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.

3756
#3756
Menglu Shen
China PR
Leverkusen
LB
72
71
62
71
71
68
64
72
71
62
71
71
68
64
2647
#2647
Gideon Mensah
Ghana
AJ Auxerre
LB
74
76
57
65
72
68
67
74
76
57
65
72
68
67
5369
#5369
Florian Miguel
France
Burgos CF
LB
70
70
53
61
67
68
75
70
70
53
61
67
68
75
4643
#4643
Kamal Miller
Canada
Portland Timbers
CB
71
75
48
59
63
68
81
71
75
48
59
63
68
81
5289
#5289
João Paulo
Brazil
Sounders FC
CDM
70
57
64
70
69
68
70
70
57
64
70
69
68
70
8038
#8038
Ignasi Miquel
Spain
CD Leganés
CB
68
52
35
55
56
68
71
68
52
35
55
56
68
71
3660
#3660
Raquel Morcillo
Spain
Sevilla FC
LB
72
75
65
70
73
68
66
72
75
65
70
73
68
66
6446
#6446
Jorge Morel
Paraguay
Cerro Porteño
CB
69
67
48
61
60
68
78
69
67
48
61
60
68
78
4261
#4261
Yerliane Moreno
Venezuela
C. Adeje Tenerife
CDM
72
44
47
64
66
68
70
72
44
47
64
66
68
70
3356
#3356
Mateu Morey
Spain
RCD Mallorca
RB
73
75
46
67
75
68
60
73
75
46
67
75
68
60
8787
#8787
Stefano Moreyra
Argentina
Instituto
CDM
67
65
43
59
63
68
64
67
65
43
59
63
68
64
8122
#8122
Liam Morrison
Scotland
QPR
CB
68
51
31
48
55
68
68
68
51
31
48
55
68
68
5274
#5274
Ramiro
Brazil
FC Dallas
CDM
70
67
65
64
69
68
66
70
67
65
64
69
68
66
8135
#8135
Kevin Mouanga
France
Lausanne-Sport
CB
68
49
31
46
43
68
77
68
49
31
46
43
68
77
1536
#1536
João Moutinho
Portugal
SC Braga
CM
77
38
67
80
75
68
63
77
38
67
80
75
68
63
5805
#5805
Henar Muiña
Spain
RC Deportivo
CDM
70
52
51
62
64
68
70
70
52
51
62
64
68
70
8031
#8031
Tobias Müller
Germany
1. FC Magdeburg
CB
68
59
31
49
58
68
73
68
59
31
49
58
68
73
4831
#4831
Iker Muñoz
Spain
CA Osasuna
CM
71
55
62
64
70
68
62
71
55
62
64
70
68
62
5207
#5207
Radosław Murawski
Poland
Lech Poznań
CDM
70
74
58
64
67
68
73
70
74
58
64
67
68
73
9069
#9069
Dane Murray
Scotland
Celtic
CB
67
65
33
55
60
68
60
67
65
33
55
60
68
60
7898
#7898
Visar Musliu
North Macedonia
STVV
CB
68
69
34
48
62
68
73
68
69
34
48
62
68
73
4173
#4173
Moussa N'Diaye
Senegal
RSC Anderlecht
LB
72
76
27
61
73
68
69
72
76
27
61
73
68
69
3422
#3422
Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund
Norway
Manchester Utd
CDM
73
53
59
66
71
68
69
73
53
59
66
71
68
69
5325
#5325
Ádám Nagy
Hungary
Spezia
CM
70
67
54
70
73
68
64
70
67
54
70
73
68
64
8053
#8053
Sohaïb Nair
Algeria
En Avant Guingamp
CB
68
65
28
49
54
68
71
68
65
28
49
54
68
71
3946
#3946
Kosta Nedeljković
Serbia
RB Leipzig
RB
72
81
44
65
69
68
67
72
81
44
65
69
68
67
3015
#3015
Dan Neil
England
Sunderland
CDM
73
73
64
66
72
68
77
73
73
64
66
72
68
77
6872
#6872
Curtis Nelson
England
Derby County
CB
69
62
36
51
56
68
80
69
62
36
51
56
68
80
4531
#4531
Neto Borges
Brazil
Bristol City
LB
71
67
51
66
70
68
80
71
67
51
66
70
68
80
3927
#3927
Luca Netz
Germany
M'gladbach
LB
72
73
48
69
72
68
66
72
73
48
69
72
68
66
6755
#6755
Jeremy Ngakia
Congo DR
Watford
RB
69
71
38
57
67
68
63
69
71
38
57
67
68
63
6500
#6500
Julian Niehues
Germany
Heidenheim
CDM
69
56
54
60
64
68
78
69
56
54
60
64
68
78
4443
#4443
Jenna Nighswonger
United States
Arsenal
LB
71
68
71
75
68
68
60
71
68
71
75
68
68
60
6013
#6013
Fabián Noguera
Argentina
Newell's
CB
70
36
38
46
49
68
83
70
36
38
46
49
68
83
3081
#3081
Danique Noordman
Holland
Ajax
CM
73
71
66
72
71
68
66
73
71
66
72
71
68
66
2955
#2955
Olivier Ntcham
Cameroon
Samsunspor
CDM
73
73
71
74
75
68
75
73
73
71
74
75
68
75
6481
#6481
Rabby Nzingoula
France
Strasbourg
CDM
69
68
49
56
66
68
73
69
68
49
56
66
68
73
7437
#7437
Hakeem Odoffin
England
Luton Town
CB
68
69
50
57
60
68
75
68
69
50
57
60
68
75
4418
#4418
Ahmet Oğuz
Turkey
Kocaelispor
RB
71
72
59
67
69
68
77
71
72
59
67
69
68
77
5594
#5594
Hamzat Ojediran
Nigeria
RC Lens
CDM
70
62
54
62
64
68
72
70
62
54
62
64
68
72
9002
#9002
Ime Okon
South Africa
Hannover 96
CB
67
77
30
44
59
68
70
67
77
30
44
59
68
70
4381
#4381
Olaetxea
Spain
SD Eibar
CM
71
67
69
67
71
68
75
71
67
69
67
71
68
75
5780
#5780
Takuma Ominami
Japan
OH Leuven
CB
70
87
29
48
59
68
78
70
87
29
48
59
68
78
2476
#2476
Christopher Operi
Côte d'Ivoire
Başakşehir
LB
74
78
61
70
72
68
72
74
78
61
70
72
68
72
4371
#4371
Joao Ortiz
Ecuador
Portland Timbers
CDM
71
72
68
67
71
68
75
71
72
68
67
71
68
75
6411
#6411
Kevin Ortiz
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
CDM
69
69
51
61
63
68
72
69
69
51
61
63
68
72
7639
#7639
Thomas Oude Kotte
Holland
FC Anyang
CB
68
63
50
61
58
68
69
68
63
50
61
58
68
69
279
#279
Gavi
Spain
FC Barcelona
CM
83
76
66
78
85
68
70
83
76
66
78
85
68
70
9189
#9189
Tomás Palacios
Argentina
Lombardia FC
CB
67
53
38
43
47
68
68
67
53
38
43
47
68
68
8130
#8130
Radovan Pankov
Serbia
Legia Warszawa
CB
68
63
27
39
46
68
75
68
63
27
39
46
68
75
6495
#6495
Jonathan Panzo
England
Rio Ave FC
CB
69
68
44
63
64
68
73
69
68
44
63
64
68
73
4972
#4972
Antonios Papadopoulos
Germany
FC Lugano
CB
71
66
33
56
59
68
83
71
66
33
56
59
68
83
4931
#4931
Sotirios Papagiannopoulos
Sweden
AIK
CB
71
66
39
57
59
68
82
71
66
39
57
59
68
82
8117
#8117
Park Chan Yong
Korea Republic
Gimcheon Sangmu
CB
68
65
31
46
41
68
72
68
65
31
46
41
68
72
4170
#4170
Keaton Parks
United States
New York City FC
CDM
72
34
62
68
68
68
74
72
34
62
68
68
68
74
5745
#5745
Nicolás Paz
Argentina
Unión
CB
70
71
39
57
59
68
78
70
71
39
57
59
68
78
3849
#3849
Mads Pedersen
Denmark
FC Augsburg
LB
72
77
52
65
73
68
66
72
77
52
65
73
68
66
2387
#2387
Romain Perraud
France
LOSC Lille
LB
74
72
75
76
75
68
71
74
72
75
76
75
68
71
3162
#3162
Máximo Perrone
Argentina
Como
CDM
73
72
55
70
76
68
66
73
72
55
70
76
68
66
9174
#9174
Marco Perrotta
Italy
Padova
CB
67
55
29
42
52
68
75
67
55
29
42
52
68
75
4467
#4467
Giuseppe Pezzella
Italy
Cremonese
LM
71
68
62
68
69
68
72
71
68
62
68
69
68
72
7482
#7482
Balthazar Pierret
France
Lecce
CDM
68
66
52
59
64
68
68
68
66
52
59
64
68
68
6973
#6973
Samuel Piette
Canada
CF Montréal
CDM
69
57
22
55
55
68
78
69
57
22
55
55
68
78
8413
#8413
Iván Pillud
Argentina
Central Córdoba
RB
67
57
58
65
62
68
70
67
57
58
65
62
68
70
1280
#1280
Orbelín Pineda
Mexico
AEK Athens
CAM
77
81
74
72
81
68
69
77
81
74
72
81
68
69
4730
#4730
Paulina Platner
Germany
SGS Essen
CDM
71
65
62
61
67
68
64
71
65
62
61
67
68
64
7663
#7663
Regan Poole
Wales
Portsmouth
CB
68
68
41
55
60
68
76
68
68
41
55
60
68
76
7258
#7258
Łukasz Poręba
Poland
SV Elversberg
CM
68
67
53
64
67
68
69
68
67
53
64
67
68
69
3094
#3094
Juan Camilo Portilla
Colombia
Talleres
CDM
73
69
66
67
67
68
75
73
69
66
67
67
68
75
6830
#6830
Joshua Quarshie
Germany
Southampton
CB
69
81
33
48
52
68
76
69
81
33
48
52
68
76
7881
#7881
Dennys Quintero
Ecuador
Mushuc Runa
CB
68
71
40
48
55
68
73
68
71
40
48
55
68
73
7995
#7995
Santiago Quirós
Argentina
Racing Club
CB
68
62
36
56
57
68
65
68
62
36
56
57
68
65
4803
#4803
Nemanja Radoja
Serbia
Sporting KC
CM
71
42
61
69
70
68
72
71
42
61
69
70
68
72
7018
#7018
Aleksandar Radovanović
Serbia
Real Zaragoza
CB
69
38
29
50
49
68
80
69
38
29
50
49
68
80
5225
#5225
Risto Radunović
Montenegro
FCSB
LB
70
73
58
63
63
68
78
70
73
58
63
63
68
78
5681
#5681
Ylber Ramadani
Albania
Lecce
CDM
70
54
58
60
64
68
72
70
54
58
60
64
68
72
997
#997
Jacob Ramsey
England
Newcastle Utd
LM
78
77
75
73
80
68
72
78
77
75
73
80
68
72
9195
#9195
Luciano Recalde
Argentina
San Martín
CB
67
53
29
42
51
68
73
67
53
29
42
51
68
73
9198
#9198
Nuno Lima
Portugal
Alanyaspor
CB
67
64
31
41
43
68
68
67
64
31
41
43
68
68
9140
#9140
Michele Rigione
Italy
Avellino
CB
67
48
42
52
50
68
69
67
48
42
52
50
68
69
3102
#3102
Mihailo Ristić
Serbia
Celta
LB
73
73
64
66
72
68
68
73
73
64
66
72
68
68
9087
#9087
Óscar Rivas
Spain
Vitória SC
CB
67
57
44
50
49
68
71
67
57
44
50
49
68
71
3599
#3599
Lucas Robertone
Argentina
UD Almería
CM
72
75
70
72
74
68
75
72
75
70
72
74
68
75
8127
#8127
Enzo Roco
Chile
Karagümrük SK
CB
68
34
41
54
56
68
66
68
34
41
54
56
68
66
5977
#5977
Facundo Rodríguez
Argentina
Estudiantes
CB
70
65
29
48
53
68
76
70
65
29
48
53
68
76
2073
#2073
Sebastián Rodríguez
Uruguay
U. de Chile
CM
75
63
67
75
73
68
68
75
63
67
75
73
68
68
4481
#4481
Robert Rojas
Paraguay
Libertad
RB
71
80
56
63
65
68
74
71
80
56
63
65
68
74
9220
#9220
Carlos Romaña
Colombia
Bucaramanga
CB
67
65
26
37
40
68
69
67
65
26
37
40
68
69
8036
#8036
Oleksandr Romanchuk
Ukraine
Univ. Craiova
CB
68
60
35
48
52
68
74
68
60
35
48
52
68
74
4718
#4718
André Rømer
Denmark
Randers FC
CDM
71
57
56
65
66
68
76
71
57
56
65
66
68
76
7870
#7870
Nicolás Romero
Argentina
Minnesota United
CB
68
60
45
55
57
68
71
68
60
45
55
57
68
71
6920
#6920
Dave Romney
United States
SJ Earthquakes
CB
69
50
32
59
59
68
78
69
50
32
59
59
68
78
4413
#4413
Roberto Rosales
Venezuela
Dep. Táchira
RB
71
70
64
70
72
68
68
71
70
64
70
72
68
68
7660
#7660
Michael Rose
Scotland
Salford City
CB
68
70
39
58
60
68
73
68
70
39
58
60
68
73
5491
#5491
Keegan Rosenberry
United States
Colorado Rapids
RB
70
68
51
61
65
68
74
70
68
51
61
65
68
74
9111
#9111
Tomas Rossi
Argentina
Godoy Cruz
CB
67
66
33
45
50
68
72
67
66
33
45
50
68
72
7029
#7029
Miguel Rubio
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CB
69
41
29
46
45
68
67
69
41
29
46
45
68
67
5294
#5294
Pablo Ruiz
Argentina
Real Salt Lake
CM
70
66
61
68
70
68
65
70
66
61
68
70
68
65
5279
#5279
Isma Ruiz
Spain
Córdoba CF
CM
70
65
59
67
69
68
71
70
65
59
67
69
68
71
6410
#6410
Charlize Rule
Australia
Brighton
RB
69
76
55
58
64
68
63
69
76
55
58
64
68
63
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