Age Quote by Gareth Barry

To be honest, from England Under-16s, through the 17s and 18s, really all the way through my youth career, I played at centre-half. For…

— Jack Rodwell

I began as a striker, then became a holding midfielder, and now I'm a centre-half. I've done everything except play in goal.

— Aymeric Laporte

I started doing well at Villa when I was six or seven.

— Jack Grealish

As a youngster as I was a centre-half, I liked being on the ball and coming out from the back. I took chances so…

— Ross Barkley

When I was a kid, I was a striker. Then, I started to be a winger and defender sometimes.

— Cesar Azpilicueta

I have to be honest: in my career, I've really had to fight to come in the middle again. A lot of managers told…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

As a young player, I played up front, on the wing, in midfield, and when I started in the reserves at Standard Liege, I…

— Marouane Fellaini

When I was 15, I played in midfield. I was a No 6 and I had two examples: Sergio Busquets and Pirlo.

— Matthijs de Ligt

I've always been a centre-half, to be honest.

— Chris Smalling

I've always seen myself as a midfielder but wherever I'm being told to play in the middle or somewhere, I will always give my…

— Alex Iwobi

For two or three years I played on the wing, when I went to Boulogne in 2011, I started playing in the middle as…

— N'Golo Kante

England Under 16, Under 17, Under 18, I played centre-half. But back then, David Moyes thought it was difficult to throw a 16-year-old in…

— Jack Rodwell