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.

1686
#1686
Quentin Merlin
France
Stade Rennais FC
LB
76
74
59
75
76
73
64
76
74
59
75
76
73
64
4138
#4138
Fernando Meza
Argentina
Palestino
CB
72
67
38
60
68
73
71
72
67
38
60
68
73
71
3253
#3253
James Milner
England
Brighton
CM
73
46
69
75
72
73
63
73
46
69
75
72
73
63
1673
#1673
Narumi Miura
Japan
Washington Spirit
CDM
76
62
71
76
75
73
67
76
62
71
76
75
73
67
1095
#1095
Moncayola
Spain
CA Osasuna
CM
78
63
67
75
78
73
70
78
63
67
75
78
73
70
774
#774
Hidemasa Morita
Japan
Sporting CP
CM
79
68
72
76
79
73
78
79
68
72
76
79
73
78
2889
#2889
Santiago Mouriño
Uruguay
Villarreal CF
CB
74
67
36
56
64
73
77
74
67
36
56
64
73
77
6003
#6003
Tarik Muharemović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sassuolo
CB
70
59
23
47
56
73
67
70
59
23
47
56
73
67
2332
#2332
Marcão
Brazil
Sevilla FC
CB
75
59
36
59
68
73
81
75
59
36
59
68
73
81
5895
#5895
Pau Navarro
Spain
Villarreal CF
CB
70
58
40
57
66
73
63
70
58
40
57
66
73
63
2911
#2911
Martín Nervo
Argentina
Huracán
CB
74
54
43
56
56
73
81
74
54
43
56
56
73
81
2290
#2290
Igoh Ogbu
Nigeria
Slavia Praha
CB
75
76
39
55
60
73
82
75
76
39
55
60
73
82
3878
#3878
Patri Ojeda
Spain
SD Eibar
CB
72
63
60
63
68
73
72
72
63
60
63
68
73
72
3544
#3544
Warmed Omari
Netherlands
Hamburger SV
CB
73
60
34
58
62
73
73
73
60
34
58
62
73
73
3564
#3564
Andrew Omobamidele
Republic of Ireland
Strasbourg
CB
73
69
27
52
56
73
75
73
69
27
52
56
73
75
4221
#4221
Jerome Opoku
Ghana
Başakşehir
CB
72
59
43
54
59
73
80
72
59
43
54
59
73
80
3533
#3533
Gabriel Osho
Nigeria
Cardiff City
CB
73
67
30
54
65
73
75
73
67
30
54
65
73
75
4352
#4352
José Luis Palomino
Argentina
Talleres
CB
72
35
35
55
56
73
70
72
35
35
55
56
73
70
2584
#2584
Filip Panák
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
CB
74
70
53
68
69
73
77
74
70
53
68
69
73
77
1933
#1933
Pedraza
Spain
Villarreal CF
LB
75
77
71
72
73
73
71
75
77
71
72
73
73
71
589
#589
Lorenzo Pellegrini
Italy
AS Roma
CAM
80
75
77
80
80
73
73
80
75
77
80
80
73
73
2853
#2853
Gabriel Pereira
Brazil
F.C. København
CB
74
67
38
58
64
73
80
74
67
38
58
64
73
80
1789
#1789
Katharina Piljić
Germany
Leverkusen
CM
76
46
70
75
72
73
70
76
46
70
75
72
73
70
1625
#1625
Juan Portillo
Argentina
River Plate
CB
76
79
57
66
70
73
86
76
79
57
66
70
73
86
3323
#3323
Carlos Protesoni
Uruguay
D. Alavés
CDM
73
65
49
66
69
73
71
73
65
49
66
69
73
71
4296
#4296
Laura Pucks
Germany
SGS Essen
CB
72
46
41
60
61
73
69
72
46
41
60
61
73
69
5031
#5031
Yonatthan Rak
Uruguay
Barracas Central
CB
71
66
39
54
53
73
71
71
66
39
54
53
73
71
1325
#1325
Nicolas Raskin
Belgium
Rangers
CDM
77
73
63
73
76
73
74
77
73
63
73
76
73
74
4268
#4268
Jade Rastocle
France
Montpellier
CB
72
57
39
58
63
73
67
72
57
39
58
63
73
67
3551
#3551
Serge-Philippe Raux-Yao
France
SK Rapid
CB
73
63
34
55
51
73
81
73
63
34
55
51
73
81
3496
#3496
Filipe Relvas
Portugal
AEK Athens
CB
73
64
41
61
58
73
76
73
64
41
61
58
73
76
1064
#1064
Samuele Ricci
Italy
Milano FC
CDM
78
73
60
75
79
73
72
78
73
60
75
79
73
72
2714
#2714
Nadine Riesen
Switzerland
Frankfurt
LB
74
70
59
65
69
73
64
74
70
59
65
69
73
64
2347
#2347
Julia Roddar
Sweden
London City
CDM
75
49
46
65
66
73
71
75
49
46
65
66
73
71
2305
#2305
Juan Gabriel Rodríguez
Argentina
Talleres
CB
75
68
39
58
65
73
79
75
68
39
58
65
73
79
1801
#1801
Javi Rodríguez
Spain
Celta
RB
76
74
45
68
71
73
72
76
74
45
68
71
73
72
1696
#1696
Lucía Rodríguez
Spain
Real Sociedad
RB
76
76
52
74
75
73
70
76
76
52
74
75
73
70
3572
#3572
Jade Rose
Canada
Manchester City
CB
73
74
23
46
60
73
72
73
74
23
46
60
73
72
4354
#4354
Steve Rouiller
Switzerland
Servette FC
CB
72
43
27
48
53
73
78
72
43
27
48
53
73
78
2919
#2919
Mujaid
Spain
KRC Genk
CB
74
60
26
62
56
73
80
74
60
26
62
56
73
80
3540
#3540
Modibo Sagnan
Mali
Çaykur Rizespor
CB
73
66
32
58
56
73
77
73
66
32
58
56
73
77
2310
#2310
Manu Sánchez
Spain
Levante UD
LB
75
70
44
64
70
73
60
75
70
44
64
70
73
60
2013
#2013
Philipp Sander
Germany
M'gladbach
CDM
75
68
64
74
75
73
68
75
68
64
74
75
73
68
3557
#3557
Arouna Sangante
Senegal
Havre AC
CB
73
54
34
59
59
73
75
73
54
34
59
59
73
75
3518
#3518
Malang Sarr
France
RC Lens
CB
73
52
45
65
64
73
70
73
52
45
65
64
73
70
3541
#3541
Saba Sazonov
Georgia
Torino
CB
73
60
40
58
61
73
70
73
60
40
58
61
73
70
1611
#1611
Suat Serdar
Germany
Hellas Verona
CM
76
67
71
72
78
73
73
76
67
71
72
78
73
73
2718
#2718
Ben Sheaf
England
Wrexham
CDM
74
55
54
71
71
73
75
74
55
54
71
71
73
75
4265
#4265
Tim Siersleben
Germany
Heidenheim
CB
72
66
42
49
55
73
73
72
66
42
49
55
73
73
2682
#2682
Manolis Siopis
Greece
Panathinaikos
CDM
74
73
47
63
71
73
75
74
73
47
63
71
73
75
1756
#1756
Ibrahima Sissoko
Mali
VfL Bochum 1848
CDM
76
57
60
70
69
73
83
76
57
60
70
69
73
83
2102
#2102
Eric Smith
Sweden
FC St. Pauli
CDM
75
67
59
67
66
73
79
75
67
59
67
66
73
79
3229
#3229
Adam Smith
England
AFC Bournemouth
RB
73
60
59
70
70
73
68
73
60
59
70
70
73
68
3522
#3522
Mads Bech Sørensen
Denmark
FC Midtjylland
CB
73
54
44
57
61
73
79
73
54
44
57
61
73
79
3590
#3590
Harry Souttar
Australia
Leicester City
CB
73
46
28
51
54
73
75
73
46
28
51
54
73
75
4284
#4284
Jack Stephens
England
Southampton
CB
72
42
42
61
64
73
70
72
42
42
61
64
73
70
4153
#4153
Cristián Suárez
Chile
Palestino
CB
72
68
41
61
62
73
71
72
68
41
61
62
73
71
4299
#4299
Gastón Suso
Argentina
Gimnasia
CB
72
49
46
49
51
73
81
72
49
46
49
51
73
81
1983
#1983
Jonas Svensson
Norway
Beşiktaş
RB
75
74
59
69
72
73
79
75
74
59
69
72
73
79
1337
#1337
Daniel Svensson
Sweden
Borussia Dortmund
LB
77
77
56
75
76
73
74
77
77
56
75
76
73
74
4336
#4336
Klara Svensson Senelius
Sweden
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
72
63
35
51
48
73
70
72
63
35
51
48
73
70
3586
#3586
Montassar Talbi
Tunisia
FC Lorient
CB
73
56
30
42
57
73
76
73
56
30
42
57
73
76
1623
#1623
Ao Tanaka
Japan
Leeds United
CDM
76
70
68
72
77
73
71
76
70
68
72
77
73
71
2504
#2504
Sam Tierney
England
Leicester City
CDM
74
72
68
64
68
73
72
74
72
68
64
68
73
72
4053
#4053
Hassan Tombakti
Saudi Arabia
Al Hilal
CB
72
83
35
57
64
73
74
72
83
35
57
64
73
74
3484
#3484
Emirhan Topçu
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CB
73
73
33
57
65
73
74
73
73
33
57
65
73
74
3569
#3569
Torrente
Spain
Dinamo Zagreb
CB
73
65
31
54
49
73
77
73
65
31
54
49
73
77
2206
#2206
Jordan Torunarigha
Nigeria
Hamburger SV
CB
75
82
39
61
63
73
81
75
82
39
61
63
73
81
1406
#1406
Adrien Truffert
France
AFC Bournemouth
LB
77
76
57
71
75
73
70
77
76
57
71
75
73
70
3338
#3338
Axel Tuanzebe
Congo DR
Burnley
RB
73
76
36
64
68
73
75
73
76
36
64
68
73
75
2603
#2603
Lukas Ullrich
Germany
M'gladbach
LB
74
73
56
63
73
73
71
74
73
56
63
73
73
71
4259
#4259
Vallejo
Spain
Albacete BP
CB
72
63
42
56
64
73
61
72
63
42
56
64
73
61
3435
#3435
Samantha van Diemen
Dominican Republic
Roma
CB
73
69
35
68
68
73
70
73
69
35
68
68
73
70
1423
#1423
Charles Vanhoutte
Belgium
OGC Nice
CDM
77
55
65
76
72
73
78
77
55
65
76
72
73
78
4346
#4346
Ignacio Vázquez
Argentina
Platense
CB
72
46
31
44
53
73
81
72
46
31
44
53
73
81
2727
#2727
Vesga
Spain
Athletic Club
CDM
74
40
74
69
64
73
78
74
40
74
69
64
73
78
2937
#2937
Jannik Vestergaard
Denmark
Leicester City
CB
74
32
48
61
54
73
79
74
32
48
61
54
73
79
3230
#3230
Nick Viergever
Holland
FC Utrecht
CB
73
68
53
64
66
73
76
73
68
53
64
66
73
76
4309
#4309
Sandra Villafañe
Spain
Madrid CFF
CB
72
72
25
55
59
73
64
72
72
25
55
59
73
64
3366
#3366
Tomáš Vlček
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CB
73
75
39
60
68
73
75
73
75
39
60
68
73
75
2122
#2122
Mërgim Vojvoda
Kosovo
Como
RB
75
68
54
73
73
73
68
75
68
54
73
73
73
68
5079
#5079
Sebastian Walukiewicz
Poland
Sassuolo
CB
71
50
38
51
55
73
72
71
50
38
51
55
73
72
1584
#1584
Pia-Sophie Wolter
Germany
Frankfurt
RB
76
78
72
70
76
73
74
76
78
72
70
76
73
74
2692
#2692
Lily Woodham
Wales
Liverpool
LB
74
76
53
65
66
73
69
74
76
53
65
66
73
69
3425
#3425
Oliwia Woś
Poland
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
73
64
54
61
62
73
71
73
64
54
61
62
73
71
3166
#3166
Ashley Young
England
Ipswich
RB
73
53
64
75
73
73
68
73
53
64
75
73
73
68
2339
#2339
Walker Zimmerman
United States
Nashville SC
CB
75
56
50
55
56
73
84
75
56
50
55
56
73
84
476
#476
Tere Abelleira
Spain
Real Madrid
CM
81
74
76
79
82
72
72
81
74
76
79
82
72
72
5794
#5794
Davide Adorni
Italy
Modena
CB
70
74
44
52
54
72
72
70
74
44
52
54
72
72
2106
#2106
Lucien Agoumé
France
Sevilla FC
CDM
75
67
54
70
73
72
75
75
67
54
70
73
72
75
5999
#5999
Lalo Aguilar
Spain
CD Leganés
CB
70
55
32
45
55
72
70
70
55
32
45
55
72
70
5068
#5068
Emanuel Aguilera
Argentina
Defensa
CB
71
42
56
55
42
72
76
71
42
56
55
42
72
76
4276
#4276
Ameen Al Dakhil
Belgium
VfB Stuttgart
CB
72
68
27
51
62
72
74
72
68
27
51
62
72
74
3211
#3211
Kelvin Amian
France
FC Nantes
RB
73
77
48
61
66
72
78
73
77
48
61
66
72
78
3702
#3702
Joelle Anderson
United States
Bay FC
CB
72
59
67
72
73
72
70
72
59
67
72
73
72
70
496
#496
Filippa Angeldahl
Sweden
Real Madrid
CM
81
74
70
79
78
72
74
81
74
70
79
78
72
74
2149
#2149
Yasmim
Brazil
Real Madrid
LB
75
73
58
69
68
72
67
75
73
58
69
68
72
67
4272
#4272
Kouame Autonne
United Arab Emirates
Al Ain FC
CB
72
72
28
52
51
72
80
72
72
28
52
51
72
80
4732
#4732
Luke Ayling
England
Middlesbrough
RB
71
53
58
64
69
72
71
71
53
58
64
69
72
71
1599
#1599
Rahman Baba
Ghana
PAOK FC
LB
76
77
66
69
74
72
78
76
77
66
69
74
72
78
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