World Cup 2018: 5 Full-Backs to watch out for in this edition

#1 Joshua Kimmich (Germany)

Kimmich has 3 goals in 27 starts for Germany.

One of the brightest young talents in German football, Joshua Kimmich, once deemed not strong enough to play professional football by his coaches, is already a cornerstone for both his club and country.

The German moved to Bayern Munich from Stuttgart for a reported fee of €7 million in 2015 and has played 109 matches for Bayern in all competitions, scoring 13 goals, winning five trophies in the process.

His hard work was recently awarded by a contract with a three-year extension with Bayern Munich.

His rise to the top has been phenomenal, having established himself as Phillip Lahm's successor in both the German national team and the Bayern Munich Squad.

Originally a central midfielder he now plays as a right back but can also play as a right midfielder and as a makeshift centre-back.

A product of RB Leipzig, Kimmich was part of an extremely attack-minded team in which his ball-winning qualities in front of a high back four shone through and his smart positioning and reading of plays helped him shut down faster players on defense.

On the attack, Kimmich combines his vision and stealthy positioning with his quick feet and thinking, regularly getting into the right positions to score, create chances or initiate counter-attacks.

With the Bavarians on track for a sixth successive Bundesliga title, and in the Champions League race, Kimmich has had a fruitful domestic season so far, with his admirers hoping for him to carry his form to the World Cup.

Kimmich appears to be a crucial member for Bayern and Germany for years to come and with a gameplay that boasts a Lahm-Thomas Müller hybrid, a concoction of traditional German toughness and modern tactical flexibility, he could even be a future captain of club, country or both.