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.

10141
#10141
Louis Breunig
Germany
Braunschweig
CB
66
74
26
50
51
68
69
66
74
26
50
51
68
69
6980
#6980
Anthony Briançon
France
Pau FC
CB
69
44
47
56
52
68
66
69
44
47
56
52
68
66
5823
#5823
Miguel Brizuela
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
CB
70
64
44
57
53
68
80
70
64
44
57
53
68
80
7220
#7220
Dylan Bronn
Tunisia
Servette FC
CB
68
60
61
64
61
68
76
68
60
61
64
61
68
76
6362
#6362
Courtney Brown
United States
Washington Spirit
LM
69
63
60
65
69
68
61
69
63
60
65
69
68
61
2556
#2556
Hugo Bueno
Spain
Wolves
LB
74
74
52
73
78
68
67
74
74
52
73
78
68
67
5909
#5909
Andrei Burcă
Romania
Yunnan Yukun
CB
70
68
41
45
52
68
81
70
68
41
45
52
68
81
8132
#8132
Alexander Busch
Denmark
Silkeborg IF
CB
68
50
29
45
57
68
68
68
50
29
45
57
68
68
1582
#1582
Fabricio Bustos
Argentina
River Plate
RB
76
85
65
73
79
68
74
76
85
65
73
79
68
74
8956
#8956
Cabello
Spain
Levante UD
CB
67
67
39
57
54
68
66
67
67
39
57
54
68
66
8012
#8012
Arturo Calabresi
Italy
Pisa
CB
68
50
31
58
61
68
73
68
50
31
58
61
68
73
4540
#4540
Agustín Cardozo
Argentina
Lanús
CDM
71
68
56
65
71
68
73
71
68
56
65
71
68
73
2135
#2135
Carreira
Spain
Celta
RM
75
76
52
72
75
68
65
75
76
52
72
75
68
65
8624
#8624
Lucas Carrizo
Argentina
Huracán
CB
67
69
39
53
65
68
76
67
69
39
53
65
68
76
5385
#5385
Michele Castagnetti
Italy
Cesena
CDM
70
46
70
66
68
68
75
70
46
70
66
68
68
75
7561
#7561
Santiago Castañeda
United States
SC Paderborn 07
CM
68
61
48
63
67
68
66
68
61
48
63
67
68
66
5798
#5798
Joan Castro
Colombia
Atl. Nacional
RB
70
70
40
62
65
68
63
70
70
40
62
65
68
63
8054
#8054
Maximiliano Caufriez
Belgium
Clermont Foot 63
CB
68
54
30
56
55
68
72
68
54
30
56
55
68
72
8190
#8190
Emanuel Cecchini
Argentina
San Lorenzo
CM
67
64
63
66
66
68
71
67
64
63
66
66
68
71
11331
#11331
Antonio Ceza
Chile
Palestino
CB
65
65
22
36
34
68
61
65
65
22
36
34
68
61
2446
#2446
Farès Chaïbi
Algeria
Frankfurt
CAM
74
69
68
75
76
68
69
74
69
68
75
76
68
69
6420
#6420
Nathaniel Chalobah
England
Sheffield Wed
CDM
69
51
61
64
67
68
72
69
51
61
64
67
68
72
5898
#5898
Štěpán Chaloupek
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CB
70
69
34
52
57
68
76
70
69
34
52
57
68
76
8104
#8104
Anrie Chase
Japan
RB Salzburg
CB
68
68
27
41
48
68
74
68
68
27
41
48
68
74
3611
#3611
Chow Tim
Chinese Taipei
Chengdu FC
CM
72
73
68
70
70
68
77
72
73
68
70
70
68
77
9063
#9063
Andrea Ciofi
Italy
Cesena
CB
67
66
38
50
55
68
64
67
66
38
50
55
68
64
10294
#10294
Giorgio Cittadini
Italy
Frosinone
CB
66
45
28
42
44
68
59
66
45
28
42
44
68
59
1307
#1307
Alexis Claude-Maurice
France
FC Augsburg
CAM
77
75
74
73
81
68
66
77
75
74
73
81
68
66
4033
#4033
Alex Cochrane
England
Birmingham City
LB
72
73
45
66
68
68
68
72
73
45
66
68
68
68
3673
#3673
Michele Collocolo
Italy
Cremonese
CM
72
70
62
69
69
68
78
72
70
62
69
69
68
78
1667
#1667
Laura Coombs
England
Manchester City
CM
76
69
76
74
75
68
63
76
69
76
74
75
68
63
9012
#9012
Brooklyn Courtnall
Canada
Bay FC
CB
67
63
41
51
62
68
62
67
63
41
51
62
68
62
5561
#5561
Lorenzo Crisetig
Italy
Padova
CDM
70
49
59
67
68
68
72
70
49
59
67
68
68
72
5429
#5429
Áron Csongvai
Hungary
AIK
CM
70
62
63
61
64
68
73
70
62
63
61
64
68
73
5353
#5353
Eric Curbelo
Spain
R. Sporting
CB
70
81
38
63
65
68
80
70
81
38
63
65
68
80
6930
#6930
Marco Curto
Italy
Empoli
CB
69
63
39
47
51
68
77
69
63
39
47
51
68
77
7013
#7013
Jakub Czerwiński
Poland
Piast Gliwice
CB
69
45
32
45
47
68
81
69
45
32
45
47
68
81
5119
#5119
Leonardo Lopes
Portugal
KAA Gent
CM
70
77
62
66
73
68
72
70
77
62
66
73
68
72
4085
#4085
Xeka
Portugal
Estoril Praia
CM
72
39
62
71
69
68
74
72
39
62
71
69
68
74
2511
#2511
Abner Vinícius
Brazil
OL
LB
74
79
58
72
74
68
65
74
79
58
72
74
68
65
246
#246
Kenza Dali
France
San Diego Wave
CM
83
73
79
82
85
68
73
83
73
79
82
85
68
73
2726
#2726
Kévin Danois
France
AJ Auxerre
CM
74
59
62
71
75
68
64
74
59
62
71
75
68
64
4851
#4851
Artur
Brazil
Houston Dynamo
CDM
71
62
43
63
68
68
75
71
62
43
63
68
68
75
3732
#3732
Casper De Norre
Belgium
Millwall
CDM
72
64
65
68
73
68
71
72
64
65
68
73
68
71
4630
#4630
Patrick de Paula
Brazil
Estoril Praia
CDM
71
70
55
63
72
68
67
71
70
55
63
72
68
67
4000
#4000
Thibault De Smet
Belgium
Paris FC
LB
72
66
52
64
68
68
72
72
66
52
64
68
68
72
3997
#3997
Mark Delgado
United States
LAFC
CDM
72
67
52
66
67
68
70
72
67
52
66
67
68
70
4373
#4373
Rafael Delgado
Argentina
Defensa
LB
71
73
64
68
69
68
78
71
73
64
68
69
68
78
5152
#5152
Anthony Dennis
Nigeria
Göztepe
CM
70
74
58
65
70
68
74
70
74
58
65
70
68
74
5801
#5801
Anouk Denton
England
West Ham
RB
70
71
47
59
60
68
63
70
71
47
59
60
68
63
3167
#3167
Mikkel Desler
Denmark
Austin FC
RB
73
71
60
68
70
68
69
73
71
60
68
70
68
69
7010
#7010
Cristian Devenish
Colombia
AVS Futebol SAD
CB
69
50
36
45
48
68
74
69
50
36
45
48
68
74
9155
#9155
Maximilian Dietz
United States
Fürth
CB
67
62
26
43
57
68
71
67
62
26
43
57
68
71
2404
#2404
Mohammed Diomande
Côte d'Ivoire
Rangers
CDM
74
76
68
72
79
68
71
74
76
68
72
79
68
71
8035
#8035
Héliton
Brazil
Göztepe
CB
68
69
35
43
46
68
76
68
69
35
43
46
68
76
3710
#3710
Petros
Brazil
Al Okhdood
CDM
72
61
65
67
70
68
80
72
61
65
67
70
68
80
2470
#2470
Alfie Doughty
England
Millwall
LB
74
82
58
73
71
68
70
74
82
58
73
71
68
70
3993
#3993
Vladyslav Dubinchak
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
LB
72
77
46
70
71
68
59
72
77
46
70
71
68
59
5297
#5297
Josh Eccles
England
Coventry City
CDM
70
70
56
68
67
68
69
70
70
56
68
67
68
69
9125
#9125
Kevin Ehlers
Germany
Braunschweig
CB
67
65
29
50
52
68
68
67
65
29
50
52
68
68
8085
#8085
Marvin Ekpiteta
England
MK Dons
CB
68
59
29
48
51
68
76
68
59
29
48
51
68
76
2158
#2158
Souffian El Karouani
Morocco
FC Utrecht
LB
75
71
48
75
74
68
70
75
71
48
75
74
68
70
6600
#6600
Jan Elvedi
Switzerland
Kaiserslautern
CB
69
77
34
58
58
68
79
69
77
34
58
58
68
79
5665
#5665
Emeka Eneli
United States
Real Salt Lake
CDM
70
70
47
65
66
68
61
70
70
47
65
66
68
61
5683
#5683
Yannik Engelhardt
Germany
M'gladbach
CDM
70
65
46
64
64
68
69
70
65
46
64
64
68
69
9218
#9218
Björn Engels
Belgium
Royal Antwerp FC
CB
67
35
36
56
46
68
64
67
35
36
56
46
68
64
1937
#1937
Arne Engels
Belgium
Celtic
CM
75
73
72
77
72
68
75
75
73
72
77
72
68
75
3109
#3109
Romane Enguehard
France
Havre AC
LB
73
71
66
68
74
68
64
73
71
66
68
74
68
64
2599
#2599
Salvatore Esposito
Italy
Spezia
CDM
74
68
61
74
71
68
67
74
68
61
74
71
68
67
4376
#4376
Oghenekaro Etebo
Nigeria
Gençlerbirliği
CDM
71
71
65
66
73
68
76
71
71
65
66
73
68
76
4485
#4485
Daiana Falfán
Argentina
DUX Logroño
CDM
71
72
59
63
75
68
69
71
72
59
63
75
68
69
5539
#5539
Chico Lamba
Portugal
AS Saint-Étienne
CB
70
77
43
53
65
68
79
70
77
43
53
65
68
79
8773
#8773
Petar Filipović
Germany
Grazer AK
CB
67
55
49
60
57
68
73
67
55
49
60
57
68
73
2761
#2761
Kilian Fischer
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
RB
74
84
38
64
68
68
72
74
84
38
64
68
68
72
652
#652
Jessie Fleming
Canada
Portland Thorns
CM
80
82
74
78
82
68
51
80
82
74
78
82
68
51
6167
#6167
Lamine Fomba
France
Servette FC
CDM
69
67
52
63
71
68
77
69
67
52
63
71
68
77
8679
#8679
Craig Forsyth
Scotland
Derby County
LB
67
49
57
62
61
68
70
67
49
57
62
61
68
70
9109
#9109
Lukas Frenkert
Germany
Braunschweig
CB
67
69
25
47
54
68
72
67
69
25
47
54
68
72
5808
#5808
Ramiro Funes Mori
Argentina
Estudiantes
CB
70
47
50
65
63
68
74
70
47
50
65
63
68
74
4107
#4107
Darnell Furlong
England
Ipswich
RB
72
73
36
60
69
68
75
72
73
36
60
69
68
75
5418
#5418
Jonathan Galván
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CB
70
55
59
62
67
68
80
70
55
59
62
67
68
80
7277
#7277
Manuel García
Argentina
Sarmiento
CDM
68
62
62
60
68
68
67
68
62
62
60
68
68
67
2574
#2574
Joaquín García
Argentina
Vélez Sarsfield
RB
74
82
48
67
71
68
75
74
82
48
67
71
68
75
8004
#8004
Jon García
Spain
Albacete BP
CB
68
66
35
52
54
68
67
68
66
35
52
54
68
67
5439
#5439
Débora
Spain
Sevilla FC
RB
70
70
55
66
70
68
61
70
70
55
66
70
68
61
3051
#3051
Andrés García
Spain
Aston Villa
RB
73
77
64
69
73
68
66
73
77
64
69
73
68
66
5445
#5445
Pedro Amaral
Portugal
Estoril Praia
LB
70
73
57
58
68
68
66
70
73
57
58
68
68
66
5521
#5521
Jusuf Gazibegović
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1. FC Köln
RB
70
74
43
66
70
68
65
70
74
43
66
70
68
65
7076
#7076
Jean-Philippe Gbamin
Côte d'Ivoire
FC Metz
CDM
68
69
58
67
66
68
73
68
69
58
67
66
68
73
6292
#6292
Noemi Gentile
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
CM
69
55
60
70
68
68
69
69
55
60
70
68
68
69
8112
#8112
Niklas Geyrhofer
Austria
SK Sturm Graz
CB
68
58
30
48
47
68
73
68
58
30
48
47
68
73
5822
#5822
Virgil Ghiță
Romania
Hannover 96
CB
70
70
44
51
52
68
81
70
70
44
51
52
68
81
1946
#1946
Adrià Pedrosa
Spain
Elche CF
LB
75
87
60
69
78
68
72
75
87
60
69
78
68
72
2467
#2467
Leonardo Godoy
Argentina
Independiente
RB
74
86
57
63
70
68
78
74
86
57
63
70
68
78
595
#595
Gabriel Sara
Brazil
Galatasaray
CM
80
74
74
83
79
68
78
80
74
74
83
79
68
78
5265
#5265
Iván Gómez
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CM
70
61
62
64
71
68
74
70
61
62
64
71
68
74
6840
#6840
Bryan Goncalves
France
FCV Dender EH
CB
69
67
41
56
47
68
78
69
67
41
56
47
68
78
9032
#9032
Diego González
Spain
AD Ceuta FC
CB
67
56
42
54
60
68
66
67
56
42
54
60
68
66
6568
#6568
Lisa Gora
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
LB
69
68
53
65
66
68
56
69
68
53
65
66
68
56
776
#776
Katrina Gorry
Australia
West Ham
CM
79
75
74
78
80
68
70
79
75
74
78
80
68
70
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