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.

3561
#3561
Daniel Ballard
Northern Ireland
Sunderland
CB
73
60
30
53
57
72
81
73
60
30
53
57
72
81
1721
#1721
Iván Balliu
Albania
Rayo Vallecano
RB
76
80
51
69
74
72
70
76
80
51
69
74
72
70
6012
#6012
Botond Balogh
Hungary
Kocaelispor
CB
70
50
33
50
49
72
67
70
50
33
50
49
72
67
115
#115
Sandy Baltimore
France
Chelsea
LM
85
87
74
84
86
72
69
85
87
74
84
86
72
69
2829
#2829
Célya Barclais
France
Badalona Women
LB
74
72
44
65
65
72
65
74
72
44
65
65
72
65
1438
#1438
Enzo Barrenechea
Argentina
SL Benfica
CM
77
57
69
72
75
72
71
77
57
69
72
75
72
71
4711
#4711
Toma Bašić
Croatia
Latium
CM
71
40
64
73
70
72
70
71
40
64
73
70
72
70
4254
#4254
Dominik Baumgartner
Austria
Wolfsberger AC
CB
72
70
35
53
52
72
78
72
70
35
53
52
72
78
4307
#4307
Abdelkader Bedrane
Algeria
Damac
CB
72
60
30
56
53
72
77
72
60
30
56
53
72
77
4325
#4325
Armel Bella-Kotchap
Germany
Hellas Verona
CB
72
72
25
50
50
72
75
72
72
25
50
50
72
75
2410
#2410
Jobe Bellingham
England
Borussia Dortmund
CM
74
70
68
71
74
72
78
74
70
68
71
74
72
78
2392
#2392
Matúš Bero
Slovakia
VfL Bochum 1848
CM
74
65
71
71
74
72
83
74
65
71
71
74
72
83
5057
#5057
Berrocal
Spain
Atlanta United
CB
71
58
38
51
53
72
75
71
58
38
51
53
72
75
5062
#5062
Matteo Bianchetti
Italy
Cremonese
CB
71
51
35
56
58
72
73
71
51
35
56
58
72
73
3355
#3355
Giulian Biancone
France
Olympiacos FC
CB
73
67
45
65
68
72
74
73
67
45
65
68
72
74
3031
#3031
Mads Bidstrup
Denmark
RB Salzburg
CM
73
70
58
70
72
72
76
73
70
58
70
72
72
76
2045
#2045
Philip Billing
Denmark
FC Midtjylland
CM
75
49
76
72
72
72
77
75
49
76
72
72
72
77
2513
#2513
Jan Bořil
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CB
74
65
62
69
68
72
79
74
65
62
69
68
72
79
1580
#1580
Malcom Braida
Argentina
Boca Juniors
LM
76
82
69
70
76
72
78
76
82
69
70
76
72
78
1992
#1992
Volodymyr Brazhko
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CDM
75
70
68
71
70
72
75
75
70
68
71
70
72
75
7025
#7025
Riccardo Brosco
Italy
Pescara
CB
69
35
37
42
48
72
72
69
35
37
42
48
72
72
2028
#2028
Jens-Lys Cajuste
Sweden
Ipswich
CDM
75
65
63
70
75
72
75
75
65
63
70
75
72
75
4105
#4105
Alexander Callens
Peru
AEK Athens
CB
72
71
53
50
57
72
78
72
71
53
50
57
72
78
5844
#5844
Simone Canestrelli
Italy
Pisa
CB
70
65
44
52
54
72
77
70
65
44
52
54
72
77
5077
#5077
Antonio Caracciolo
Italy
Pisa
CB
71
52
32
48
59
72
76
71
52
32
48
59
72
76
4049
#4049
Noémie Carage
France
Dijon FCO
CB
72
67
44
63
65
72
76
72
67
44
63
65
72
76
5058
#5058
Bernardo Vital
Portugal
Jagiellonia
CB
71
69
33
48
51
72
74
71
69
33
48
51
72
74
1286
#1286
Kevin Castaño
Colombia
River Plate
CM
77
76
68
76
76
72
75
77
76
68
76
76
72
75
2605
#2605
Jonny
Spain
D. Alavés
RB
74
71
54
69
74
72
68
74
71
54
69
74
72
68
532
#532
Dani Ceballos
Spain
Real Madrid
CM
81
61
71
80
82
72
67
81
61
71
80
82
72
67
5069
#5069
Víctor Chust
Spain
Elche CF
CB
71
67
30
52
54
72
68
71
67
30
52
54
72
68
5064
#5064
Alessandro Circati
Australia
Parma
CB
71
59
35
53
49
72
77
71
59
35
53
49
72
77
4131
#4131
Ibrahim Cissé
France
Ferencvárosi TC
CB
72
69
36
62
64
72
75
72
69
36
62
64
72
75
5880
#5880
Jenna Clark
Scotland
Liverpool
CB
70
70
35
52
64
72
66
70
70
35
52
64
72
66
4289
#4289
Matt Clarke
England
Derby County
CB
72
49
37
53
62
72
78
72
49
37
53
62
72
78
927
#927
Jordy Clasie
Holland
AZ
CDM
79
46
64
80
75
72
70
79
46
64
80
75
72
70
5575
#5575
Nathaniel Clyne
England
Crystal Palace
RB
70
60
60
65
69
72
56
70
60
60
65
69
72
56
4121
#4121
Eray Cömert
Switzerland
Valencia CF
CB
72
66
49
61
55
72
76
72
66
49
61
55
72
76
5080
#5080
Germán Conti
Argentina
Gimnasia
CB
71
53
38
52
48
72
75
71
53
38
52
48
72
75
4348
#4348
Steve Cook
England
QPR
CB
72
34
34
55
56
72
75
72
34
34
55
56
72
75
3583
#3583
Jake Cooper
England
Millwall
CB
73
48
32
48
53
72
83
73
48
32
48
53
72
83
1019
#1019
Dodô
Brazil
Fiorentina
RB
78
86
59
74
79
72
69
78
86
59
74
79
72
69
4733
#4733
Aldo Corzo
Peru
Universitario
CB
71
67
51
64
63
72
70
71
67
51
64
63
72
70
5960
#5960
Caitlin Cosme
United States
FC Nantes
CB
70
45
42
57
61
72
68
70
45
42
57
61
72
68
2536
#2536
Lassana Coulibaly
Mali
Lecce
CDM
74
69
58
69
72
72
73
74
69
58
69
72
72
73
749
#749
Ana-Maria Crnogorčević
Switzerland
Seattle Reign
RM
79
78
78
75
82
72
79
79
78
78
75
82
72
79
4985
#4985
Cristina Cubedo
Spain
Badalona Women
CB
71
46
50
61
61
72
74
71
46
50
61
61
72
74
1755
#1755
Josh Cullen
Republic of Ireland
Burnley
CDM
76
61
61
75
73
72
70
76
61
61
75
73
72
70
4271
#4271
Jesper Daland
Norway
Düsseldorf
CB
72
58
40
52
57
72
76
72
58
40
52
57
72
76
4921
#4921
Ben Davies
England
Oxford United
CB
71
66
39
59
64
72
72
71
66
39
59
64
72
72
3794
#3794
María De Alharilla
Spain
Levante UD
RB
72
61
56
69
73
72
74
72
61
56
69
73
72
74
4260
#4260
Maracás
Brazil
Moreirense FC
CB
72
75
30
50
58
72
74
72
75
30
50
58
72
74
3437
#3437
Daliyah de Klonia
Holland
Ajax
RB
73
74
45
59
65
72
68
73
74
45
59
65
72
68
1319
#1319
Vanderson
Brazil
AS Monaco
RB
77
78
62
74
77
72
71
77
78
62
74
77
72
71
1595
#1595
Léa Declercq
France
Dijon FCO
CDM
76
71
69
74
75
72
76
76
71
69
74
75
72
76
2087
#2087
Enrico Delprato
Italy
Parma
RB
75
81
54
63
69
72
74
75
81
54
63
69
72
74
1922
#1922
Nelson Deossa
Colombia
Real Betis
CM
75
75
76
72
74
72
80
75
75
76
72
74
72
80
767
#767
Sergiño Dest
United States
PSV
RB
79
87
60
75
83
72
72
79
87
60
75
83
72
72
6021
#6021
Matías Di Benedetto
Argentina
Universitario
CB
70
43
35
49
41
72
71
70
43
35
49
41
72
71
3841
#3841
Hillary Diaz
France
FC Fleury 91
CB
72
77
53
64
62
72
74
72
77
53
64
62
72
74
4923
#4923
Jean-Kévin Duverne
Haiti
KAA Gent
LB
71
60
38
62
67
72
73
71
60
38
62
67
72
73
4277
#4277
John Egan
Republic of Ireland
Hull City
CB
72
50
45
52
60
72
74
72
50
45
52
60
72
74
2104
#2104
Maximilian Eggestein
Germany
SC Freiburg
CDM
75
60
62
69
71
72
77
75
60
62
69
71
72
77
4295
#4295
Hjalmar Ekdal
Sweden
Burnley
CB
72
53
33
53
63
72
76
72
53
33
53
63
72
76
1143
#1143
Aschraf El Mahdioui
Holland
Al Taawoun
CDM
78
66
55
74
73
72
78
78
66
55
74
73
72
78
3172
#3172
Jawad El Yamiq
Morocco
Al Najmah
CB
73
85
53
53
63
72
80
73
85
53
53
63
72
80
3531
#3531
Victor Eriksson
Sweden
Hammarby IF
CB
73
69
36
51
57
72
81
73
69
36
51
57
72
81
1767
#1767
Federico Fattori
Argentina
Argentinos Jrs.
CDM
76
63
54
69
72
72
80
76
63
54
69
72
72
80
983
#983
Lewis Ferguson
Scotland
Bologna
CM
78
72
78
74
78
72
75
78
72
78
74
78
72
75
4888
#4888
Sam Field
England
QPR
CDM
71
56
54
62
64
72
68
71
56
54
62
64
72
68
3291
#3291
Nicolás Figal
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CB
73
70
44
62
68
72
79
73
70
44
62
68
72
79
1987
#1987
Junior Firpo
Dominican Republic
Real Betis
LB
75
74
61
72
72
72
75
75
74
61
72
72
72
75
4244
#4244
Claudia Florentino
Spain
Real Sociedad
CB
72
63
35
59
67
72
68
72
63
35
59
67
72
68
2548
#2548
Dimitri Foulquier
France
Valencia CF
RB
74
73
59
66
68
72
74
74
73
59
66
68
72
74
2642
#2642
Fresneda
Spain
Sporting CP
RB
74
79
51
60
74
72
70
74
79
51
60
74
72
70
269
#269
Jeremie Frimpong
Holland
Liverpool
RB
83
94
62
74
84
72
63
83
94
62
74
84
72
63
4291
#4291
Dael Fry
England
Middlesbrough
CB
72
62
29
56
59
72
73
72
62
29
56
59
72
73
848
#848
Fran García
Spain
Real Madrid
LB
79
89
50
70
78
72
71
79
89
50
70
78
72
71
3871
#3871
Federico Gattoni
Argentina
River Plate
CB
72
71
60
60
64
72
72
72
71
60
60
64
72
72
2822
#2822
Valentin Gendrey
France
TSG Hoffenheim
RB
74
75
37
60
67
72
73
74
75
37
60
67
72
73
4279
#4279
Lautaro Giannetti
Argentina
Antalyaspor
CB
72
65
34
53
55
72
74
72
65
34
53
55
72
74
112
#112
Manuela Giugliano
Italy
Roma
CM
85
81
80
84
86
72
74
85
81
80
84
86
72
74
3377
#3377
Ben Godfrey
England
Sheffield Utd
CB
73
79
43
60
60
72
75
73
79
43
60
60
72
75
7023
#7023
Saba Goglichidze
Georgia
Udinese
CB
69
54
25
44
48
72
66
69
54
25
44
48
72
66
1621
#1621
Angel Gomes
England
OM
CAM
76
69
70
75
79
72
67
76
69
70
75
79
72
67
2969
#2969
Diego Gómez
Paraguay
Brighton
CM
73
69
67
71
75
72
75
73
69
67
71
75
72
75
4207
#4207
Sergi Gómez
Spain
FC Alverca
CB
72
62
46
60
58
72
71
72
62
46
60
58
72
71
3936
#3936
Felix Götze
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CB
72
68
51
64
67
72
73
72
68
51
64
67
72
73
4305
#4305
Dimitrios Goutas
Greece
Gençlerbirliği
CB
72
51
45
48
53
72
79
72
51
45
48
53
72
79
2132
#2132
Florian Grillitsch
Austria
SC Braga
CM
75
63
59
74
74
72
66
75
63
59
74
74
72
66
475
#475
Jackie Groenen
Holland
Paris SG
CM
81
80
66
81
82
72
74
81
80
66
81
82
72
74
654
#654
Pascal Groß
Germany
Borussia Dortmund
CDM
80
48
75
84
79
72
76
80
48
75
84
79
72
76
1853
#1853
Ander Guevara
Spain
D. Alavés
CDM
76
41
63
72
71
72
69
76
41
63
72
71
72
69
5055
#5055
Alexander Hack
Germany
Red Bulls
CB
71
54
38
59
50
72
76
71
54
38
59
50
72
76
843
#843
Chantal Hagel
Germany
Sevilla FC
CM
79
49
75
76
79
72
80
79
49
75
76
79
72
80
1281
#1281
Gustavo Hamer
Holland
Sheffield Utd
LM
77
70
72
79
76
72
76
77
70
72
79
76
72
76
4288
#4288
Mathilde Harviken
Norway
Juventus
CB
72
63
38
50
57
72
72
72
63
38
50
57
72
72
5035
#5035
Caitlin Hayes
Republic of Ireland
Brighton
CB
71
61
38
50
64
72
70
71
61
38
50
64
72
70
4146
#4146
Mees Hilgers
Indonesia
FC Twente
CB
72
73
43
54
60
72
75
72
73
43
54
60
72
75
4332
#4332
Sebastian Holmén
Sweden
IF Elfsborg
CB
72
55
36
50
51
72
78
72
55
36
50
51
72
78
111121314151617159
Fastest Players
View Fastest Players
Best Shooters
View Best Shooters
Best Passers
View Best Passers
Best Dribblers
View Best Dribblers
Most Physical Players
View Most Physical Players
Image of two players walking onto a football pitch from a stadium tunnel

THE CLUB IS YOURS

Play EA SPORTS FC™ 26 now, with an overhauled gameplay experience powered by community feedback, Manager Live Challenges that bring fresh scenarios to the new season, and Archetypes inspired by greats of the game.

Play Now

The Player Ratings table reflects the Gold, Silver, and Bronze Player Items available in Ultimate Team ’26 at launch. It does not reflect other types of Player Items (e.g. Heroes, Icons, or Campaign Player Items), including those added after release, nor will it reflect live form updates available in other modes. Sorting by Rank arranges items first by their Overall rating, with further ordering established by subjective factors based on the athletes’ real-life performance (not item attributes).

Image of the EA SPORTS logo in black on a white background
E (Everyone)
Users Interact
In-Game Purchases (Includes Random Items)
  • * Pre-order offers for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2 and physical versions of EA SPORTS FC 26 do not include the EA SPORTS FC 25 Content. Other conditions & restrictions apply. See ea.com/games/ea-sports-fc/fc-26/game-disclaimers for details.
  • ††You must complete the steps to obtain the initial FC Points distribution by June 15, 2026 to receive all 6,000 FC Points. If you redeem after September 15, 2026, you will not receive any FC Points.