| # | Player | Position | Citizenship | Club | Born | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Amartey | Defender - Centre-Back | Ghana | Without Club | 1994 | €2.5m |
| 2 | Thiago Martins | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | New York City FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 3 | Kevin Akpoguma | Defender - Centre-Back | Nigeria Germany | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 4 | Joel Waterman | Defender - Centre-Back | Canada | Chicago Fire FC | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 5 | Paweł Dawidowicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | Without Club | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 6 | Jack Hendry | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland | Al-Ettifaq FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 7 | Ben Davies | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Oxford United | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 8 | Pawel Bochniewicz | Defender - Centre-Back | Poland | SC Heerenveen | 1996 | €2.5m |
| 9 | Jack Elliott | Defender - Centre-Back | England Scotland | Chicago Fire FC | 1995 | €2.5m |
| 10 | Tin Jedvaj | Defender - Centre-Back | Croatia | Panathinaikos FC | 1995 | €2.7m |
| 11 | Rubén Duarte | Defender - Centre-Back | Spain | UNAM Pumas | 1995 | €2.8m |
| 12 | Matt Miazga | Defender - Centre-Back | United States Poland | FC Cincinnati | 1995 | €2.2m |
| 13 | Rob Dickie | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Bristol City | 1996 | €2.8m |
| 14 | Benjamín Kuscevic | Defender - Centre-Back | Chile Croatia | Fortaleza Esporte Clube | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 15 | Cameron Burgess | Defender - Centre-Back | Australia Scotland | Swansea City | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 16 | Milos Veljkovic | Defender - Centre-Back | Serbia Switzerland | Red Star Belgrade | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 17 | Dominic Hyam | Defender - Centre-Back | Scotland England | Wrexham AFC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 18 | Vaclav Jemelka | Defender - Centre-Back | Czech Republic | FC Viktoria Plzen | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 19 | Marc Oliver Kempf | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | Como 1907 | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 20 | Marcão | Defender - Centre-Back | Brazil | Sevilla FC | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 21 | Defender - Centre-Back | Senegal | Basaksehir FK | 1995 | €2.0m | |
| 22 | Luis Abram | Defender - Centre-Back | Peru Italy | Club Sporting Cristal | 1996 | €2.0m |
| 23 | Jake Cooper | Defender - Centre-Back | England | Millwall FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 24 | Patrick Mainka | Defender - Centre-Back | Germany | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 25 | Chancel Mbemba | Defender - Centre-Back | DR Congo | LOSC Lille | 1994 | €2.0m |
| 26 | Jason Denayer | Defender - Centre-Back | Belgium DR Congo | Without Club | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 27 | Mauricio Lemos | Defender - Centre-Back | Uruguay | Clube de Regatas Vasco da Gama | 1995 | €2.0m |
| 28 | Paddy McNair | Defender - Centre-Back | Northern Ireland | San Diego FC | 1995 | €3.0m |
| 29 | Daniele Rugani | Defender - Centre-Back | Italy | Juventus FC | 1994 | €3.0m |
| 30 | Stian Gregersen | Defender - Centre-Back | Norway | Atlanta United FC | 1995 | €2.0m |
Daniel Amartey
Thiago Martins
Kevin Akpoguma
Joel Waterman
Paweł Dawidowicz
Jack Hendry
Ben Davies
Pawel Bochniewicz
Jack Elliott
Tin Jedvaj
Rubén Duarte
Matt Miazga
Rob Dickie
Benjamín Kuscevic
Cameron Burgess
Milos Veljkovic
Dominic Hyam
Vaclav Jemelka
Marc Oliver Kempf
Marcão
Luis Abram
Jake Cooper
Patrick Mainka
Chancel Mbemba
Jason Denayer
Mauricio Lemos
Paddy McNair
Daniele Rugani
Stian Gregersen