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.

5733
#5733
Charlotte Grant
Australia
Spurs
RB
70
69
46
63
62
68
65
70
69
46
63
62
68
65
4552
#4552
Ruby Grant
England
Leverkusen
CDM
71
68
63
66
69
68
66
71
68
63
66
69
68
66
6096
#6096
Jaume Grau
Spain
AVS Futebol SAD
CM
69
65
61
66
69
68
74
69
65
61
66
69
68
74
7858
#7858
Simon Graves
Denmark
PEC Zwolle
CB
68
47
47
59
62
68
74
68
47
47
59
62
68
74
2594
#2594
Matt Grimes
England
Coventry City
CDM
74
62
60
76
72
68
71
74
62
60
76
72
68
71
3095
#3095
Hayden Hackney
England
Middlesbrough
CDM
73
67
62
69
72
68
74
73
67
62
69
72
68
74
6880
#6880
Teenage Hadebe
Zimbabwe
FC Cincinnati
CB
69
81
32
48
48
68
75
69
81
32
48
48
68
75
7540
#7540
Antoine Hainaut
France
Venezia
RB
68
65
56
62
67
68
56
68
65
56
62
67
68
56
5987
#5987
Albian Hajdari
Switzerland
TSG Hoffenheim
CB
70
60
32
48
51
68
78
70
60
32
48
51
68
78
8150
#8150
Johan Hammar
Sweden
BK Häcken
CB
68
34
38
46
41
68
71
68
34
38
46
41
68
71
2720
#2720
Doğucan Haspolat
Turkey
KVC Westerlo
CDM
74
63
56
70
72
68
70
74
63
56
70
72
68
70
1592
#1592
Guilherme Sityá
Brazil
Konyaspor
LB
76
80
62
76
74
68
78
76
80
62
76
74
68
78
4627
#4627
Milan Havel
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
RB
71
69
53
66
67
68
72
71
69
53
66
67
68
72
5950
#5950
Lukáš Hejda
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
CB
70
54
35
54
59
68
77
70
54
35
54
59
68
77
9955
#9955
Corinne Henson
United States
London City
CB
66
54
55
53
59
68
63
66
54
55
53
59
68
63
7833
#7833
Lucas Hey
Denmark
RSC Anderlecht
CB
68
60
41
57
63
68
70
68
60
41
57
63
68
70
10172
#10172
Shae Holmes
United States
Seattle Reign
LB
66
52
37
54
60
68
63
66
52
37
54
60
68
63
9230
#9230
Valber Huerta
Chile
Uni. Católica
CB
67
43
24
42
40
68
73
67
43
24
42
40
68
73
2604
#2604
Claire Hutton
United States
KC Current
CDM
74
64
65
70
75
68
67
74
64
65
70
75
68
67
6977
#6977
Michael Ihiekwe
England
Blackpool
CB
69
57
36
44
52
68
77
69
57
36
44
52
68
77
8096
#8096
Mihajlo Ilić
Serbia
RSC Anderlecht
CB
68
45
42
51
53
68
69
68
45
42
51
53
68
69
6958
#6958
Matei Ilie
Romania
CFR 1907 Cluj
CB
69
70
29
42
52
68
78
69
70
29
42
52
68
78
3781
#3781
Rofiat Imuran
Nigeria
London City
LB
72
76
58
65
72
68
67
72
76
58
65
72
68
67
4562
#4562
Matheus Jussa
Brazil
Shanghai Port FC
CDM
71
65
55
63
67
68
81
71
65
55
63
67
68
81
3636
#3636
Tomoki Iwata
Japan
Birmingham City
CDM
72
75
64
66
69
68
77
72
75
64
66
69
68
77
8088
#8088
Rafał Janicki
Poland
Górnik Zabrze
CB
68
46
35
52
49
68
80
68
46
35
52
49
68
80
7465
#7465
Jocelyn Janneh
Sierra Leone
SC Bastia
CDM
68
70
46
57
62
68
75
68
70
46
57
62
68
75
2020
#2020
Jill Janssens
Belgium
TSG Hoffenheim
RB
75
84
72
69
75
68
53
75
84
72
69
75
68
53
6820
#6820
Luca Jaquez
Switzerland
VfB Stuttgart
CB
69
64
42
52
62
68
71
69
64
42
52
62
68
71
5380
#5380
Leonardo Jara
Argentina
Godoy Cruz
RB
70
57
58
65
66
68
79
70
57
58
65
66
68
79
7586
#7586
Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen
Norway
Rosenborg BK
LB
68
51
54
64
61
68
73
68
51
54
64
61
68
73
5459
#5459
Jeon Min Gwang
Korea Republic
Pohang Steelers
CB
70
75
51
58
57
68
80
70
75
51
58
57
68
80
8121
#8121
Carl Johansson
Sweden
Holstein Kiel
CB
68
59
27
44
48
68
75
68
59
27
44
48
68
75
1722
#1722
Joan Jordán
Spain
Sevilla FC
CM
76
48
74
77
74
68
75
76
48
74
77
74
68
75
5241
#5241
Stanko Jurić
Croatia
R. Valladolid CF
CDM
70
61
66
59
66
68
82
70
61
66
59
66
68
82
2047
#2047
Kaan Kairinen
Finland
Sparta Praha
CM
75
64
63
76
74
68
73
75
64
63
76
74
68
73
3809
#3809
Warren Kamanzi
Norway
Toulouse FC
RB
72
81
52
65
71
68
67
72
81
52
65
71
68
67
7591
#7591
Lindrit Kamberi
Switzerland
FC Zürich
RB
68
70
37
58
65
68
73
68
70
37
58
65
68
73
7261
#7261
Ondřej Karafiát
Czech Republic
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
68
68
57
62
61
68
72
68
68
57
62
61
68
72
3214
#3214
Oleksandr Karavaiev
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
RB
73
76
52
70
72
68
64
73
76
52
70
72
68
64
6985
#6985
Nikola Katić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
FC Schalke 04
CB
69
51
35
45
53
68
79
69
51
35
45
53
68
79
3597
#3597
Olivier Kemen
Cameroon
Başakşehir
CM
72
77
69
67
74
68
81
72
77
69
67
74
68
81
5298
#5298
Luca Kerber
Germany
Heidenheim
CDM
70
64
60
65
69
68
72
70
64
60
65
69
68
72
10289
#10289
Mohammed Khubrani
Saudi Arabia
Al Khaleej
CB
66
46
24
40
44
68
74
66
46
24
40
44
68
74
6933
#6933
Luca Kilian
Germany
1. FC Köln
CB
69
56
39
55
53
68
73
69
56
39
55
53
68
73
3863
#3863
Kim Bong Soo
Korea Republic
Daejeon Hana
CDM
72
67
58
63
65
68
79
72
67
58
63
65
68
79
5691
#5691
Kim Young Gwon
Korea Republic
Ulsan HD FC
CB
70
64
44
65
58
68
76
70
64
44
65
58
68
76
2048
#2048
Otar Kiteishvili
Georgia
SK Sturm Graz
CAM
75
72
72
71
77
68
58
75
72
72
71
77
68
58
7673
#7673
Pascal Klemens
Germany
Hertha BSC
CDM
68
71
37
57
62
68
73
68
71
37
57
62
68
73
8093
#8093
Stefan Knežević
Switzerland
FC Luzern
CB
68
37
37
50
61
68
76
68
37
37
50
61
68
76
8072
#8072
Christoph Kobald
Austria
Karlsruher SC
CB
68
64
26
54
54
68
67
68
64
26
54
54
68
67
2409
#2409
Giorgi Kochorashvili
Georgia
Sporting CP
CM
74
72
71
72
75
68
75
74
72
71
72
75
68
75
1927
#1927
Derrick Köhn
Germany
Union Berlin
LB
75
87
69
71
77
68
71
75
87
69
71
77
68
71
8044
#8044
Paul Koller
Austria
SCR Altach
CB
68
59
32
47
55
68
76
68
59
32
47
55
68
76
3748
#3748
Ghislain Konan
Côte d'Ivoire
Gil Vicente
LB
72
79
51
66
70
68
74
72
79
51
66
70
68
74
5921
#5921
Hasan Kuruçay
Turkey
FC Schalke 04
CB
70
64
42
50
48
68
80
70
64
42
50
48
68
80
5708
#5708
Kwon Kyung Won
Korea Republic
FC Anyang
CB
70
64
41
61
61
68
79
70
64
41
61
61
68
79
5490
#5490
Ali Lajami
Saudi Arabia
Al Hilal
CB
70
76
48
58
60
68
77
70
76
48
58
60
68
77
7779
#7779
Manu Lama
Spain
Granada CF
CB
68
57
48
53
63
68
73
68
57
48
53
63
68
73
4614
#4614
Sondre Langås
Norway
Derby County
CB
71
86
38
56
63
68
85
71
86
38
56
63
68
85
3692
#3692
Jens Stryger Larsen
Denmark
Malmö FF
RB
72
73
60
66
67
68
79
72
73
60
66
67
68
79
5907
#5907
Joaquín Laso
Argentina
Tigre
CB
70
56
41
53
58
68
79
70
56
41
53
58
68
79
3212
#3212
Toni Lato
Spain
RCD Mallorca
LB
73
76
56
70
71
68
61
73
76
56
70
71
68
61
3698
#3698
Hayley Lauder
Scotland
Glasgow City FC
CM
72
71
65
72
72
68
65
72
71
65
72
72
68
65
8119
#8119
Aleks Ławniczak
Poland
Zagłębie Lubin
CB
68
65
27
41
40
68
81
68
65
27
41
40
68
81
9210
#9210
Naomi Layzell
England
Manchester City
CB
67
46
32
51
52
68
63
67
46
32
51
52
68
63
8081
#8081
Pierre Lemonnier
France
Red Star FC
CB
68
53
28
49
59
68
74
68
53
28
49
59
68
74
6360
#6360
Ally Lemos
United States
Orlando Pride
CM
69
65
59
61
68
68
65
69
65
59
61
68
68
65
11302
#11302
Aboubacar Lô
Senegal
Amiens SC
CB
65
54
35
42
44
68
64
65
54
35
42
44
68
64
350
#350
Giovani Lo Celso
Argentina
Real Betis
CAM
82
68
81
82
84
68
71
82
68
81
82
84
68
71
7026
#7026
Luka Lochoshvili
Georgia
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
69
39
28
40
47
68
81
69
39
28
40
47
68
81
6468
#6468
Marius Lode
Norway
BK Häcken
CB
69
72
42
56
65
68
78
69
72
42
56
65
68
78
7791
#7791
Lluís López
Spain
Shandong Taishan
CB
68
65
36
56
61
68
75
68
65
36
56
61
68
75
14634
#14634
Coleen Louis
France
Amiens SC
LB
61
61
28
48
50
68
56
61
61
28
48
50
68
56
2471
#2471
Leandro Lozano
Uruguay
Argentinos Jrs.
RB
74
84
58
68
69
68
75
74
84
58
68
69
68
75
2056
#2056
Tyler Lussi
United States
NC Courage
LM
75
79
69
71
74
68
56
75
79
69
71
74
68
56
9229
#9229
Pedro Ganchas
Portugal
Silkeborg IF
CB
67
36
33
40
41
68
73
67
36
33
40
41
68
73
3695
#3695
Mads Emil Madsen
Denmark
F.C. København
CM
72
62
62
69
72
68
80
72
62
62
69
72
68
80
2515
#2515
Arne Maier
Germany
FC Augsburg
CM
74
65
62
73
74
68
73
74
65
62
73
74
68
73
3080
#3080
Antoine Makoumbou
Congo
Samsunspor
CDM
73
70
59
67
76
68
74
73
70
59
67
76
68
74
6703
#6703
Julián Malatini
Argentina
SV Werder Bremen
CB
69
71
35
57
63
68
74
69
71
35
57
63
68
74
3155
#3155
Ryan Manning
Republic of Ireland
Southampton
LB
73
68
60
72
72
68
67
73
68
60
72
72
68
67
6915
#6915
Nikola Maraš
Serbia
D. Alavés
CB
69
59
38
50
55
68
77
69
59
38
50
55
68
77
6887
#6887
Riccardo Marchizza
Italy
Frosinone
LB
69
55
37
60
64
68
67
69
55
37
60
64
68
67
6950
#6950
Iván Márquez
Spain
Fortuna Sittard
CB
69
51
43
50
50
68
78
69
51
43
50
50
68
78
8097
#8097
Bruno Martins Indi
Holland
Sparta Rotterdam
CB
68
32
42
57
57
68
72
68
32
42
57
57
68
72
1930
#1930
Arthur Masuaku
Congo DR
Sunderland
LB
75
79
62
74
78
68
79
75
79
62
74
78
68
79
5328
#5328
Aleš Matějů
Czech Republic
Spezia
CB
70
70
53
60
63
68
82
70
70
53
60
63
68
82
4827
#4827
Pelle Mattsson
Denmark
Norwich
CDM
71
58
53
64
67
68
71
71
58
53
64
67
68
71
6912
#6912
Andreas Maxsø
Denmark
Colorado Rapids
CB
69
47
45
54
53
68
80
69
47
45
54
53
68
80
3696
#3696
Pasquale Mazzocchi
Italy
SSC Napoli
RB
72
76
59
72
73
68
65
72
76
59
72
73
68
65
9202
#9202
Urie-Michel Mboula
Gabon
FC Metz
CB
67
64
24
40
50
68
68
67
64
24
40
50
68
68
8896
#8896
Mallie McKenzie
United States
Portland Thorns
CB
67
64
44
57
60
68
62
67
64
44
57
60
68
62
5408
#5408
Molly McLaughlin
United States
Slavia Praha
CDM
70
66
63
62
65
68
68
70
66
63
62
65
68
68
8047
#8047
Sean McLoughlin
Republic of Ireland
Blackburn Rovers
CB
68
51
32
55
57
68
73
68
51
32
55
57
68
73
8051
#8051
Brayan Medina
Colombia
CD Tondela
CB
68
63
29
51
51
68
74
68
63
29
51
51
68
74
2386
#2386
Hannibal
Tunisia
Burnley
CM
74
76
63
73
76
68
82
74
76
63
73
76
68
82
6258
#6258
Danilo Veiga
Portugal
Lecce
RB
69
72
57
60
68
68
67
69
72
57
60
68
68
67
4746
#4746
Eugenio Mena
Chile
Uni. Católica
LB
71
66
51
67
68
68
66
71
66
51
67
68
68
66
6490
#6490
Houboulang Mendes
Guinea-Bissau
Fortuna Sittard
RB
69
76
42
59
63
68
72
69
76
42
59
63
68
72
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