Back Quote by Karim Benzema

I played in central defence and at right-back and also in midfield.

— Marquinhos

I started out at youth level as a holding midfielder.

— Roberto Firmino

With Jose Mourinho and Rafael Benitez I played in midfield, so at that time I thought that was my position.

— Nathan Ake

At Newcastle, I was playing in the No 10 position but also in midfield as a left winger.

— Georginio Wijnaldum

That was always something I remember, playing in loads of different positions when I was younger, and learning about what it takes to play…

— Mason Mount

I started out as a striker.

— Aaron Wan-Bissaka

I had been played at left back, right back, and I just felt like I wasn't developing as a player. I saw the opportunity…

— Jermaine Jenas

When I started playing football, I started as a left-defender. Maybe I wasn't very talented in that position but I knew that something good…

— Ederson

I was full of confidence in myself that I would reach the top or be a professional player as a midfielder.

— Georginio Wijnaldum

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

— Cesar Azpilicueta

I used to track back from midfield but I never saw myself as a defender. Dave Jones thought I could do the job and…

— Wayne Bridge

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