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BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 14 : Easah Suliman of Aston Villa during the U21 Premier League match between Aston Villa and Arsenal at Villa Park on March 14, 2016 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Neville Williams/Aston Villa FC via Getty Images) /

3. Easah Suliman, 19, central defender

Akin to Jacob Bedeau, we have another versatile central defender penned at number three. For the past three seasons, Easah Suliman has been pegged as the next best defender produced out of the Aston Villa academy.

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So far, Suliman is on track at the age of nineteen. However, the England U-19 star has yet to make his senior team debut. For Suliman, he must prove to Steve Bruce he is capable of holding down a spot in the first team.

Villa have: James Chester, Nathan Baker, Tommy Elphick, and possibly Micah Richards and Kevin Toner ahead of him on the depth chart.

Perhaps Suliman crafts himself as the next Aston Villa utility man. A player in the mold of Leandro Bacuna.

For the youth teams, Suliman has played: center back, left and right fullback, as well as defensive midfield.

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