There’s a single rule of thumb for dominating FIFA 22; your defense should be as strong as your offense. Scoring five back-to-back goals seems fascinating enough, but not if the scorecard reads 5-5. In this FIFA 22 Best Young Defenders Guide, we’ll be talking about some of the best young defenders you can have in your team in FIFA 22.
FIFA 22 Highest Ranked Best Young Defenders
Below, we’ve put together 20 best Young Defenders that you can have in your team and craft one of the best defenses in the game. They’ll be making sure that the opponent attackers don’t get the satisfaction of breaking through your defense and scoring a goal.
The following are the best Young Defenders in FIFA 22 Career Mode
| Name | Club | Overall | Value |
| A Davies | Bayern Munich | 82 | £49m |
| Nuno Mendes | PSG | 78 | £25m |
| J Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | 75 | £10.8m |
| W Fofana | Leicester | 78 | £24.9m |
| Eric Garcia | Barcelona | 77 | £18.5m |
| Goncalo Inacio | Sporting CP | 76 | £12.9m |
| J Timber | Ajax | 75 | £9.9m |
| L Stergiou | St Gallen | 67 | £2.2m |
| S Dest | Barcelona | 76 | £13.3m |
| J Bogle | Sheffield Utd | 74 | £7.7m |
| D Rensch | Ajax | 73 | £6m |
| M Vuskovic | Hajduk Split | 72 | £4.3m |
| T Nianzou | Bayern Munich | 71 | £3.6m |
| A Bella Kotchap | Bochum | 71 | £3.6m |
| L Netz | Borussia M’gladbach | 68 | £2.5m |
| L Geertruida | Feyenoord | 76 | £13.3m |
| B Badiashile | Monaco | 76 | £13.3m |
| W Saliba | Arsenal | 75 | £9.9m |
| J Frimpong | Bayer Leverkusen | 74 | £7.7m |
| T Lamptey | Brighton | 74 | £7.7m |
FIFA 22 Best Young CBs
The following are the best and most talented CB and CWB talents in FIFA 22.
| Name | Club | Overall | Value |
| M. de Ligt | Juventus | 85 | € 75m |
| J. Gvardiol | RB Leipzig | 75 | € 12m |
| M. Lacroix | Maxence Lacroix | 79 | € 33 |
| W. Fofana | Leicester City | 78 | € 29m |
| Eric García | FC Barcelona | 77 | € 21m |
| Gonçalo Inácio | Sporting CP | 76 | € 15m |
| J. Timber | Ajax | 75 | € 11m |
| L. Stergiou | FC St. Gallen | 67 | € 25m |
| S. Botman | LOSC Lille | 79 | € 25m |
| O. Kabak | Norwich City | 76 | € 15m |
| M. Simakan | RB Leipzig | 75 | € 12m |
| M. Vuškovic | Hamburger SV | 72 | € 5m |
| A. Bella Kotchap | VfL Bochum 1848 | 71 | € 42m |
| T. Nianzou | FC Bayern München | 71 | € 42m |
| R. Lavia | Manchester City | 62 | € 12m |
| E. Ndicka | Eintracht Frankfurt | 77 | € 20m |
| J. Todibo | OGC Nice | 76 | € 15m |
| B. Badiashile | AS Monaco | 76 | € 15m |
| L. Geertruida | Feyenoord | 76 | € 15m |
| N. Pérez | Udinese | 75 | € 12 |
FIFA 22 Best Young RBs
The following are the best and most talented RB and RWB talents in FIFA 22.
| Name | Club | Overall | Value |
| Pedro Porro | Sporting CP | 80 | € 40m |
| R. James | Chelsea | 81 | € 37m |
| J. Bogle | Sheffield United | 74 | € 9m |
| D. Rensch | Ajax | 73 | € 7m |
| T. Lamptey | Brighton & Hove Albion | 74 | € 9m |
| M. Aarons | Norwich City | 75 | € 12m |
| João Mário | FC Porto | 71 | € 4m |
| Tomás Tavares | FC Basel 1893 | 73 | € 6m |
| Víctor Gómez | Málaga CF | 72 | € 5m |
| J. Vagnoman | Hamburger SV | 71 | € 3m |
| N. Williams | Liverpool | 68 | € 2m |
| I. Kabore | ESTAC Troyes | 68 | € 2m |
| E. Laird | Swansea City | 67 | € 2m |
| I. Van der Brempt | Club Brugge KV | 66 | € 2m |
| Gonçalo Esteves | Sporting CP | 65 | € 1m |
| Mateu Morey | Borussia Dortmund | 73 | € 25 |
| J. Ngakia | Watford | 69 | € 3m |
| B. Soppy | Udinese | 68 | € 2m |
| M. Pedersen | Feyenoord | 67 | € 2m |
| Yan Couto | 66 | € 1m |
FIFA 22 Best Young LBs
The following are the best and most talented LB and LWB talents in FIFA 22.
| Name | Club | Overall | Value |
| A. Davies | FC Bayern München | 82 | € 57m |
| Nuno Mendes | Paris Saint-Germain | 78 | € 29m |
| Álex Centelles | UD Almería | 75 | € 12m |
| L. Netz | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 75 | €2m |
| O. Wijndal | AZ Alkmaar | 79 | € 25m |
| Miranda | Real Betis | 76 | € 16m |
| R. Aït Nouri | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 73 | € 6m |
| A. Truffert | Stade Rennais FC | 75 | € 11m |
| Manu Sánchez | CA Osasuna | 75 | € 6m |
| Fran García | Rayo Vallecano | 72 | € 5m |
| L. Cacace | Sint-Truidense VV | 72 | € 4m |
| F. Agu | SV Werder Bremen | 70 | € 3m |
| V. Barco | Boca Juniors | 63 | €1m |
| A. Gómez | Club Atlas | 63 | € 1m |
| Tyrell Malacia | Feyenoord | 77 | € 15m |
| M. Bard | OGC Nice | 72 | € 4m |
| N. Katterbach | 1. FC Köln | 70 | € 3m |
| A. Hickey | Bologna Bologna | 69 | € 3m |
| Álex Balde | FC Barcelona | 66 | € 2m |
| M. Mitaj | AEK Athens | 66 | € 2m |
