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.

2464
#2464
Kevin Diks
Indonesia
M'gladbach
CB
74
74
59
68
69
73
79
74
74
59
68
69
73
79
3460
#3460
Sinaly Diomandé
Côte d'Ivoire
AJ Auxerre
CB
73
62
50
61
58
73
75
73
62
50
61
58
73
75
3960
#3960
Nery Domínguez
Argentina
San Lorenzo
CB
72
49
61
70
68
73
72
72
49
61
70
68
73
72
3451
#3451
Imani Dorsey
United States
Utah Royals FC
LB
73
69
46
63
68
73
62
73
69
46
63
68
73
62
3498
#3498
Laís Araújo
Brazil
SL Benfica
CB
73
64
38
63
66
73
69
73
64
38
63
66
73
69
2297
#2297
Tarciane
Brazil
OL Lyonnes
CB
75
68
39
63
60
73
81
75
68
39
63
60
73
81
3308
#3308
Jimmy Dunne
Republic of Ireland
QPR
RB
73
64
46
64
67
73
80
73
64
46
64
67
73
80
1086
#1086
Caprice Dydasco
United States
Bay FC
RB
78
80
56
71
73
73
75
78
80
56
71
73
73
75
1393
#1393
Neil El Aynaoui
Morocco
AS Roma
CM
77
62
63
76
74
73
75
77
62
63
76
74
73
75
1294
#1294
Ane Elexpuru
Spain
Athletic Club
RB
77
86
68
74
77
73
62
77
86
68
74
77
73
62
4035
#4035
Daniel Elfadli
Libya
Hamburger SV
CB
72
65
52
59
61
73
78
72
65
52
59
61
73
78
1547
#1547
Tara Elimbi Gilbert
France
Paris SG
LB
77
80
39
67
70
73
58
77
80
39
67
70
73
58
4347
#4347
Jack Elliott
England
Chicago Fire FC
CB
72
49
24
48
52
73
81
72
49
24
48
52
73
81
4341
#4341
Martin Erlić
Croatia
FC Midtjylland
CB
72
56
35
46
53
73
72
72
56
35
46
53
73
72
3558
#3558
Wout Faes
Belgium
Leicester City
CB
73
52
39
54
60
73
75
73
52
39
54
60
73
75
1195
#1195
Meret Felde
Germany
SC Freiburg
CDM
78
45
70
75
73
73
72
78
45
70
75
73
73
72
2187
#2187
Kiko Femenía
Spain
Getafe CF
RB
75
68
56
70
69
73
66
75
68
56
70
69
73
66
193
#193
Enzo Fernández
Argentina
Chelsea
CM
84
68
75
85
81
73
75
84
68
75
85
81
73
75
593
#593
Álvaro Carreras
Spain
Real Madrid
LB
80
85
65
75
79
73
80
80
85
65
75
79
73
80
477
#477
Jess Fishlock
Wales
Seattle Reign
CM
81
73
77
79
82
73
71
81
73
77
79
82
73
71
2700
#2700
Paula Flach
Germany
SGS Essen
LB
74
71
52
70
67
73
68
74
71
52
70
67
73
68
782
#782
Pablo Fornals
Spain
Real Betis
CDM
79
65
75
80
80
73
71
79
65
75
80
80
73
71
1277
#1277
Wesley
Brazil
AS Roma
RB
77
89
62
70
78
73
76
77
89
62
70
78
73
76
459
#459
Davide Frattesi
Italy
Lombardia FC
CM
81
82
77
78
82
73
72
81
82
77
78
82
73
72
3571
#3571
Melissa Friedrich
Germany
Leverkusen
CB
73
39
47
56
59
73
74
73
39
47
56
59
73
74
3560
#3560
Facundo Garcés
Malaysia
D. Alavés
CB
73
52
37
53
61
73
77
73
52
37
53
61
73
77
2246
#2246
Dani García
Spain
Olympiacos FC
CDM
75
47
62
69
69
73
75
75
47
62
69
69
73
75
2713
#2713
Sonia Majarín
Spain
Badalona Women
CB
74
70
52
69
63
73
73
74
70
52
69
63
73
73
1306
#1306
Pepelu
Spain
Valencia CF
CM
77
64
70
78
74
73
78
77
64
70
78
74
73
78
4184
#4184
Stefan Gartenmann
Switzerland
Ferencvárosi TC
CB
72
63
33
62
63
73
78
72
63
33
62
63
73
78
4948
#4948
Alfie Gilchrist
England
West Brom
RB
71
61
42
60
62
73
71
71
61
42
60
62
73
71
3452
#3452
Jakob Glesnes
Norway
Philadelphia
CB
73
52
55
56
61
73
83
73
52
55
56
61
73
83
4344
#4344
Sergio
Spain
Al Riyadh
CB
72
43
40
53
51
73
70
72
43
40
53
51
73
70
2021
#2021
Archie Gray
England
Spurs
CDM
75
71
60
71
73
73
73
75
71
60
71
73
73
73
3055
#3055
Marko Grujić
Serbia
AEK Athens
CM
73
54
69
69
74
73
77
73
54
69
69
74
73
77
3297
#3297
Ally Gudorf
Germany
SC Freiburg
RB
73
76
44
64
69
73
69
73
76
44
64
69
73
69
1291
#1291
Javi Guerra
Spain
Valencia CF
CM
77
74
73
75
76
73
70
77
74
73
75
76
73
70
3280
#3280
Gumbau
Spain
Rayo Vallecano
CM
73
44
67
75
69
73
68
73
44
67
75
69
73
68
1298
#1298
Christian Günter
Germany
SC Freiburg
LB
77
83
60
69
71
73
82
77
83
60
69
71
73
82
850
#850
Malo Gusto
France
Chelsea
RB
79
84
45
75
78
73
74
79
84
45
75
78
73
74
1335
#1335
Amadou Haidara
Mali
RB Leipzig
CM
77
63
70
77
79
73
69
77
63
70
77
79
73
69
1328
#1328
Quilindschy Hartman
Holland
Burnley
LB
77
78
55
75
74
73
77
77
78
55
75
74
73
77
3232
#3232
Pantelis Hatzidiakos
Greece
F.C. København
CB
73
68
53
65
65
73
76
73
68
53
65
65
73
76
3261
#3261
Torbjørn L. Heggem
Norway
Bologna
CB
73
73
46
61
66
73
79
73
73
46
61
66
73
79
3555
#3555
Dominique Heintz
Germany
1. FC Köln
CB
73
53
37
60
58
73
74
73
53
37
60
58
73
74
3399
#3399
Luís Hernández
Spain
Cádiz CF
CB
73
60
50
64
64
73
76
73
60
50
64
64
73
76
1042
#1042
Bryan Heynen
Belgium
KRC Genk
CDM
78
60
73
75
76
73
78
78
60
73
75
76
73
78
4342
#4342
Rob Holding
England
Colorado Rapids
CB
72
40
34
58
62
73
66
72
40
34
58
62
73
66
3479
#3479
Timo Hübers
Germany
1. FC Köln
CB
73
72
40
56
58
73
77
73
72
40
56
58
73
77
1493
#1493
Will Hughes
England
Crystal Palace
CDM
77
51
62
76
75
73
67
77
51
62
76
75
73
67
2916
#2916
Carlos Izquierdoz
Argentina
Lanús
CB
74
41
53
52
53
73
86
74
41
53
52
53
73
86
810
#810
Mauro Júnior
Brazil
PSV
LB
79
83
66
76
81
73
59
79
83
66
76
81
73
59
3829
#3829
Dolores Silva
Portugal
Levante UD
CM
72
65
60
71
67
73
67
72
65
60
71
67
73
67
1658
#1658
Vitaly Janelt
Germany
Brentford
CM
76
59
70
73
73
73
78
76
59
70
73
73
73
78
3527
#3527
Pontus Jansson
Sweden
Malmö FF
CB
73
57
45
51
59
73
81
73
57
45
51
59
73
81
4206
#4206
Finn Jeltsch
Germany
VfB Stuttgart
CB
72
69
38
56
62
73
72
72
69
38
56
62
73
72
2731
#2731
Václav Jemelka
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
CB
74
66
49
65
68
73
77
74
66
49
65
68
73
77
1022
#1022
Alistair Johnston
Canada
Celtic
RB
78
82
59
73
72
73
80
78
82
59
73
72
73
80
4266
#4266
Paul Joly
France
Kaiserslautern
RB
72
61
34
60
58
73
72
72
61
34
60
58
73
72
3071
#3071
Jens Jønsson
Denmark
AEK Athens
CDM
73
73
56
65
70
73
77
73
73
56
65
70
73
77
3837
#3837
Anthony Jung
Germany
SC Freiburg
CB
72
62
62
65
65
73
75
72
62
62
65
65
73
75
4256
#4256
Christian Kabasele
Belgium
Udinese
CB
72
52
50
51
58
73
75
72
52
50
51
58
73
75
2923
#2923
Lisann Kaut
Germany
TSG Hoffenheim
LB
74
71
37
57
57
73
61
74
71
37
57
57
73
61
3553
#3553
Michael Keane
England
Everton
CB
73
40
49
62
58
73
74
73
40
49
62
58
73
74
2776
#2776
Lloyd Kelly
England
Juventus
CB
74
67
40
65
67
73
79
74
67
40
65
67
73
79
1410
#1410
Davy Klaassen
Holland
Ajax
CM
77
47
78
73
73
73
77
77
47
78
73
73
73
77
4247
#4247
Christoph Klarer
Austria
Birmingham City
CB
72
65
37
51
61
73
76
72
65
37
51
61
73
76
5095
#5095
Robin Knoche
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
71
47
42
53
44
73
70
71
47
42
53
44
73
70
3562
#3562
Boubakar Kouyaté
Mali
Royal Antwerp FC
CB
73
58
36
50
58
73
78
73
58
36
50
58
73
78
264
#264
Mateo Kovačić
Croatia
Manchester City
CM
83
67
74
81
83
73
72
83
67
74
81
83
73
72
2393
#2393
Alex Král
Czech Republic
Union Berlin
CM
74
71
66
71
76
73
79
74
71
66
71
76
73
79
4317
#4317
Joris Kramer
Holland
Go Ahead Eagles
CB
72
62
36
46
53
73
76
72
62
36
46
53
73
76
1996
#1996
Tom Krauß
Germany
1. FC Köln
CDM
75
71
65
65
72
73
79
75
71
65
65
72
73
79
4322
#4322
Thomas Kristensen
Denmark
Udinese
CB
72
62
26
50
58
73
76
72
62
26
50
58
73
76
2128
#2128
Lukas Kübler
Germany
SC Freiburg
RB
75
77
54
61
67
73
76
75
77
54
61
67
73
76
322
#322
Lo'eau LaBonta
United States
KC Current
CM
82
84
78
79
81
73
78
82
84
78
79
81
73
78
3869
#3869
Konstantinos Laifis
Cyprus
APOEL FC
CB
72
59
58
66
69
73
74
72
59
58
66
69
73
74
1631
#1631
Kenny Lala
France
Stade Brestois 29
RB
76
75
62
73
72
73
74
76
75
62
73
72
73
74
3596
#3596
Julien Laporte
France
Montpellier
CB
73
39
29
46
49
73
77
73
39
29
46
49
73
77
1441
#1441
Margaux Le Mouël
France
Marseille
CDM
77
68
64
71
75
73
65
77
68
64
71
75
73
65
1076
#1076
Pierre Lees-Melou
France
Paris FC
CDM
78
57
72
77
77
73
73
78
57
72
77
77
73
73
3517
#3517
Jordan Lefort
France
Angers SCO
CB
73
64
26
65
65
73
76
73
64
26
65
65
73
76
1449
#1449
Rico Lewis
England
Manchester City
RB
77
76
54
74
79
73
58
77
76
54
74
79
73
58
3793
#3793
Enric Llansana Beuse
Holland
RSC Anderlecht
CDM
72
63
60
64
65
73
80
72
63
60
64
65
73
80
1011
#1011
Renan Lodi
Brazil
Al Hilal
LB
78
75
69
76
77
73
71
78
75
69
76
77
73
71
2620
#2620
Pedro Pereira
Portugal
Gençlerbirliği
RB
74
70
57
69
69
73
69
74
70
57
69
69
73
69
4303
#4303
Dejan Lovren
Croatia
PAOK FC
CB
72
49
40
57
56
73
73
72
49
40
57
56
73
73
984
#984
Nina Lührßen
Germany
Frankfurt
LB
78
75
70
77
76
73
77
78
75
70
77
76
73
77
754
#754
Matheus Nunes
Portugal
Manchester City
RB
79
85
70
76
79
73
76
79
85
70
76
79
73
76
784
#784
Ian Maatsen
Holland
Aston Villa
LB
79
87
65
75
81
73
63
79
87
65
75
81
73
63
1297
#1297
Kobbie Mainoo
England
Man Utd
CM
77
68
69
74
81
73
74
77
68
69
74
81
73
74
3584
#3584
Facundo Mallo
Uruguay
Rosario Central
CB
73
60
31
44
48
73
79
73
60
31
44
48
73
79
1793
#1793
Iván Marcone
Argentina
Independiente
CDM
76
44
61
72
70
73
84
76
44
61
72
70
73
84
3449
#3449
Svetozar Marković
Serbia
Viktoria Plzeň
CB
73
72
45
55
59
73
77
73
72
45
55
59
73
77
5894
#5894
Alice Marques
France
Sevilla FC
CB
70
64
43
57
61
73
59
70
64
43
57
61
73
59
3386
#3386
Lara Marti
Switzerland
RB Leipzig
LB
73
72
49
61
65
73
69
73
72
49
61
65
73
69
4351
#4351
Lisa Martinez
France
AS Saint Étienne
CB
72
45
33
52
59
73
63
72
45
33
52
59
73
63
4973
#4973
Enzo Martínez
Uruguay
Gimnasia
CB
71
69
41
53
56
73
73
71
69
41
53
56
73
73
2838
#2838
Mark McKenzie
United States
Toulouse FC
CB
74
80
36
50
64
73
78
74
80
36
50
64
73
78
3121
#3121
Paddy McNair
Northern Ireland
San Diego FC
CB
73
63
62
67
68
73
76
73
63
62
67
68
73
76
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