Best right backs in the world 2020

Until recent years, the role of right-back in football did not get the attention it deserved. Except for the likes of Cafu and Javier Zanetti who were international stars, few right-backs of the football world were in the spotlight. Yet things have changed now and the role of full-backs are considered as one of the most important roles in modern football.

In the past decade, all the dominant teams had brilliant full-backs and many great teams suffered from lacking depth on either side of the pitch.

under Guardiola was one of the best teams in the history of football and their right-back, Danni Alves was at the peak of his game, partnering telepathically with Lionel Messi.

When the Brazilian left and they could not find a proper replacement for him, they suffered humiliating defeats year after year.  And it is no secret that Klopp's historical achievements with Liverpool wouldn't be possible without the sheer quality of their 21-years-old sensation, Trent Alexander-Arnold.

For a right-back to be considered among the best players in the world, he has to have both defending and attacking abilities. Right-backs used to concentrate more on their defensive duties, but as their role evolved during the years, they are now a key factor in attacks as well.

In general, full-backs contribute a lot to the game these days, a change that has seen their role to become one of the most attractive positions in football. Here is the list of 8 players who are considered as

best right backs in the world 2020

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A Look at the best current Right-backs of the world

While Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Kyle Walker have had moderate success with the two giants of Manchester, but were brilliant individually. Meanwhile, he likes of Benjamin Pavard, Achraf Hakimi, and above all, Trent Alexander-Arnold have proven themselves to be among the most exciting talents of today's football.

In the following article, we will take a brief look at the list of best right backs in the world 2020.

Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Manchester United)

Known as one of the best defensive right-backs in the world, Aaron Wan-Bissaka joined

in a 50 Million Euro deal in 2019, after impressing greatly with his former side, Crystal Palace. Though not as powerful in attack, as he is on one on one defending situations, Wan-Bissaka has been a key player for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on the road back to Uefa Champions League. His defensive contribution- especially after the restart of the Premier League season- helped the Red Devils to close the gap on their rivals and climb the table to a final third place.

 Wan-Bissaka made 44 appearances in his first season at Old Trafford and showed why he is considered as one of the best current Right-backs in the world. He has yet to score his first goal for Manchester United but managed to set up his teammates 4 times. The best part of his game has been his amazing ability in tackling the opposition. With 113 successful tackles, he was the second-best among premier league right-backs in the 2019-2020 season. The Nigerian has had a solid year overall and a more promising one is probably ahead of him.

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Kyle Walker (Manchester City)

For the second year in Pep Guardiola's era,

ended the season empty-handed. But there were a lot of reasons for the Citizens to be cheerful about and the good performances of their Right-back, Kyle Walker was one of them.

Walker has proven himself to be among the best right backs in the world 2020. His quality and consistency has made him Guardiola's first choice for City's right-back position ahead of Danilo and Joao Cancelo. And let's not forget the fact that Walker was bought from Tottenham back in 2017 with a record price of 50 Million Euros. Pep Guardiola clearly trusted walker to be the full-back he needed for the right side of his defense and Walker has proven him right with a good record of 12 assists in 130 matches for Manchester City.

Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich)

Benjamin Pavard burst into the scene in 2016 with Stuttgart but caught everyone's eye after playing sensationally for France on their way to glory in

. Especially after scoring the goal of the tournament in the 4-3 win against Messi's Argentina.

The fact that Bayern signed Pavard despite having one of the best current right backs in

, says a lot about the French man's quality. Pavard was an integral part of Hansi Flic terrifying treble winners and had the best year of his career so far. Pavard contributed a lot to his team's success with four goals and four assists in Bundesliga, as well as many contributions in the Uefa Champions League.

He was great defensively as well and Bayern ended the campaign with a ratio of less than a goal conceded in every game. Flic inherited a team on the verge of falling down but turned every one of his players into a natural-born winner and Pavard was no exception. They were unbeaten in all Bayern's games with flic in charge and after conquering everything there was, they are just getting warmed up.

Bayern will be looking to continue their unbelievable level into the new season and Pavard will have an important role in facing the challenges ahead. Definitely one of the

best football right backs of 2020

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Ricardo Pereira (Leicester City)

Ever since his £20 million transfer from FC Porto to

in 2018, Ricardo Pereira has been superb in the right side of the defense for the Foxes. Leicester and Pereira was a joy to watch throughout the year, but they were not able to hold on their top-four place and lost the UCL spot despite being in the top three for most parts of the 2019-2020 season.

With his incredible pace and ability to get behind the defense, Pereira was one of the best right backs in football of 2020 and managed to score 4 important goals and give a further 3 assists as well.

For most of the season, Leicester seemed destined to end up in the top three spots. They were Liverpool's main challenger in the title race, especially in the first half of the 2019-2020 campaign. Then the league was canceled for three months due to Covid-19 Pandemic and after the restart of football in England Pereira was injured and Leicester was not the team they were before.

A run of only 2 wins in their last 9 matches proved too costly as Brandon roger's side finished 5th. But Vardy managed to end the season as top scorer and

had a sensational season altogether. The future looks bright for the Portuguese Right-back.

Dani Carvajal (Real Madrid)

2020  was the year in which Real Madrid won La Liga with one of its weakest squads in recent years, but perfect performances from players like

, Federico Valverde, Sergio Ramos and Karim Benzema helped to overcome the challenges. Carvajal was one of the best right-backs of the world in 2020 and played a pivotal role in his team's eventual success.

Real were having one of the worst starts to a la Liga season and by the time the league stopped for a few months because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, nobody would have given them a chance to win the title. But they came out strong when football was back and after an incredible 10 game winning streak, they were crowned as La Liga Champions, 4 points ahead of their arch-rivals, Barcelona.

The fact that Thibou Courtois won the Zamora trophy and Madrid had the best stats of the league explains the fact why Dani Carvajal is considered as one of the best right backs of 2020. Carvajal was Zidane's first-choice right-back for most of the season. The 28-years-old Spaniards scored 1 goal and gave assist for four goals, but his most notable achievement was in forming a formidable partnership with Madrid's other three defenses.

With three

and our Champions League Titles under his belt, Carvajal is considered to be among the best right backs in football of 2020 and still has the best years of his career ahead of him.

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Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan)

Considered by many critics as one of the top right backs in the world 2020, Achraf Hakimi made amends for the two seasons he was unsuccessful at Real Madrid with sensational performances for Dortmund. He made the left-back position his own despite being right-footed. Fast, reliable, and with deadly crosses, the 21-years-old scored many goals and set up his teammates many times during the 2019-2020 season. His excellent form convinced Inter Milan to splash the cash and sign him for the upcoming season.

Hakimi has everything to become one of the greatest right-backs in the world. He had the speed record of Bundesliga to his name with 36.49km/h until Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies set a new one with 36.51km/h.

The Dortmund man led the way from the defense in Germany last season with ten assists and five goals. Hakimi has also netted four times in the Champions League, with braces coming in games against

and Slavia Prague, having introduced himself on the European stage back in 2018 with three assists in the 4-0 thumping of Atletico Madrid.

Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)

Kimmich could be the best right back in the world if he wasn’t forced by managers to change his position to a defensive midfielder. Like his idol Philipp Lahm, the 24-year old has been as amazing in his new position as he was a top right-back.

With Kimmich and Pavard as original right-wings, there was no wonder that Hansi flic's

conquered every competition in 2019-2020 season. Kimmich was used more as a midfielder but his qualities as a right-back came in handy for the Bavarians in the most crucial moments. It was his out-of-worldly cross that set up Kingsley Coman to break the dead-lock against Paris Saint Germaine and win Bayern their six Champions League.

Kimmich has an amazing record of 48 assists and 21 goals in over 200 appearances during his 5 seasons at Bayern. Add to this fearless leadership qualities and experience beyond his years and it’s hard to argue Kimmich isn’t already as valuable to club and country as the legendary Lahm. Kimmich has proven that he is among the

best right backs in the world 2020

.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)

There hasn’t been a youngster as promising and exciting as Trent Alexander-Arnold in the world of football for many years. He is without a shred of doubt the first in the list of best right backs in the world 2020, but above that, he is also an excellent passer, playmaker, and free-kick taker all at once. No word can describe his importance in Liverpool's historic achievement in the past three years, as he has been one of Klopp's most deadly weapons.

His genius corner-kick to Origi in the 4-0 humiliation of Barcelona is one of the most memorable assists in the history of

and his unbelievable accuracy in long passes reminds everyone of Beckham's legendary abilities.

Having broken the record for most assists by a defender in a single

season with 15 last season, Alexander-Arnold also scored four goals while playing his part in keeping 14 clean sheets for Liverpool. Definitely best right backs in the world 2020. And let us remind you that Arnold has just three full playing seasons under his belt. A fact that shows why he is considered as one of the best right backs in the world 2020.

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