8 Great Right-Backs in Football Manager 2024

A right-back in Football Manager 2024 is a player who plays on the right side of defense, typically alongside two or three central defenders. These players can be defensive full-backs or more attacking-orientated wing-backs who support the forward players by providing attacking width. Thus, right-backs can come in different varieties, but you’ll need some good ones for many formations (playing systems). These are eight great right-backs in Football Manager 2024 to add to your player shortlist.

Mike Kayode (Fiorentina)

Kayode is one of the most exciting young right-backs in football at 19 years. This player is a decent wing-back and full-back with a good all-round game. He’s a very determined player with great tackling, natural fitness, and speed. Kayode is highly valued at 36-56 million, but it’s worth signing a right-back with great future potential.

Best attribute ratings:

• Tackling: 15
• Work rate: 15
• Natural fitness: 16
• Determination: 15
• Acceleration: 15
• Balance: 15
• Pace: 14
• Stamina: 14

Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

Trent Alexander is one of the best right-backs in the world for the attacking wing-back playing role. His defensive attribute ratings aren’t brilliant, but Trent’s crossing, passing, technique, and first touch are excellent. This player also has good pace, stamina, and natural fitness, all of which are important for the wing-back role. Trent is a relatively young player at 24 with attribute ratings that can still increase for two to three seasons. His 87-130 million transfer value makes him an expensive player, but Trent is a great attacking right-back for any team who can also play in central midfield positions.

Best attribute ratings:

• Crossing: 17
• First touch: 17
• Passing: 18
• Technique: 18
• Vision: 17
• Composure: 16
• Teamwork: 16

Reece James (Chelsea)

Reece is an England player and right-back best suited for the wing-back role, but he’s also a decent full-back with solid defensive attributes. This is a 23-year-old player with great strength, balance, and bravery who whips in pin-point crosses from the right flank. He’s also a decent set-piece player who can score or assist a few goals with free-kicks. Reece has a 155-171 million valuation that makes him one of the most expensive right-backs to sign. However, he’s worth signing as a top-notch right-back if your club has a big enough transfer budget.

Best attribute ratings:

• Strength: 18
• Crossing: 16
• Bravery: 18
• Determination: 17
• Balance: 19
• Composure: 16
• Aggression: 16

Ousmane Diamonde (Sporting CP)

Although Diamonde’s best position is central defender, he can also be a great inverted full-back on the right side of defense for many teams. He is one of the most exciting young defenders in the game, with high attribute ratings for tackling, passing, and marking that will likely increase in future seasons. Plus, he has outstanding natural fitness and good stamina, which are important attributes for right-backs generally. With a 35-44 million price tag, Diamonde is a more affordable option than the likes of Reece and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Best attribute ratings:

• Passing: 15
• Tackling: 15
• Vision: 16
• Natural Fitness: 18
• Strength: 16
• Composure: 16
• Pace: 15
• Stamina: 15

Ivan Fresneda (Sporting CP)

Fresneda is more of a right-back for the future at 18 years old with the potential to be one of the best. He has a very strong physical game, with some of his best attribute ratings for balance, pace, stamina, and agility. With solid attribute ratings for tackling, marking, and positioning, Fresneda can potentially be a world-class full-back by his early to mid-20s. His 7.6-9.2 million transfer valuation also makes him a somewhat more affordable right-back for smaller-budget clubs.

Best attribute ratings:

• Balance: 16
• Pace: 15
• Stamina: 14
• Agility: 14
• Determination: 14
• Teamwork: 14
• Tackling: 13

Jules Koundé (Barcelona)

Koundé is a right-back who excels in the inverted full-back role but is also a proficient wing-back. He’s better suited for a more defensive right-back role because of his great tackling, marking, and positional playing attributes. This is also a very fit player with great determination, anticipation, agility, and balance. You’ll probably need a transfer budget in the 71-106 million range to sign this player from Barcelona.

Best attribute ratings:

• Marking: 16
• Determination: 16
• Anticipation: 16
• Agility: 16
• Balance: 16
• Work rate: 16
• Tackling: 15
• Positioning: 15

Jurrien Timber (Arsenal)

Timber is a versatile player who can play at the right, left, or center of defense, but right-back is his best position. Jurrien’s speed, determination, teamwork, defense, agility positioning, passing, and technique are among the most notable strengths of his game. Plus, there’s plenty of scope for this 22-year-old player’s attribute ratings to increase. I would recommend playing Timber as a full-back because his crossing is quite weak. Timber’s 63-93 million value makes him a pricey right-back, but he’s still somewhat cheaper than Trent Alexander-Arnold and Reece.

Best attribute ratings:

• Positioning: 15
• Passing: 15
• Technique: 15
• Teamwork: 16
• Determination: 16
• Pace: 15
• Agility: 15
• Composure: 15

Yan Couto (Man City loaned to Girona)

Couto is one of the best younger right-backs in Football Manager 2024, with excellent future potential as a complete wing-back. Right-back is his best position, but Couto can also play as an attacking winger further forward. Although his defensive attributes are relatively modest, Couto has great ratings for crossing, dribbling, passing, technique, flair, pace, and off-ball movement. Overall, he’s a great player for the right flank of the pitch that you can probably sign for about 67-80 million in 2024/25, but his future value will likely increase.

Best attribute ratings:

• Crossing: 16
• Dribbling: 15
• Passing: 15
• Technique: 15
• Off the ball: 15
• Flair: 15
• Pace: 15
• Balance: 15

You can make the right flank of your team sparkle by signing some of those right-backs in Football Manager 2024. If you’re looking for more defensive right-backs, Koundé, Timber, Fresneda, and Diamonde are better choices. However, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kayode, Reece James, and Couto are great players to sign for the attacking right-back roles.