EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Best Defensive Players Player Ratings

Best Defensive Players

The best defensive players in EA SPORTS FC™ 26 are Mapi León, Virgil van Dijk and Marquinhos.

          
484
#484
Brais Méndez
Spain
Real Sociedad
CM
81
70
80
82
81
65
73
81
70
80
82
81
65
73
9385
#9385
Rodri Mendoza
Spain
Elche CF
CM
66
67
62
64
67
65
57
66
67
62
64
67
65
57
3073
#3073
Lucas Menossi
Argentina
Belgrano
CM
73
75
61
71
73
65
69
73
75
61
71
73
65
69
12372
#12372
Tim Meyer
Switzerland
GC Zürich
CM
63
71
51
60
65
65
65
63
71
51
60
65
65
65
6225
#6225
Clément Michelin
France
R. Racing Club
RB
69
74
56
65
67
65
67
69
74
56
65
67
65
67
7402
#7402
Laura Miller
Luxembourg
1. FC Nürnberg
CM
68
63
56
68
67
65
61
68
63
56
68
67
65
61
2461
#2461
Ari Mingueza
Spain
Granada CF
CM
74
72
70
76
73
65
67
74
72
70
76
73
65
67
3627
#3627
Filip Mladenović
Serbia
Panathinaikos
LB
72
83
67
69
69
65
68
72
83
67
69
69
65
68
10883
#10883
Gavin Molloy
Republic of Ireland
Aberdeen
CB
65
55
52
53
56
65
70
65
55
52
53
56
65
70
1949
#1949
Santiago Montiel
Argentina
Independiente
LM
75
89
64
71
75
65
69
75
89
64
71
75
65
69
9961
#9961
Leandro Morgalla
Germany
VfL Bochum 1848
RB
66
73
37
51
55
65
71
66
73
37
51
55
65
71
6205
#6205
Makenna Morris
United States
Rac. Louisville
RB
69
65
70
69
71
65
56
69
65
70
69
71
65
56
7697
#7697
Ella Morris
England
Spurs
RB
68
64
51
63
62
65
61
68
64
51
63
62
65
61
10992
#10992
James Morris
England
Watford
LB
65
60
36
57
62
65
66
65
60
36
57
62
65
66
9710
#9710
Maudeline Moryl
Haiti
Marseille
CDM
66
65
48
58
67
65
62
66
65
48
58
67
65
62
5430
#5430
Joaquín Mosqueira
Argentina
Talleres
CDM
70
69
55
67
67
65
68
70
69
55
67
67
65
68
7228
#7228
Aimen Moueffek
Morocco
AS Saint-Étienne
CM
68
65
56
65
72
65
67
68
65
56
65
72
65
67
5450
#5450
Louis Mouton
France
Angers SCO
CM
70
66
50
67
69
65
73
70
66
50
67
69
65
73
10806
#10806
Santiago Moyano
Argentina
Central Córdoba
RB
65
73
33
52
62
65
70
65
73
33
52
62
65
70
6439
#6439
Maestro
Angola
Alanyaspor
CDM
69
66
48
61
72
65
70
69
66
48
61
72
65
70
7342
#7342
Beni
Angola
Vitória SC
CM
68
67
58
63
67
65
64
68
67
58
63
67
65
64
7494
#7494
Carlos Isaac
Spain
Córdoba CF
RB
68
79
41
52
60
65
79
68
79
41
52
60
65
79
4460
#4460
Facundo Mura
Argentina
Racing Club
RB
71
83
54
65
70
65
71
71
83
54
65
70
65
71
13105
#13105
Diego Murillo
Spain
Málaga CF
RB
63
60
34
48
52
65
65
63
60
34
48
52
65
65
10217
#10217
Arkadiusz Najemski
Poland
Motor Lublin
CB
66
58
36
43
48
65
75
66
58
36
43
48
65
75
5229
#5229
Jade Nassi
Morocco
Havre AC
RB
70
75
63
66
75
65
59
70
75
63
66
75
65
59
1986
#1986
Florian Neuhaus
Germany
M'gladbach
CM
75
72
71
75
76
65
67
75
72
71
75
76
65
67
8490
#8490
Nathan Ngoy
Belgium
LOSC Lille
CB
67
78
44
49
67
65
74
67
78
44
49
67
65
74
9966
#9966
Villads Nielsen
Denmark
FK Bodø/Glimt
CB
66
64
36
58
58
65
70
66
64
36
58
58
65
70
7069
#7069
Calem Nieuwenhof
Australia
Hearts
CM
68
76
61
63
69
65
68
68
76
61
63
69
65
68
8162
#8162
Georgios Nikas
Greece
Panathinaikos
CM
67
73
61
63
68
65
77
67
73
61
63
68
65
77
3717
#3717
Niels Nkounkou
France
Torino
LB
72
83
49
69
74
65
71
72
83
49
69
74
65
71
7666
#7666
Rhys Norrington-Davies
Wales
QPR
LB
68
68
44
61
64
65
66
68
68
44
61
64
65
66
10248
#10248
Nosa Edward Obaretin
Italy
Empoli
CB
66
59
32
45
48
65
70
66
59
32
45
48
65
70
3618
#3618
Raphael Obermair
Philippines
SC Paderborn 07
RM
72
83
64
67
71
65
73
72
83
64
67
71
65
73
6714
#6714
Obrador
Spain
SL Benfica
LB
69
81
32
61
63
65
65
69
81
32
61
63
65
65
11191
#11191
David Odogu
Germany
Milano FC
CB
65
67
32
45
52
65
67
65
67
32
45
52
65
67
6422
#6422
Connor Ogilvie
England
Portsmouth
LB
69
70
46
61
63
65
78
69
70
46
61
63
65
78
11186
#11186
Yllan Okou
France
RAAL La Louvière
CB
65
69
31
48
55
65
61
65
69
31
48
55
65
61
9440
#9440
Martin Olsson
Sweden
Malmö FF
CB
66
53
61
65
64
65
70
66
53
61
65
64
65
70
11244
#11244
Elias Olsson
Sweden
Lechia Gdańsk
CB
65
70
24
38
46
65
78
65
70
24
38
46
65
78
11190
#11190
Igor Orlikowski
Poland
Zagłębie Lubin
CB
65
64
29
44
55
65
72
65
64
29
44
55
65
72
5112
#5112
Richard Ortiz
Paraguay
CDM
70
73
68
67
70
65
81
70
73
68
67
70
65
81
10199
#10199
Peter Ouaneh
France
Laval MFC
CB
66
63
30
47
45
65
79
66
63
30
47
45
65
79
10032
#10032
Casper Øyvann
Norway
Molde FK
CB
66
67
41
51
52
65
71
66
67
41
51
52
65
71
7509
#7509
Vincent Pajot
France
FC Annecy
CDM
68
49
56
67
67
65
71
68
49
56
67
67
65
71
6155
#6155
Nelson Palacio
Colombia
FC Zürich
CM
69
71
63
63
67
65
70
69
71
63
63
67
65
70
5235
#5235
Sergi Palencia
Spain
LAFC
RB
70
78
56
62
69
65
72
70
78
56
62
69
65
72
8235
#8235
Liam Palmer
Scotland
Sheffield Wed
CB
67
67
59
63
64
65
74
67
67
59
63
64
65
74
8251
#8251
Cristhian Paredes
Paraguay
Portland Timbers
CDM
67
66
63
63
64
65
70
67
66
63
63
64
65
70
9120
#9120
Tim Parker
United States
Red Bulls
CB
67
64
31
44
50
65
79
67
64
31
44
50
65
79
9212
#9212
Martín Pascual
Spain
CD Mirandés
CB
67
61
25
46
41
65
72
67
61
25
46
41
65
72
5194
#5194
Nicolás Pasquini
Argentina
LB
70
75
59
72
63
65
71
70
75
59
72
63
65
71
4419
#4419
Felix Passlack
Germany
VfL Bochum 1848
RB
71
71
64
68
73
65
71
71
71
64
68
73
65
71
11165
#11165
Christian Pastina
Italy
Padova
CB
65
63
31
55
56
65
62
65
63
31
55
56
65
62
10091
#10091
Bjørn Paulsen
Denmark
Odense BK
CB
66
38
54
54
53
65
79
66
38
54
54
53
65
79
11287
#11287
Cristian Paz
Argentina
Dep. Riestra
CB
65
54
34
41
45
65
74
65
54
34
41
45
65
74
9682
#9682
Luis Paz
Colombia
CDM
66
61
53
60
58
65
69
66
61
53
60
58
65
69
8612
#8612
Patryk Peda
Poland
Palermo
CB
67
71
49
55
56
65
75
67
71
49
55
56
65
75
5260
#5260
Matheus Pereira
Brazil
Santa Clara
LB
70
77
58
61
69
65
71
70
77
58
61
69
65
71
4618
#4618
Sebastián Pérez
Colombia
Casa Pia AC
CDM
71
66
62
63
68
65
71
71
66
62
63
68
65
71
10634
#10634
Tomás Pérez
Argentina
FC Porto
CDM
65
66
53
54
65
65
62
65
66
53
54
65
65
62
7693
#7693
Juan Daniel Pérez
Paraguay
RB
68
68
36
61
65
65
72
68
68
36
61
65
65
72
9129
#9129
Patricio Pernicone
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
CB
67
58
33
49
54
65
73
67
58
33
49
54
65
73
10993
#10993
Francisco Perruzzi
Argentina
San Lorenzo
CDM
65
52
45
55
59
65
70
65
52
45
55
59
65
70
9357
#9357
Marcel Pięczek
Poland
Korona Kielce
CB
66
81
47
64
59
65
68
66
81
47
64
59
65
68
6103
#6103
Niccolò Pierozzi
Italy
Palermo
RB
69
73
63
65
72
65
65
69
73
63
65
72
65
65
10065
#10065
Juan Pablo Pignani
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CB
66
54
37
52
63
65
74
66
54
37
52
63
65
74
8827
#8827
Nando Pijnaker
New Zealand
Auckland FC
CB
67
60
48
54
53
65
79
67
60
48
54
53
65
79
11223
#11223
Mauricio Pineda
United States
Chicago Fire FC
CB
65
50
31
49
58
65
71
65
50
31
49
58
65
71
9185
#9185
Donovan Pines
United States
Grazer AK
CB
67
70
22
39
46
65
76
67
70
22
39
46
65
76
9824
#9824
Barbora Polcarová
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CDM
66
66
56
59
58
65
55
66
66
56
59
58
65
55
8435
#8435
Pomares
Spain
Real Zaragoza
LB
67
65
56
61
61
65
71
67
65
56
61
61
65
71
10264
#10264
Joaquín Pombo
Argentina
Banfield
CB
66
55
32
40
42
65
79
66
55
32
40
42
65
79
6498
#6498
Sebastián Prieto
Argentina
Argentinos Jrs.
LB
69
72
43
59
66
65
75
69
72
43
59
66
65
75
8888
#8888
Oliver Provstgaard
Denmark
Latium
CB
67
66
39
53
57
65
76
67
66
39
53
57
65
76
10127
#10127
Ethan Pye
England
Stockport
CB
66
68
31
47
55
65
74
66
68
31
47
55
65
74
4409
#4409
Leonel Quiñonez
Ecuador
LB
71
75
63
69
68
65
73
71
75
63
69
68
65
73
5156
#5156
José Quintero
Ecuador
RB
70
82
59
63
68
65
72
70
82
59
63
68
65
72
10233
#10233
Stipe Radić
Croatia
Viborg FF
CB
66
55
37
49
45
65
72
66
55
37
49
45
65
72
9152
#9152
Nikola Radmanovac
Serbia
Qingdao Hainiu
CB
67
60
32
43
45
65
82
67
60
32
43
45
65
82
11111
#11111
Toon Raemaekers
Belgium
Ferencvárosi TC
CB
65
45
46
60
55
65
66
65
45
46
60
55
65
66
6139
#6139
Ugo Raghouber
France
LOSC Lille
CDM
69
72
60
62
71
65
69
69
72
60
62
71
65
69
10220
#10220
Miguel Nóbrega
Portugal
Vitória SC
CB
66
56
36
46
47
65
75
66
56
36
46
47
65
75
12317
#12317
Jacobo Ramón
Spain
Como
CB
64
57
22
45
48
65
62
64
57
22
45
48
65
62
4395
#4395
Marlon Ritter
Germany
Kaiserslautern
CAM
71
69
68
70
74
65
69
71
69
68
70
74
65
69
11204
#11204
Jannik Robatsch
Austria
FC St. Pauli
CB
65
67
31
49
50
65
65
65
67
31
49
50
65
65
6434
#6434
Haydon Roberts
England
Bristol City
LB
69
71
47
64
66
65
70
69
71
47
64
66
65
70
10293
#10293
Marc Roberts
England
Barnsley
CB
66
41
24
42
43
65
74
66
41
24
42
43
65
74
9014
#9014
Nathan Rôdes
Belgium
FCV Dender EH
CDM
67
52
48
58
58
65
66
67
52
48
58
58
65
66
10261
#10261
Carlos Rodríguez
Uruguay
CB
66
46
38
45
46
65
75
66
46
38
45
46
65
75
11247
#11247
Clara Rodríguez
Spain
Granada CF
LB
65
55
34
52
53
65
61
65
55
34
52
53
65
61
13243
#13243
Renato Rojas
Peru
CB
63
55
23
42
41
65
61
63
55
23
42
41
65
61
3865
#3865
Clau Blanco
Spain
C. Adeje Tenerife
LB
72
77
64
71
73
65
50
72
77
64
71
73
65
50
3775
#3775
Felipe Román
Colombia
RB
72
82
56
65
64
65
74
72
82
56
65
64
65
74
10074
#10074
Martin Ove Roseth
Norway
Viking FK
CB
66
67
32
50
58
65
72
66
67
32
50
58
65
72
2412
#2412
Jack Rudoni
England
Coventry City
CAM
74
73
69
74
76
65
75
74
73
69
74
76
65
75
8339
#8339
Jean Ruiz
France
Pau FC
CB
67
80
42
60
62
65
75
67
80
42
60
62
65
75
6576
#6576
Théo Sainte-Luce
France
Montpellier
LB
69
74
47
59
68
65
62
69
74
47
59
68
65
62
4648
#4648
Anass Salah-Eddine
Holland
LB
71
82
42
68
73
65
64
71
82
42
68
73
65
64
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