#7. Conor Coady - Wolverhampton Wanderers

Coady was one of the brightest prospects in the Liverpool academy. He captained the England U-17 team to the European Championship in 2010 and was also the captain of England’s U20 team for the 2013 U-20 World Cup. However, he only played two games for Liverpool before joining Huddersfield Town in the Championship in 2014.
He played 45 out of a possible 46 games for Huddersfield in the Championship in his first season away from Liverpool. Although Huddersfield finished 16th, Coady’s form earned him the club's young player of the year award and a move to Wolverhampton where he has played 130 games in his three seasons combined.
The arrival of Nuno Espirito Santo ahead of the 2017/18 season changed Coady’s fortunes. He was moved from his defensive midfield position to the centre of a three-man defence and that has brought the best out of him. Although Danny Bath was the official captain of Wolves, Coady wore the armband for most of the season as Bath didn’t feature in Espirito’s plans.
Coady played in 43 games as Wolves earned promotion to the Premier League and he was named in the Championship Team of the Season. The 25-year-old is likely to be named the club captain next season as Wolves prepare for life in the Premier League.