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Wout Felix Lina Faes was born on 3 April 1998. He is a Belgian professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Leicester City. He is also part of the Belgium national team.

Faes was a promising talent from the Anderlecht academy. He was sent on loan with Heerenveen and Excelsior in the Eredivisie. He never experienced his breakthrough with Anderlecht. As a result, he moved to Oostende, where he was able to grow into a solid starter. In January 2020, Faes was signed by Ligue 1 club Reims. He was then sent back on loan to Oostende for the rest of the season. He subsequently joined Leicester City in 2022.

Faes represented Belgium in youth levels, where he gained attention as the captain of Belgian national youth teams. He made his senior debut for Belgium in 2022. He was part of their squads for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. He also joined the squad for UEFA Euro 2024.

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Jannik Vestergaard (born 3 August 1992) is a Danish professional footballer. He plays as a centre-back. He is also part of the Denmark national team. Vestergaard played for various Danish and German clubs, before joining Southampton in 2018. He also played for various youth levels, before debuting for the Denmark senior team in 2013. Vestergaard was born to a Danish father. His mother was German. He was born in the Copenhagen suburb of Hvidovre and grew up in Copenhagen.

His German grandfather Hannes Schröers and uncle Jan Schröers were also footballers for Fortuna Düsseldorf and Bayer 05 Uerdingen respectively.

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Conor David Coady (born 25 February 1993) play as a centre-back. The 31-year-old has been in the Leicester team intermittently. He joined in the summer of 2023. Coady was seriously injured in his first game for the club. He had no impact in the early days of the 2023-24 season. A serious foot injury became a major set back. He never managed to get his role and identity clear since then.

Coady came through the academy system at Liverpool. He made two appearances for the first team. He spent a season on loan at Sheffield United. Then he moved to Huddersfield Town on a permanent transfer in 2014. A year later, he signed for Wolverhampton Wanderers for £2 million. He played over 300 games for the club. He won the Championship in the 2017–18 season. In 2022–23, he was sent on loan to Everton, before joining Leicester City in 2023.

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