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.

8078
#8078
Oleksandr Syrota
Ukraine
Kocaelispor
CB
68
69
27
48
48
69
71
68
69
27
48
48
69
71
3931
#3931
Chloé Tapia
France
AS Saint Étienne
LB
72
70
54
62
71
69
70
72
70
54
62
71
69
70
1276
#1276
James Tavernier
England
Rangers
RB
77
80
71
78
75
69
79
77
80
71
78
75
69
79
7985
#7985
Caleb Taylor
England
Millwall
CB
68
59
39
51
54
69
73
68
59
39
51
54
69
73
4553
#4553
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
France
Dinamo Zagreb
CB
71
72
49
65
67
69
78
71
72
49
65
67
69
78
6010
#6010
Fernando Tobio
Argentina
Barracas Central
CB
70
45
30
53
46
69
79
70
45
30
53
46
69
79
4839
#4839
Taryn Torres
United States
Gotham FC
CDM
71
61
54
63
68
69
65
71
61
54
63
68
69
65
5041
#5041
Isaak Touré
France
FC Lorient
CB
71
65
30
51
55
69
84
71
65
30
51
55
69
84
3803
#3803
Lewis Travis
England
Derby County
CDM
72
65
59
65
68
69
78
72
65
59
65
68
69
78
6597
#6597
Kai Trewin
Australia
Melbourne City
CB
69
66
43
58
59
69
79
69
66
43
58
59
69
79
3882
#3882
Sondre Tronstad
Norway
Blackburn Rovers
CDM
72
55
63
68
70
69
73
72
55
63
68
70
69
73
5938
#5938
Élisabeth Tsé
Canada
Havre AC
CB
70
58
39
51
58
69
74
70
58
39
51
58
69
74
3262
#3262
Oleksandr Tymchyk
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
RB
73
87
47
66
69
69
60
73
87
47
66
69
69
60
5807
#5807
Emmanuel Uchenna
Nigeria
Sparta Praha
CB
70
68
44
56
55
69
75
70
68
44
56
55
69
75
1921
#1921
Filip Ugrinić
Switzerland
Valencia CF
CM
75
77
73
74
75
69
85
75
77
73
74
75
69
85
5969
#5969
Bruna Lourenço
Portugal
Strasbourg
CB
70
62
32
47
59
69
73
70
62
32
47
59
69
73
8834
#8834
Naroa
Spain
Athletic Club
CB
67
70
37
57
60
69
66
67
70
37
57
60
69
66
7851
#7851
Necip Uysal
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CB
68
44
56
61
61
69
66
68
44
56
61
61
69
66
4530
#4530
Pavle Vagić
Sweden
Hammarby IF
CB
71
70
54
63
68
69
78
71
70
54
63
68
69
78
7961
#7961
Margaux Vairon
France
Dijon FCO
LB
68
68
42
55
53
69
60
68
68
42
55
53
69
60
6814
#6814
Leo Väisänen
Finland
BK Häcken
CB
69
72
30
56
59
69
73
69
72
30
56
59
69
73
6865
#6865
Bruno Valdez
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CB
69
58
40
57
57
69
73
69
58
40
57
57
69
73
8145
#8145
Sebastián Valdéz
Argentina
Independiente
CB
68
52
29
44
47
69
69
68
52
29
44
47
69
69
7012
#7012
Bruno Wilson
Portugal
SJ Earthquakes
CB
69
50
30
45
49
69
77
69
50
30
45
49
69
77
10088
#10088
Matías Valenti
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
LB
66
63
40
41
60
69
70
66
63
40
41
60
69
70
6927
#6927
Finn van Breemen
Holland
FC Basel 1893
CB
69
64
31
51
58
69
73
69
64
31
51
58
69
73
3797
#3797
Jonna van de Velde
Holland
Ajax
LB
72
73
60
67
70
69
66
72
73
60
67
70
69
66
6863
#6863
Rein Van Helden
Belgium
STVV
CB
69
62
29
61
58
69
76
69
62
29
61
58
69
76
4666
#4666
Jonathan Varane
France
QPR
CDM
71
63
49
64
69
69
78
71
63
49
64
69
69
78
6886
#6886
Marco Varnier
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CB
69
64
38
53
57
69
70
69
64
38
53
57
69
70
6837
#6837
Brayan Vera
Colombia
Real Salt Lake
CB
69
70
40
52
55
69
71
69
70
40
52
55
69
71
3242
#3242
Nacho Vidal
Spain
R. Oviedo
RB
73
73
57
68
67
69
65
73
73
57
68
67
69
65
3888
#3888
Gonzalo Villar
Spain
Dinamo Zagreb
CM
72
55
60
72
73
69
69
72
55
60
72
73
69
69
9193
#9193
Ricardo Visus
Spain
Widzew Łódź
CB
67
64
27
39
49
69
69
67
64
27
39
49
69
69
120
#120
Caroline Weir
Scotland
Real Madrid
CAM
85
72
83
84
84
69
69
85
72
83
84
84
69
69
6939
#6939
Scott Wharton
England
Blackburn Rovers
CB
69
52
32
53
61
69
75
69
52
32
53
61
69
75
4659
#4659
Clare Wheeler
Australia
Everton
CM
71
62
61
68
69
69
64
71
62
61
68
69
69
64
4800
#4800
Kate Wiesner
United States
Washington Spirit
LB
71
65
49
66
68
69
65
71
65
49
66
68
69
65
5845
#5845
Loïc Williams
Spain
Granada CF
CB
70
68
37
52
60
69
78
70
68
37
52
60
69
78
2484
#2484
Cláudio Winck
Brazil
Kasımpaşa
RB
74
73
63
71
70
69
74
74
73
63
71
70
69
74
2753
#2753
Harry Winks
England
Leicester City
CDM
74
51
60
74
74
69
67
74
51
60
74
74
69
67
5025
#5025
Przemysław Wiśniewski
Poland
Spezia
CB
71
84
25
45
52
69
82
71
84
25
45
52
69
82
578
#578
Barış Alper Yılmaz
Turkey
Galatasaray
LM
80
93
77
72
79
69
90
80
93
77
72
79
69
90
6691
#6691
Marvin Young
Holland
Sparta Rotterdam
CB
69
69
33
60
66
69
71
69
69
33
60
66
69
71
3840
#3840
Alessandro Zanoli
Italy
Udinese
RB
72
77
54
65
69
69
68
72
77
54
65
69
69
68
2572
#2572
Gabriele Zappa
Italy
Cagliari
RB
74
75
62
65
69
69
71
74
75
62
65
69
69
71
3027
#3027
Alessio Zerbin
Italy
Cremonese
RM
73
75
67
69
73
69
65
73
75
67
69
73
69
65
3987
#3987
Max Aarons
England
Rangers
RB
72
76
42
62
72
68
71
72
76
42
62
72
68
71
5277
#5277
Oliver Abildgaard
Denmark
Sampdoria
CM
70
55
63
67
68
68
78
70
55
63
67
68
68
78
1920
#1920
Luis Advíncula
Peru
Boca Juniors
RB
75
92
69
70
74
68
86
75
92
69
70
74
68
86
5582
#5582
Marc Aguado
Spain
Elche CF
CDM
70
65
54
68
65
68
62
70
65
54
68
65
68
62
5958
#5958
Abdulelah Al Amri
Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr
CB
70
69
29
51
47
68
81
70
69
29
51
47
68
81
6612
#6612
Tomás Alarcón
Chile
Colo-Colo
CDM
69
62
51
61
59
68
72
69
62
51
61
59
68
72
13962
#13962
Leonel Dante Álvarez
Argentina
San Martín
LB
62
63
36
39
55
68
52
62
63
36
39
55
68
52
7001
#7001
Frederik Alves
Denmark
Brøndby IF
CB
69
54
31
45
52
68
75
69
54
31
45
52
68
75
5232
#5232
Ibrahim Amadou
France
Shanghai Shenhua
CDM
70
66
57
64
68
68
79
70
66
57
64
68
68
79
5527
#5527
Silas Andersen
Denmark
BK Häcken
CDM
70
66
49
63
60
68
79
70
66
49
63
60
68
79
8126
#8126
Bella Andersson
Sweden
Real Madrid
CB
68
66
24
44
51
68
66
68
66
24
44
51
68
66
6202
#6202
Andrés Andrade
Panama
LASK
CB
69
74
51
60
64
68
79
69
74
51
60
64
68
79
7202
#7202
Daniel Anyembe
Kenya
Viborg FF
CB
68
81
45
61
67
68
69
68
81
45
61
67
68
69
1322
#1322
Maximiliano Araújo
Uruguay
Sporting CP
LM
77
85
63
70
79
68
68
77
85
63
70
79
68
68
5178
#5178
Jean-Pierre Archimbaud
Peru
Alianza Lima
CM
70
65
68
63
66
68
78
70
65
68
63
66
68
78
8304
#8304
Afeez Aremu
Nigeria
Kaiserslautern
CDM
67
70
55
56
65
68
72
67
70
55
56
65
68
72
10276
#10276
Ramón Arias
Uruguay
Tigre
CB
66
49
30
41
48
68
71
66
49
30
41
48
68
71
5819
#5819
Anderson Arroyo
Colombia
Burgos CF
RB
70
75
29
57
61
68
76
70
75
29
57
61
68
76
5696
#5696
Zoran Arsenić
Croatia
Raków
CB
70
69
40
57
60
68
81
70
69
40
57
60
68
81
2959
#2959
Santiago Arzamendia
Paraguay
Estudiantes
LB
73
83
68
67
73
68
75
73
83
68
67
73
68
75
6579
#6579
Sebastián Assís
Uruguay
Cerro Largo
CDM
69
58
52
66
65
68
66
69
58
52
66
65
68
66
2621
#2621
Tommaso Augello
Italy
Palermo
LB
74
73
57
71
71
68
67
74
73
57
71
71
68
67
6771
#6771
Tomás Avilés
Argentina
Inter Miami CF
CB
69
60
48
61
57
68
69
69
60
48
61
57
68
69
4706
#4706
Gabriel Báez
Argentina
Talleres
LB
71
71
54
61
63
68
72
71
71
54
61
63
68
72
3026
#3026
Claudio Baeza
Chile
Vélez Sarsfield
CDM
73
66
66
69
72
68
77
73
66
66
69
72
68
77
9222
#9222
Adrian Bajrami
Albania
FC Luzern
CB
67
56
27
44
43
68
67
67
56
27
44
43
68
67
5139
#5139
Filippo Bandinelli
Italy
Spezia
CM
70
68
70
68
71
68
67
70
68
70
68
71
68
67
5864
#5864
Ibrahima Sory Bangoura
Guinea
KRC Genk
CDM
70
63
41
57
56
68
77
70
63
41
57
56
68
77
6115
#6115
Shandon Baptiste
Grenada
Luton Town
CM
69
67
58
67
75
68
66
69
67
58
67
75
68
66
7009
#7009
Miguel Barbieri
Argentina
Dep. Riestra
CB
69
58
34
43
52
68
66
69
58
34
43
52
68
66
9126
#9126
Sergio Barcia
Spain
UD Las Palmas
CB
67
60
32
54
56
68
62
67
60
32
54
56
68
62
2137
#2137
Valentín Barco
Argentina
Strasbourg
LB
75
76
50
75
78
68
61
75
76
50
75
78
68
61
4737
#4737
Juan Barinaga
Argentina
Boca Juniors
RB
71
71
48
64
65
68
71
71
71
48
64
65
68
71
4470
#4470
Borna Barišić
Croatia
Trabzonspor
LB
71
66
63
73
68
68
69
71
66
63
73
68
68
69
10229
#10229
Ángela Barón
Colombia
Rac. Louisville
CB
66
63
36
45
49
68
63
66
63
36
45
49
68
63
8887
#8887
Luca Bazzoli
Germany
Rot-Weiss Essen
CDM
67
58
41
53
62
68
74
67
58
41
53
62
68
74
2863
#2863
Haris Belkebla
Algeria
Angers SCO
CDM
74
46
49
71
70
68
74
74
46
49
71
70
68
74
3800
#3800
Gustav Berggren
Sweden
Red Bulls
CM
72
59
59
68
69
68
81
72
59
59
68
69
68
81
6768
#6768
Di'Shon Bernard
Jamaica
Sheffield Wed
CB
69
65
40
54
60
68
76
69
65
40
54
60
68
76
6118
#6118
Maxime Bernauer
France
AS Saint-Étienne
CB
69
66
53
72
66
68
76
69
66
53
72
66
68
76
7932
#7932
Kristian Bilovar
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CB
68
68
37
52
56
68
69
68
68
37
52
56
68
69
6708
#6708
Tyler Bindon
New Zealand
Sheffield Utd
CB
69
58
46
59
64
68
73
69
58
46
59
64
68
73
3116
#3116
Max Bird
England
Bristol City
CM
73
67
63
70
71
68
71
73
67
63
70
71
68
71
3630
#3630
Dimitri Bisoli
Italy
Cesena
CM
72
72
69
68
71
68
72
72
72
69
68
71
68
72
2524
#2524
Fredrik Bjørkan
Norway
FK Bodø/Glimt
LB
74
81
53
65
72
68
75
74
81
53
65
72
68
75
5198
#5198
Tristan Blackmon
United States
Whitecaps FC
CB
70
90
43
58
67
68
79
70
90
43
58
67
68
79
2097
#2097
Lautaro Blanco
Argentina
Boca Juniors
LB
75
78
49
70
72
68
75
75
78
49
70
72
68
75
5022
#5022
Alexis Blin
France
Palermo
CDM
71
31
54
63
65
68
77
71
31
54
63
65
68
77
3724
#3724
Lucas Blondel
Switzerland
Boca Juniors
RB
72
79
61
61
71
68
70
72
79
61
61
71
68
70
5928
#5928
Kennedy Boateng
Togo
FC Dinamo 1948
CB
70
64
41
49
48
68
81
70
64
41
49
48
68
81
6337
#6337
Léo Borges
Brazil
Pogoń Szczecin
CB
69
71
45
64
63
68
77
69
71
45
64
63
68
77
8105
#8105
Robin Bormuth
Germany
Saarbrücken
CB
68
64
27
46
48
68
73
68
64
27
46
48
68
73
5483
#5483
Calvin Brackelmann
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CB
70
82
47
59
53
68
79
70
82
47
59
53
68
79
123242526272829159
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.