Examples Quote by Matthijs de Ligt

Once I reached about 14 or 15, I started to steady myself and get into a midfield role and carried that on until I…

— Trent Alexander-Arnold

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

— Cesar Azpilicueta

I played in the school football team, as a striker, and in year 7 and 8 I was one of the leading goalscorers.

— Luke Campbell

As a kid, I mostly played as a No 10. When I was really young, I played as a striker. But I grew a…

— Kevin De Bruyne

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

When I first arrived at Napoli, I was the ball boy, which meant that I got to watch as the legends trained. Then, once…

— Fabio Cannavaro

Mostly as a No 10. When I was really young, I played as a striker, but I grew a lot when I was 15 or 16.

— Kevin De Bruyne

When I was 10 I started playing for Atletico Mineiro and that was the start of my professional career.

— Fred

In the academies, people develop differently, and going into that No 10 role helped me because central midfield was always packed with big, strong boys.

— James Maddison

I've played midfield my whole life.

— Mason Mount

I played in the Under 18s when I was 14, then the reserves at 15, and then the first team.

— Jack Rodwell