Country
V
W
Nuno Tavares
19
LB RB
72
84
Benfica
Portugal
£4.4m
£4k
J. Vagnoman
18
LB LM RB
65
84
Hamburg
Germany
£926k
£900
A. Zagre
17
LB
62
83
PSG
France
£563k
£900
T. Malacia
19
LB
71
82
 Feyenoord
Holland
£3.2m
£4k
D. Bradaric
19
LB
69
82
Lille
Croatia
£1.6m
£7k
Miranda
19
LB CB
67
82
Barcelona
Spain
£1.4m
£16k
R. Aït Nouri
18
LB
64
82
Angers
France
£765k
£1k
J. Cabal
18
LB
61
82
Nacional
Colombia
£473k
£900
L. Cacace
18
LB LWB
67
81
 Wellington Phoenix
New Zealand
£1.3m
£900
J. Lindsey
19
LB RB
62
81
 Sporting KC
USA
£540k
£900
A. Gallo
19
LB LM CM
61
81
 Lecce
Italy
£450k
£1k
O. Wijndal
19
LB
68
80
 AZ Alkmaar
Holland
£1.3m
£2k
L. Kharabadze
19
LB LM
63
80
 FC Zürich
Georgia
£653k
£1k
A. Hickey
17
LB CM
60
80
Hearts
Scotland
£338k
£900
Luan Cândido
19
LB LM LW
63
79
 RB Leipzig
Brazil
£653k
£4k
R. Hutchinson
19
LB
61
79
 Burton
England
£450k
£900
A. Lewis
19
LB LM CM
60
79
 Liverpool
England
£360k
£5k
Y. Larouci
18
LB
59
79
 Liverpool
Algeria
£270k
£3k
G. Bello
17
LB LM
59
79
 Atlanta United
USA
£252k
£900
A. Ngouyamsa
18
LB RB
58
79
 Dijon
Cameroon
£243k
£900
F. Agu
19
LB RB LM
64
78
Osnabrück
Germany
£810k
£2k
Amilcar Silva
19
LB
63
78
Monaco
Portugal
£653k
£3k
L. Davis
19
LB CB
63
78
 Leeds
England
£653k
£5k
I. Jakobs
19
LB LM
62
78
Köln
Germany
£540k
£2k
I. Domínguez
19
LB
61
78
UNAM
Mexico
£450k
£2k
A. Martina
18
LB
60
78
 Trapani
Italy
£360k
£900
E. Erhahon
18
LB LWB
59
78
 St. Mirren
Scotland
£270k
£900
Y. Oyanedel
18
LB
58
78
 Universidad Católica
Chile
£216k
£900
G. Siadas
19
LB
58
78
 Fortuna Düsseldorf
Germany
£225k
£2k
M. Römling
18
LB LM LWB
56
78
Bochum
Germany
£171k
£900

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