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.

554
#554
Leonardo Balerdi
Argentina
OM
CB
81
77
46
65
69
82
79
81
77
46
65
69
82
79
551
#551
Gonçalo Inácio
Portugal
Sporting CP
CB
81
77
37
71
73
82
81
81
77
37
71
73
82
81
552
#552
Hannah Blundell
England
Manchester Utd
LB
81
69
54
71
73
82
70
81
69
54
71
73
82
70
740
#740
Annaïg Butel
France
FC Fleury 91
CB
80
60
42
65
64
82
77
80
60
42
65
64
82
77
325
#325
Emre Can
Germany
Borussia Dortmund
CB
82
77
76
72
74
82
84
82
77
76
72
74
82
84
204
#204
Ellie Carpenter
Australia
Chelsea
RB
84
82
51
79
77
82
79
84
82
51
79
77
82
79
949
#949
Jess Carter
England
Gotham FC
CB
79
58
46
67
65
82
78
79
58
46
67
65
82
78
971
#971
Alana Cook
United States
KC Current
CB
79
40
44
61
61
82
78
79
40
44
61
61
82
78
185
#185
Marc Cucurella
Spain
Chelsea
LB
84
75
64
79
80
82
79
84
75
64
79
80
82
79
942
#942
Tierna Davidson
United States
Gotham FC
CB
79
63
50
66
65
82
76
79
63
50
66
65
82
76
573
#573
Élisa De Almeida
France
Paris SG
CB
81
74
34
64
61
82
80
81
74
34
64
61
82
80
424
#424
Matthijs de Ligt
Holland
Man Utd
CB
82
62
61
62
67
82
83
82
62
61
62
67
82
83
575
#575
Lauren
Brazil
Atlético de Madrid
CB
81
72
33
58
64
82
83
81
72
33
58
64
82
83
433
#433
Nacho Fernández
Spain
Al Qadsiah
CB
82
73
37
68
71
82
79
82
73
37
68
71
82
79
726
#726
Pau Torres
Spain
Aston Villa
CB
80
67
41
75
69
82
73
80
67
41
75
69
82
73
82
#82
Grace Geyoro
France
London City
CM
86
89
73
82
83
82
80
86
89
73
82
83
82
80
116
#116
João Neves
Portugal
Paris SG
CM
85
74
69
80
84
82
83
85
74
69
80
84
82
83
550
#550
Théa Gréboval
France
Paris FC
CB
81
60
60
72
65
82
82
81
60
60
72
65
82
82
179
#179
Giulia Gwinn
Germany
FC Bayern München
RB
84
83
68
79
84
82
70
84
83
68
79
84
82
70
12
#12
Achraf Hakimi
Morocco
Paris SG
RB
89
92
79
82
83
82
79
89
92
79
82
83
82
79
258
#258
Dávid Hancko
Slovakia
Atlético de Madrid
CB
83
77
66
73
74
82
82
83
77
66
73
74
82
82
731
#731
Marina Hegering
Germany
1. FC Köln
CB
80
52
57
63
71
82
76
80
52
57
63
71
82
76
559
#559
Danilo Pereira
Portugal
Al Ittihad
CB
81
47
64
68
71
82
84
81
47
64
68
71
82
84
546
#546
Lucas Hernández
France
Paris SG
CB
81
71
54
72
70
82
77
81
71
54
72
70
82
77
397
#397
Dean Huijsen
Spain
Real Madrid
CB
82
71
55
73
74
82
76
82
71
55
73
74
82
76
426
#426
Kalidou Koulibaly
Senegal
Al Hilal
CB
82
74
48
62
65
82
84
82
74
48
62
65
82
84
176
#176
Ashley Lawrence
Canada
OL Lyonnes
RB
84
82
67
82
80
82
76
84
82
67
82
80
82
76
739
#739
Clément Lenglet
France
Atlético de Madrid
CB
80
54
45
69
64
82
76
80
54
45
69
64
82
76
375
#375
Hailie Mace
United States
KC Current
RB
82
76
60
75
74
82
75
82
76
60
75
74
82
75
418
#418
Maria Méndez
Spain
Real Madrid
CB
82
74
53
69
66
82
77
82
74
53
69
66
82
77
188
#188
Sjoeke Nüsken
Germany
Chelsea
CDM
84
70
73
78
80
82
76
84
70
73
78
80
82
76
549
#549
Cecilia Salvai
Italy
Juventus
CB
81
73
49
70
67
82
80
81
73
49
70
67
82
80
368
#368
Davinson Sánchez
Colombia
Galatasaray
CB
82
82
58
63
73
82
88
82
82
58
63
73
82
88
558
#558
Mohamed Simakan
France
Al Nassr
CB
81
76
43
65
69
82
82
81
76
43
65
69
82
82
535
#535
Edmond Tapsoba
Burkina Faso
Leverkusen
CB
81
75
56
68
70
82
80
81
75
56
68
70
82
80
386
#386
Jurriën Timber
Holland
Arsenal
RB
82
76
48
72
77
82
80
82
76
48
72
77
82
80
567
#567
Fikayo Tomori
England
Milano FC
CB
81
81
40
60
67
82
78
81
81
40
60
67
82
78
893
#893
Maddi Torre
Spain
Athletic Club
CB
79
62
56
76
69
82
74
79
62
56
76
69
82
74
633
#633
Marion Torrent
France
Montpellier
CDM
80
75
58
75
76
82
75
80
75
58
75
76
82
75
380
#380
Micky van de Ven
Holland
Spurs
CB
82
90
49
64
72
82
80
82
90
49
64
72
82
80
355
#355
Manuela Vanegas
Colombia
Brighton
CB
82
80
61
73
72
82
83
82
80
61
73
72
82
83
300
#300
Ronald Araujo
Uruguay
FC Barcelona
CB
83
80
53
63
61
81
83
83
80
53
63
61
81
83
1271
#1271
Elizabeth Ball
United States
KC Current
CB
78
33
44
59
63
81
74
78
33
44
59
63
81
74
722
#722
Abdülkerim Bardakcı
Turkey
Galatasaray
CB
80
59
46
70
69
81
85
80
59
46
70
69
81
85
77
#77
Nicolò Barella
Italy
Lombardia FC
CM
87
80
78
84
86
81
76
87
80
78
84
86
81
76
814
#814
Lauren Barnes
United States
Seattle Reign
CB
79
74
53
73
76
81
80
79
74
53
73
76
81
80
91
#91
Ona Batlle
Spain
FC Barcelona
RB
86
80
54
79
79
81
72
86
80
54
79
79
81
72
93
#93
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Turkey
Lombardia FC
CDM
86
71
81
87
82
81
73
86
71
81
87
82
81
73
124
#124
Carvajal
Spain
Real Madrid
RB
85
80
58
79
81
81
79
85
80
58
79
81
81
79
958
#958
Rafaelle
Brazil
Orlando Pride
CB
79
55
39
68
65
81
79
79
55
39
68
65
81
79
743
#743
Andreas Christensen
Denmark
FC Barcelona
CB
80
64
32
67
70
81
74
80
64
32
67
70
81
74
955
#955
Sebastián Coates
Uruguay
Nacional
CB
79
60
49
54
61
81
84
79
60
49
54
61
81
84
709
#709
Levi Colwill
England
Chelsea
CB
80
70
43
71
72
81
80
80
70
43
71
72
81
80
523
#523
Matteo Darmian
Italy
Lombardia FC
RB
81
71
62
74
76
81
71
81
71
62
74
76
81
71
964
#964
Berat Djimsiti
Albania
Bergamo Calcio
CB
79
64
39
60
53
81
79
79
64
39
60
53
81
79
189
#189
Damaris Egurrola
Holland
OL Lyonnes
CM
84
62
71
82
81
81
82
84
62
71
82
81
81
82
1270
#1270
Matteo Gabbia
Italy
Milano FC
CB
78
49
35
54
60
81
76
78
49
35
54
60
81
76
735
#735
Federico Gatti
Italy
Juventus
CB
80
76
42
53
65
81
80
80
76
42
53
65
81
80
109
#109
Ryan Gravenberch
Holland
Liverpool
CDM
85
76
76
81
85
81
81
85
76
76
81
85
81
81
119
#119
Yui Hasegawa
Japan
Manchester City
CDM
85
77
71
85
86
81
63
85
77
71
85
86
81
63
378
#378
Fabinho
Brazil
Al Ittihad
CDM
82
53
69
78
77
81
80
82
53
69
78
77
81
80
452
#452
Reece James
England
Chelsea
RB
81
76
71
82
77
81
81
81
76
71
82
77
81
81
678
#678
Pierre Kalulu
France
Juventus
CB
80
80
53
68
70
81
76
80
80
53
68
70
81
76
729
#729
Odilon Kossounou
Côte d'Ivoire
Bergamo Calcio
CB
80
80
32
64
67
81
78
80
80
32
64
67
81
78
340
#340
Konrad Laimer
Austria
FC Bayern München
RB
82
82
69
76
75
81
76
82
82
69
76
75
81
76
963
#963
Philipp Lienhart
Austria
SC Freiburg
CB
79
67
28
59
64
81
78
79
67
28
59
64
81
78
736
#736
Diego Llorente
Spain
Real Betis
CB
80
64
41
63
69
81
76
80
64
41
63
69
81
76
209
#209
Manuel Locatelli
Italy
Juventus
CDM
84
63
69
80
76
81
78
84
63
69
80
76
81
78
719
#719
Castello Lukeba
France
RB Leipzig
CB
80
72
43
68
73
81
75
80
72
43
68
73
81
75
518
#518
Lisandro Martínez
Argentina
Man Utd
CB
81
67
59
75
75
81
80
81
67
59
75
75
81
80
711
#711
Carmen Menayo
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
CB
80
76
47
68
72
81
72
80
76
47
68
72
81
72
245
#245
Mikel Merino
Spain
Arsenal
CM
83
63
79
80
80
81
80
83
63
79
80
80
81
80
938
#938
Moeka Minami
Japan
Brighton
CB
79
64
56
58
70
81
74
79
64
56
58
70
81
74
730
#730
Florentino
Portugal
Burnley
CDM
80
55
47
65
73
81
80
80
55
47
65
73
81
80
510
#510
Katharina Naschenweng
Austria
FC Bayern München
LB
81
77
56
77
77
81
72
81
77
56
77
77
81
72
541
#541
Evan Ndicka
Côte d'Ivoire
AS Roma
CB
81
74
53
69
69
81
82
81
74
53
69
69
81
82
460
#460
Ashleigh Neville
England
Spurs
RB
81
76
70
76
78
81
83
81
76
70
76
78
81
83
414
#414
Leila Ouahabi
Spain
Manchester City
LB
82
73
52
71
72
81
74
82
73
52
71
72
81
74
199
#199
Exequiel Palacios
Argentina
Leverkusen
CM
84
62
76
80
82
81
71
84
62
76
80
82
81
71
163
#163
Fridolina Rolfö
Sweden
Manchester Utd
LB
84
81
81
81
82
81
80
84
81
81
81
82
81
80
568
#568
Niklas Süle
Germany
Borussia Dortmund
CB
81
61
51
68
67
81
79
81
61
51
68
67
81
79
745
#745
James Tarkowski
England
Everton
CB
80
45
47
64
59
81
82
80
45
47
64
59
81
82
182
#182
Aurélien Tchouaméni
France
Real Madrid
CDM
84
71
69
79
78
81
82
84
71
69
79
78
81
82
450
#450
Khéphren Thuram
France
Juventus
CM
81
78
76
77
80
81
81
81
78
76
77
80
81
81
96
#96
Sandro Tonali
Italy
Newcastle Utd
CDM
86
79
74
82
80
81
83
86
79
74
82
80
81
83
238
#238
Lucas Torreira
Uruguay
Galatasaray
CDM
83
76
72
78
81
81
79
83
76
72
78
81
81
79
85
#85
Trent Alexander-Arnold
England
Real Madrid
RB
86
76
72
89
80
80
74
86
76
72
89
80
80
74
792
#792
Marcos Alonso
Spain
Celta
CB
79
57
74
80
74
80
77
79
57
74
80
74
80
77
890
#890
Marc Bartra
Spain
Real Betis
CB
79
64
59
70
71
80
75
79
64
59
70
71
80
75
1261
#1261
Sam Beukema
Holland
SSC Napoli
CB
78
49
55
61
62
80
76
78
49
55
61
62
80
76
925
#925
Nathalie Björn
Sweden
Chelsea
CB
79
77
40
71
65
80
78
79
77
40
71
65
80
78
1484
#1484
Daley Blind
Holland
Girona FC
CB
77
36
62
85
76
80
67
77
36
62
85
76
80
67
959
#959
Jarrad Branthwaite
England
Everton
CB
79
71
39
58
60
80
78
79
71
39
58
60
80
78
780
#780
Viola Calligaris
Switzerland
Juventus
CB
79
79
59
72
75
80
80
79
79
59
72
75
80
80
907
#907
Trevoh Chalobah
England
Chelsea
CB
79
66
53
69
70
80
78
79
66
53
69
70
80
78
968
#968
Nathan Collins
Republic of Ireland
Brentford
CB
79
62
31
58
63
80
81
79
62
31
58
63
80
81
970
#970
Aldana Cometti
Argentina
FC Fleury 91
CB
79
62
30
56
63
80
80
79
62
30
56
63
80
80
1266
#1266
Dante
Brazil
OGC Nice
CB
78
32
52
69
65
80
75
78
32
52
69
65
80
75
111
#111
Erin Cuthbert
Scotland
Chelsea
CDM
85
79
80
84
83
80
73
85
79
80
84
83
80
73
512
#512
Antônia Silva
Brazil
Real Madrid
RB
81
80
50
71
79
80
80
81
80
50
71
79
80
80
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