Back Quote by Marouane Fellaini

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

— Marquinhos

That's where I got utilised a lot at Exeter; I was playing left-back, centre-mid, played probably every position apart from centre-back and goalkeeper.

— Ollie Watkins

I started out as a defender. I played as a full-back, and then I moved into the centre. I played defence right the way…

— Roberto Firmino

At seven, I played centre-back. When you're so young, though, it's more to enjoy the training and to get a feel for the game.…

— Georginio Wijnaldum

I played central defender for the most part when I started playing football, either central defence or right-back.

— Bruno Fernandes

When I was younger, I played as a right-back. I also played as a central defender, but I realised that I could dominate the…

— Roberto Firmino

I've played for England and at one stage I was the first-choice centre forward because I played in four or five qualifiers in a…

— Darren Bent

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

I wanted to be a centre back but I was always stepping over the ball and playing one-twos.

— Patrick van Aanholt

I haven't played a lot as a centre-back, but in those games, I feel like I did well.

— Fabinho

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

— Georginio Wijnaldum