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.

            
13306
#13306
Mauricio Benítez
Argentina
Royal Antwerp FC
CM
62
59
55
60
63
61
68
62
59
55
60
63
61
68
11085
#11085
Ángel Benítez
Paraguay
CDM
65
62
36
58
55
61
67
65
62
36
58
55
61
67
8768
#8768
Medon Berisha
Albania
Lecce
CM
67
52
59
66
65
61
60
67
52
59
66
65
61
60
9363
#9363
Luke Berry
England
Charlton Ath
CAM
66
60
65
65
67
61
65
66
60
65
65
67
61
65
15787
#15787
Yannick Bettkober
Germany
GC Zürich
CB
59
67
23
34
35
61
62
59
67
23
34
35
61
62
12682
#12682
Jan Biegański
Poland
Pogoń Szczecin
CDM
63
61
48
53
56
61
72
63
61
48
53
56
61
72
11180
#11180
Brynjar Ingi Bjarnason
Iceland
Fürth
CB
65
69
26
49
46
61
79
65
69
26
49
46
61
79
4079
#4079
Laura Blindkilde Brown
England
Manchester City
CM
72
73
57
69
72
61
52
72
73
57
69
72
61
52
7081
#7081
Bendegúz Bolla
Hungary
SK Rapid
RB
68
78
60
64
68
61
70
68
78
60
64
68
61
70
14014
#14014
Julián Bonilla
Colombia
SC Oțelul Galați
CB
62
53
36
41
44
61
69
62
53
36
41
44
61
69
10581
#10581
Christian Dahle Borchgrevink
Norway
Hearts
RB
65
68
50
60
61
61
67
65
68
50
60
61
61
67
9364
#9364
Mihai Bordeianu
Romania
FC Botoșani
CDM
66
68
59
62
61
61
72
66
68
59
62
61
61
72
6035
#6035
Jordan Bos
Australia
LB
69
87
58
60
68
61
79
69
87
58
60
68
61
79
15734
#15734
Franci Bouebari
France
Rot-Weiss Essen
LB
59
57
34
41
47
61
62
59
57
34
41
47
61
62
5313
#5313
Carlo Boukhalfa
Germany
FC St. Gallen
CM
70
64
61
64
72
61
75
70
64
61
64
72
61
75
6363
#6363
Maksym Bragaru
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
LM
69
70
55
63
73
61
64
69
70
55
63
73
61
64
8590
#8590
Luke Brattan
Australia
Macarthur FC
CDM
67
43
59
68
65
61
75
67
43
59
68
65
61
75
7429
#7429
Oliver Braude
Norway
RB
68
73
46
65
66
61
69
68
73
46
65
66
61
69
8379
#8379
Pedro Bravo
Colombia
FC Midtjylland
CM
67
72
56
61
65
61
67
67
72
56
61
65
61
67
15301
#15301
Tarek Buchmann
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
60
55
29
40
41
61
65
60
55
29
40
41
61
65
11482
#11482
Matt Butcher
England
Salford City
CM
64
53
60
62
61
61
74
64
53
60
62
61
61
74
14710
#14710
Neill Byrne
Republic of Ireland
Bradford City
CB
61
45
26
38
45
61
73
61
45
26
38
45
61
73
6246
#6246
Catriel Cabellos
Peru
CM
69
73
67
67
68
61
57
69
73
67
67
68
61
57
4551
#4551
Álex Calatrava
Spain
CD Castellón
RM
71
72
66
70
69
61
62
71
72
66
70
69
61
62
6783
#6783
Calegari
Brazil
Eyüpspor
RB
69
82
33
60
67
61
59
69
82
33
60
67
61
59
6110
#6110
Ilay Camara
Senegal
RSC Anderlecht
LB
69
79
54
66
74
61
68
69
79
54
66
74
61
68
8445
#8445
Alfred Canales
Chile
Uni. Católica
CM
67
64
54
62
66
61
72
67
64
54
62
66
61
72
9355
#9355
Ezequiel Cannavó
Argentina
Defensa
RB
66
71
52
63
65
61
72
66
71
52
63
65
61
72
11367
#11367
Andy Cannon
England
Wrexham
CM
64
70
57
62
66
61
66
64
70
57
62
66
61
66
6187
#6187
José Carabalí
Ecuador
LB
69
87
55
61
67
61
66
69
87
55
61
67
61
66
7617
#7617
Bryan Carabalí
Ecuador
RB
68
79
34
61
68
61
67
68
79
34
61
68
61
67
14027
#14027
George Caramalău
Romania
FC Metaloglobus
CB
62
59
24
44
46
61
67
62
59
24
44
46
61
67
12900
#12900
Franco Carboni
Argentina
Empoli
LB
63
62
40
55
57
61
65
63
62
40
55
57
61
65
5129
#5129
Martim Neto
Portugal
Elche CF
CM
70
76
67
67
74
61
69
70
76
67
67
74
61
69
10746
#10746
Colette Cavanagh
Scotland
RC Deportivo
LB
65
65
55
59
60
61
58
65
65
55
59
60
61
58
7372
#7372
Aníbal Chalá
Ecuador
LB
68
87
45
59
62
61
68
68
87
45
59
62
61
68
14805
#14805
Chi Zhongguo
China PR
Beijing FC
CM
60
57
56
60
60
61
57
60
57
56
60
60
61
57
9514
#9514
Ben Chrisene
England
Norwich
LB
66
72
52
61
65
61
63
66
72
52
61
65
61
63
8637
#8637
Andrejs Cigaņiks
Latvia
FC Luzern
LB
67
69
52
61
63
61
64
67
69
52
61
63
61
64
4401
#4401
Juri Cisotti
Italy
FCSB
CM
71
72
69
72
71
61
69
71
72
69
72
71
61
69
12006
#12006
Gabriel Cléùr
Australia
WS Wanderers
RB
64
61
41
54
57
61
67
64
61
41
54
57
61
67
14012
#14012
Danny Collinge
England
Barnet
CB
62
52
29
43
51
61
69
62
52
29
43
51
61
69
9321
#9321
Archie Collins
England
Peterborough
CDM
66
69
57
62
68
61
70
66
69
57
62
68
61
70
8306
#8306
Luca Connell
Republic of Ireland
Barnsley
CDM
67
65
58
66
66
61
70
67
65
58
66
66
61
70
13958
#13958
James Connolly
Wales
Crewe Alexandra
CB
62
57
28
47
51
61
70
62
57
28
47
51
61
70
13893
#13893
Dion Conroy
England
Crawley Town
CB
62
55
28
49
57
61
72
62
55
28
49
57
61
72
7056
#7056
Mael Corboz
United States
Arminia Bielefeld
CM
68
77
61
65
69
61
72
68
77
61
65
69
61
72
4458
#4458
Àlex Corredera
Spain
R. Sporting
CM
71
65
64
73
71
61
74
71
65
64
73
71
61
74
14651
#14651
Juan Cortazzo
Argentina
Gimnasia
CB
61
53
29
43
51
61
71
61
53
29
43
51
61
71
11080
#11080
Martim Marques
Portugal
FC Lugano
LB
65
69
36
59
69
61
46
65
69
36
59
69
61
46
9490
#9490
Giorgio Costantini
Brazil
River Plate
CDM
66
68
57
63
68
61
58
66
68
57
63
68
61
58
11594
#11594
Saúl Crespo
Spain
East Bengal
CM
64
43
60
65
62
61
73
64
43
60
65
62
61
73
11661
#11661
Ryan Croasdale
England
Port Vale
CM
64
60
53
61
65
61
60
64
60
53
61
65
61
60
14497
#14497
Joel da Silva Kiala
Germany
Aleman. Aachen
CB
61
64
40
45
50
61
66
61
64
40
45
50
61
66
10707
#10707
Guilherme Biro
Brazil
Austin FC
LB
65
72
40
56
62
61
70
65
72
40
56
62
61
70
9692
#9692
Tika de Jonge
Holland
CM
66
53
57
66
67
61
62
66
53
57
66
67
61
62
11682
#11682
Agustín de la Cuesta
Argentina
River Plate
CM
64
56
60
61
63
61
58
64
56
60
61
63
61
58
10524
#10524
Nils De Wilde
Belgium
Cercle Brugge
CDM
65
69
54
58
66
61
63
65
69
54
58
66
61
63
7173
#7173
Mees de Wit
Holland
LB
68
74
52
65
68
61
73
68
74
52
65
68
61
73
13942
#13942
Jesse Debrah
England
Port Vale
CB
62
68
26
38
47
61
76
62
68
26
38
47
61
76
3942
#3942
Mathias Delorge
Belgium
KAA Gent
CM
72
62
60
74
67
61
71
72
62
60
74
67
61
71
11624
#11624
Luis Demiquel
Bolivia
RB
64
74
38
57
63
61
69
64
74
38
57
63
61
69
8195
#8195
Deng Hanwen
China PR
Wuhan Three Towns
RB
67
82
57
60
66
61
71
67
82
57
60
66
61
71
6092
#6092
Gianluca Di Chiara
Italy
Catanzaro
LB
69
76
54
71
67
61
74
69
76
54
71
67
61
74
11962
#11962
Paul Digby
England
Dundee FC
CDM
64
40
52
57
55
61
79
64
40
52
57
55
61
79
10939
#10939
Pape Diong
Senegal
USL Dunkerque
CDM
65
58
42
59
58
61
70
65
58
42
59
58
61
70
6535
#6535
Eva Dios
Spain
RC Deportivo
CM
69
71
53
65
67
61
60
69
71
53
65
67
61
60
9951
#9951
Petra Divišová
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CDM
66
44
59
67
63
61
59
66
44
59
67
63
61
59
15718
#15718
Thiago Dombroski
Brazil
Bruk-Bet
CB
59
69
28
37
47
61
62
59
69
28
37
47
61
62
6036
#6036
Pius Dorn
Germany
FC Luzern
RB
69
81
66
67
68
61
69
69
81
66
67
68
61
69
11643
#11643
Marc-Olivier Doué
France
CD Castellón
CDM
64
63
53
58
58
61
68
64
63
53
58
58
61
68
12020
#12020
Brahima Doukansy
France
FC Petrolul
CDM
64
50
44
55
59
61
71
64
50
44
55
59
61
71
7034
#7034
Mahamadou Doumbia
Mali
Al Ittihad
CDM
68
76
68
68
75
61
69
68
76
68
68
75
61
69
10434
#10434
Mohamed Dräger
Tunisia
Braunschweig
RB
65
67
62
61
65
61
61
65
67
62
61
65
61
61
5240
#5240
Vetle Dragsnes
Norway
SK Brann
LB
70
81
54
65
65
61
76
70
81
54
65
65
61
76
10471
#10471
Josh Edwards
Scotland
Charlton Ath
LB
65
73
53
58
60
61
69
65
73
53
58
60
61
69
9285
#9285
Raheem Edwards
Canada
Red Bulls
LM
66
77
52
61
70
61
70
66
77
52
61
70
61
70
7359
#7359
Daniel Eid
Norway
Fredrikstad FK
RB
68
78
56
58
60
61
70
68
78
56
58
60
61
70
8495
#8495
Julian Eitschberger
Germany
Hertha BSC
RM
67
73
50
64
67
61
62
67
73
50
64
67
61
62
10817
#10817
Hamza El Kaouakibi
Morocco
Südtirol
RB
65
68
43
54
61
61
68
65
68
43
54
61
61
68
8361
#8361
Soufiane El-Faouzi
Germany
FC Schalke 04
CM
67
65
59
60
74
61
64
67
65
59
60
74
61
64
9624
#9624
Bartuğ Elmaz
Turkey
Fenerbahçe
CDM
66
60
56
66
68
61
58
66
60
56
66
68
61
58
13663
#13663
Martin Ens
Germany
SC Verl
CB
62
64
40
53
57
61
65
62
64
40
53
57
61
65
15766
#15766
Luca Erlein
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim II
CB
59
60
30
37
41
61
63
59
60
30
37
41
61
63
10096
#10096
Dylan Escobar
Chile
Uni. Católica
RB
66
77
28
53
57
61
66
66
77
28
53
57
61
66
13534
#13534
Jean-Lambert Evan's
France
Rodez AF
LB
62
63
45
56
64
61
58
62
63
45
56
64
61
58
13558
#13558
Joshua Eze
Germany
SC Verl
CDM
62
61
44
56
59
61
65
62
61
44
56
59
61
65
8535
#8535
Brooklyn Ezeh
Germany
Hannover 96
LB
67
73
45
60
65
61
71
67
73
45
60
65
61
71
10541
#10541
Philip Fahrner
Germany
Saarbrücken
RB
65
70
49
59
65
61
66
65
70
49
59
65
61
66
13992
#13992
Priestley Farquharson
England
Walsall
CB
62
62
33
38
41
61
74
62
62
33
38
41
61
74
10823
#10823
Giacomo Fedel
Italy
Mantova
RB
65
67
49
58
65
61
54
65
67
49
58
65
61
54
14661
#14661
Josh Feeney
England
Huddersfield
CB
61
55
31
44
48
61
67
61
55
31
44
48
61
67
11525
#11525
Adrian Fein
Germany
Jahn Regensburg
CDM
64
53
57
65
67
61
65
64
53
57
65
67
61
65
13839
#13839
Nehemiah Fernandez
France
AS Nancy Lorraine
CB
62
59
36
51
52
61
68
62
59
36
51
52
61
68
9855
#9855
Rodrigo Fernández
Uruguay
Independiente
CDM
66
46
56
67
60
61
68
66
46
56
67
60
61
68
8295
#8295
Alin Fică
Romania
CFR 1907 Cluj
CM
67
68
59
66
66
61
67
67
68
59
66
66
61
67
9352
#9352
Kolbeinn Finnsson
Iceland
LB
66
74
54
61
63
61
71
66
74
54
61
63
61
71
13092
#13092
Tom Flanagan
Northern Ireland
Colchester
CB
63
50
34
54
50
61
77
63
50
34
54
50
61
77
13920
#13920
Gilberto Flores
Paraguay
FC Cincinnati
CB
62
64
37
45
47
61
65
62
64
37
45
47
61
65
10946
#10946
Jorge Enrique Flores
Bolivia
LB
65
72
39
55
61
61
60
65
72
39
55
61
61
60
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