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.

3265
#3265
Bashir Humphreys
England
Burnley
LB
73
73
43
66
69
72
75
73
73
43
66
69
72
75
4242
#4242
Jay Idzes
Indonesia
Sassuolo
CB
72
49
46
60
59
72
78
72
49
46
60
59
72
78
2627
#2627
Tim Iroegbunam
England
Everton
CDM
74
65
58
67
73
72
72
74
65
58
67
73
72
72
1966
#1966
Jackson Irvine
Australia
FC St. Pauli
CM
75
67
68
71
70
72
80
75
67
68
71
70
72
80
4350
#4350
Rion Ishikawa
Japan
Everton
CB
72
55
28
50
53
72
68
72
55
28
50
53
72
68
1284
#1284
Ardon Jashari
Switzerland
Milano FC
CDM
77
75
67
75
73
72
82
77
75
67
75
73
72
82
1006
#1006
Jauregizar
Spain
Athletic Club
CM
78
71
70
75
79
72
75
78
71
70
75
79
72
75
6748
#6748
Ellie Jean
United States
Rac. Louisville
CB
69
71
39
60
64
72
59
69
71
39
60
64
72
59
4003
#4003
Ben Johnson
England
Ipswich
RB
72
69
47
64
68
72
70
72
69
47
64
68
72
70
598
#598
Curtis Jones
England
Liverpool
CAM
80
74
74
76
82
72
76
80
74
74
76
82
72
76
5962
#5962
Tabita Joseph
Haiti
Marseille
CB
70
61
31
55
61
72
65
70
61
31
55
61
72
65
3348
#3348
Michael Kayode
Italy
Brentford
RB
73
74
41
63
72
72
70
73
74
41
63
72
72
70
4274
#4274
Frankie Kent
England
Hearts
CB
72
62
30
52
59
72
79
72
62
30
52
59
72
79
2903
#2903
Cédric Kipré
Côte d'Ivoire
Ipswich
CB
74
68
35
49
55
72
87
74
68
35
49
55
72
87
3718
#3718
Miku Kojima
Japan
Granada CF
CM
72
70
60
69
73
72
67
72
70
60
69
73
72
67
4304
#4304
Juan Cruz Komar
Argentina
Rosario Central
CB
72
58
36
50
52
72
80
72
58
36
50
52
72
80
2716
#2716
Matías Kranevitter
Argentina
Karagümrük SK
CDM
74
67
49
69
72
72
70
74
67
49
69
72
72
70
2098
#2098
Victor Kristiansen
Denmark
Leicester City
LB
75
68
59
67
73
72
73
75
68
59
67
73
72
73
4323
#4323
Yoel Lago
Spain
Celta
CB
72
62
27
56
56
72
71
72
62
27
56
56
72
71
2518
#2518
Johann Lepenant
France
FC Nantes
CM
74
66
60
71
74
72
72
74
66
60
71
74
72
72
2736
#2736
Timo Letschert
Holland
Chengdu FC
CB
74
60
54
67
61
72
83
74
60
54
67
61
72
83
1734
#1734
Janou Levels
Holland
VfL Wolfsburg
LB
76
82
63
69
73
72
56
76
82
63
69
73
72
56
2262
#2262
Fiona Liaigre
France
Paris FC
RB
75
76
46
64
67
72
67
75
76
46
64
67
72
67
1575
#1575
Kethna Louis
Haiti
Montpellier
LB
76
87
70
68
78
72
82
76
87
70
68
78
72
82
2145
#2145
Pol Lozano
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CDM
75
65
58
72
69
72
71
75
65
58
72
69
72
71
186
#186
Frida Maanum
Norway
Arsenal
CAM
84
72
82
83
83
72
67
84
72
82
83
83
72
67
4340
#4340
Lisandro Magallán
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
CB
72
37
38
53
58
72
77
72
37
38
53
58
72
77
3462
#3462
Soungoutou Magassa
France
West Ham
CDM
73
54
49
66
64
72
74
73
54
49
66
64
72
74
1305
#1305
Ainsley Maitland-Niles
England
OL
RB
77
77
65
73
76
72
74
77
77
65
73
76
72
74
2068
#2068
Tyrell Malacia
Holland
Man Utd
LB
75
77
54
66
75
72
71
75
77
54
66
75
72
71
1403
#1403
Orel Mangala
Belgium
OL
CDM
77
68
58
72
79
72
73
77
68
58
72
79
72
73
4189
#4189
Héloïse Mansuy
France
AS Saint Étienne
CB
72
62
38
61
64
72
75
72
62
38
61
64
72
75
2678
#2678
Gerard Martín
Spain
FC Barcelona
LB
74
71
52
70
69
72
68
74
71
52
70
69
72
68
4898
#4898
Vera Martínez
Spain
RC Deportivo
CB
71
69
43
63
58
72
70
71
69
43
63
58
72
70
2088
#2088
Andreia Faria
Portugal
SL Benfica
CDM
75
67
63
73
75
72
63
75
67
63
73
75
72
63
2202
#2202
Omar Mascarell
Equatorial Guinea
RCD Mallorca
CM
75
47
64
71
74
72
71
75
47
64
71
74
72
71
5084
#5084
Erhan Mašović
Serbia
VfL Bochum 1848
CB
71
58
33
49
56
72
68
71
58
33
49
56
72
68
4264
#4264
Moustapha Mbow
Senegal
Paris FC
CB
72
62
36
52
60
72
76
72
62
36
52
60
72
76
750
#750
Callum McGregor
Scotland
Celtic
CDM
79
77
76
78
80
72
78
79
77
76
78
80
72
78
2099
#2099
Rachel McLauchlan
Scotland
Brighton
RB
75
75
53
69
69
72
74
75
75
53
69
69
72
74
4970
#4970
Gary Medel
Chile
Uni. Católica
CB
71
48
48
60
65
72
72
71
48
48
60
65
72
72
3904
#3904
Javier Méndez
Uruguay
Peñarol
CB
72
65
58
60
62
72
80
72
65
58
60
62
72
80
4101
#4101
Teden Mengi
England
Luton Town
CB
72
78
39
55
64
72
74
72
78
39
55
64
72
74
4349
#4349
Matt Miazga
United States
FC Cincinnati
CB
72
46
26
47
57
72
78
72
46
26
47
57
72
78
4066
#4066
Giannis Michailidis
Greece
PAOK FC
CB
72
62
51
65
62
72
73
72
62
51
65
62
72
73
3236
#3236
Mária Mikolajová
Slovakia
Hamburger SV
CDM
73
67
64
68
63
72
65
73
67
64
68
63
72
65
1763
#1763
Lauren Milliet
United States
Rac. Louisville
RB
76
75
58
73
76
72
57
76
75
58
73
76
72
57
4308
#4308
Gerasimos Mitoglou
Greece
AEK Athens
CB
72
64
34
51
44
72
83
72
64
34
51
44
72
83
237
#237
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenia
Lombardia FC
CM
83
77
78
82
83
72
75
83
77
78
82
83
72
75
3998
#3998
Steven Moreira
Cape Verde Islands
Columbus Crew
CB
72
73
33
67
71
72
74
72
73
33
67
71
72
74
1405
#1405
Manu Morlanes
Spain
RCD Mallorca
CM
77
65
65
76
75
72
69
77
65
65
76
75
72
69
2079
#2079
Aihen Muñoz
Spain
Real Sociedad
LB
75
75
54
70
73
72
70
75
75
54
70
73
72
70
3958
#3958
Hanna Németh
Hungary
SV Werder Bremen
CB
72
55
55
67
68
72
77
72
55
55
67
68
72
77
3309
#3309
Phil Neumann
Germany
Birmingham City
CB
73
81
33
61
68
72
79
73
81
33
61
68
72
79
2049
#2049
Gabriel Neves
Uruguay
Estudiantes
CDM
75
70
64
74
73
72
65
75
70
64
74
73
72
65
3508
#3508
Michael Ngadeu
Cameroon
Beijing FC
CB
73
62
43
58
54
72
82
73
62
43
58
54
72
82
3955
#3955
Nolaskoain
Spain
SD Eibar
CDM
72
54
59
63
65
72
81
72
54
59
63
65
72
81
3956
#3956
Stanley Nsoki
France
Union Berlin
CB
72
78
38
62
67
72
77
72
78
38
62
67
72
77
4282
#4282
Andreas Ntoi
Greece
Rio Ave FC
CB
72
62
38
54
49
72
77
72
62
38
54
49
72
77
3574
#3574
Santiago Núñez
Argentina
Estudiantes
CB
73
61
29
49
50
72
86
73
61
29
49
50
72
86
4166
#4166
Steven Nzonzi
France
Stoke City
CDM
72
37
56
67
66
72
76
72
37
56
67
66
72
76
5734
#5734
Isabella Obaze
Denmark
Portland Thorns
CB
70
71
46
59
60
72
65
70
71
46
59
60
72
65
4126
#4126
Tim Oberdorf
Germany
Düsseldorf
CB
72
63
46
62
62
72
74
72
63
46
62
62
72
74
3413
#3413
Armando Obispo
Holland
PSV
CB
73
70
42
60
66
72
76
73
70
42
60
66
72
76
4103
#4103
Tim Oermann
Germany
SK Sturm Graz
CB
72
83
34
55
62
72
76
72
83
34
55
62
72
76
3415
#3415
Joseph Okumu
Kenya
Stade de Reims
CB
73
77
41
56
62
72
78
73
77
41
56
62
72
78
1355
#1355
Caio Henrique
Brazil
AS Monaco
LB
77
78
58
77
77
72
66
77
78
58
77
77
72
66
2415
#2415
Frank Onyeka
Nigeria
Brentford
CM
74
74
64
69
74
72
78
74
74
64
69
74
72
78
1017
#1017
Leandro Paredes
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CM
78
62
70
82
79
72
74
78
62
70
82
79
72
74
1978
#1978
Fabiano Parisi
Italy
Fiorentina
LB
75
75
67
70
76
72
67
75
75
67
70
76
72
67
974
#974
Toni Payne
Nigeria
Everton
RM
78
88
72
73
76
72
80
78
88
72
73
76
72
80
2739
#2739
Luca Pellegrini
Italy
Latium
LB
74
71
54
66
76
72
58
74
71
54
66
76
72
58
5082
#5082
Sidney Lima
Brazil
Santa Clara
CB
71
60
35
46
52
72
71
71
60
35
46
52
72
71
2394
#2394
Pisco
Spain
C. Adeje Tenerife
LB
74
69
68
74
74
72
79
74
69
68
74
74
72
79
5006
#5006
Raul Gustavo
Brazil
New York City FC
CB
71
66
41
52
59
72
70
71
66
41
52
59
72
70
4313
#4313
Fabio Pereyra
Argentina
Huracán
CB
72
61
35
48
52
72
79
72
61
35
48
52
72
79
5912
#5912
Gonzalo Pérez
Uruguay
Lanús
CDM
70
65
38
57
51
72
71
70
65
38
57
51
72
71
3431
#3431
Alba Pérez
Spain
Granada CF
RB
73
69
42
70
66
72
65
73
69
42
70
66
72
65
1641
#1641
Matteo Pessina
Italy
Monza
CM
76
67
70
76
75
72
68
76
67
70
76
75
72
68
2655
#2655
Kalvin Phillips
England
Manchester City
CDM
74
54
65
73
70
72
70
74
54
65
73
70
72
70
6000
#6000
Elli Pikkujämsä
Finland
FC Rosengård
CB
70
31
43
57
60
72
64
70
31
43
57
60
72
64
1652
#1652
Itziar Pinillos
Spain
Badalona Women
RB
76
73
58
73
78
72
73
76
73
58
73
78
72
73
3443
#3443
Cristina Postigo
Spain
Granada CF
RB
73
68
39
66
63
72
74
73
68
39
66
63
72
74
3118
#3118
Berta Pujadas
Spain
Badalona Women
CB
73
74
65
63
59
72
77
73
74
65
63
59
72
77
2
#2
Alexia Putellas
Spain
FC Barcelona
CM
91
82
89
90
91
72
80
91
82
89
90
91
72
80
3341
#3341
Nina Räcke
Germany
Hamburger SV
CB
73
63
52
68
64
72
73
73
63
52
68
64
72
73
4218
#4218
Jacob Rasmussen
Denmark
RB Salzburg
CB
72
53
39
61
63
72
80
72
53
39
61
63
72
80
3959
#3959
Alicia Redondo
Spain
Sevilla FC
CDM
72
67
56
66
67
72
66
72
67
56
66
67
72
66
2638
#2638
Devyne Rensch
Holland
AS Roma
RB
74
74
56
67
71
72
66
74
74
56
67
71
72
66
2600
#2600
Manon Revelli
France
RC Lens
RB
74
78
54
66
68
72
71
74
78
54
66
68
72
71
748
#748
Richard Ríos
Colombia
SL Benfica
CM
79
81
70
77
82
72
82
79
81
70
77
82
72
82
3607
#3607
Mats Rits
Belgium
RSC Anderlecht
CM
72
70
69
71
71
72
74
72
70
69
71
71
72
74
4300
#4300
Williams Riveros
Paraguay
Universitario
CB
72
58
39
50
53
72
77
72
58
39
50
53
72
77
3365
#3365
Miles Robinson
United States
FC Cincinnati
CB
73
82
35
55
67
72
79
73
82
35
55
67
72
79
1680
#1680
Rocky Rodríguez
Costa Rica
KC Current
CDM
76
44
75
74
77
72
81
76
44
75
74
77
72
81
1365
#1365
Valentin Rosier
France
CA Osasuna
RB
77
81
52
71
76
72
75
77
81
52
71
76
72
75
5096
#5096
Kye Rowles
Australia
D.C. United
CB
71
64
24
46
47
72
76
71
64
24
46
47
72
76
1979
#1979
Matteo Ruggeri
Italy
Atlético de Madrid
LM
75
78
60
73
71
72
73
75
78
60
73
71
72
73
1279
#1279
Aitor Ruibal
Spain
Real Betis
RB
77
82
74
73
76
72
69
77
82
74
73
76
72
69
1778
#1778
Michal Sadílek
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CDM
76
53
58
75
71
72
79
76
53
58
75
71
72
79
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