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.

485
#485
Johnny Cardoso
United States
Atlético de Madrid
CDM
81
72
67
76
78
80
77
81
72
67
76
78
80
77
742
#742
Alexsandro
Brazil
LOSC Lille
CB
80
66
40
63
59
80
81
80
66
40
63
59
80
81
662
#662
Océane Deslandes
France
Aston Villa
CB
80
69
55
75
74
80
79
80
69
55
75
74
80
79
928
#928
Eric Dier
England
AS Monaco
CB
79
54
62
67
62
80
82
79
54
62
67
62
80
82
324
#324
Éderson
Brazil
Bergamo Calcio
CM
82
78
72
77
80
80
81
82
78
72
77
80
80
81
929
#929
Wesley Fofana
France
Chelsea
CB
79
74
41
62
71
80
78
79
74
41
62
71
80
78
916
#916
Juan Foyth
Argentina
Villarreal CF
CB
79
68
47
71
71
80
76
79
68
47
71
71
80
76
931
#931
Eric García
Spain
FC Barcelona
CB
79
63
48
70
71
80
73
79
63
48
70
71
80
73
1148
#1148
Gabrielle George
England
Manchester Utd
LB
78
60
57
71
68
80
82
78
60
57
71
68
80
82
821
#821
Mario Gila
Spain
Latium
CB
79
85
53
67
75
80
76
79
85
53
67
75
80
76
1153
#1153
Hanna Glas
Sweden
Seattle Reign
RB
78
71
50
70
70
80
76
78
71
50
70
70
80
76
315
#315
Leon Goretzka
Germany
FC Bayern München
CM
82
77
78
80
80
80
82
82
77
78
80
80
80
82
919
#919
Idrissa Gueye
Senegal
Everton
CDM
79
60
59
70
73
80
70
79
60
59
70
73
80
70
684
#684
Mario Hermoso
Spain
AS Roma
CB
80
72
49
73
71
80
79
80
72
49
73
71
80
79
471
#471
Yangel Herrera
Venezuela
Real Sociedad
CM
81
65
76
77
79
80
81
81
65
76
77
79
80
81
242
#242
Morten Hjulmand
Denmark
Sporting CP
CDM
83
70
76
78
77
80
84
83
70
76
78
77
80
84
1556
#1556
Kelli Hubly
United States
Bay FC
CB
77
52
46
66
62
80
76
77
52
46
66
62
80
76
1092
#1092
Hiroki Ito
Japan
FC Bayern München
CB
78
74
57
71
72
80
72
78
74
57
71
72
80
72
941
#941
Thilo Kehrer
Germany
AS Monaco
CB
79
69
44
66
66
80
77
79
69
44
66
66
80
77
1123
#1123
Lukas Klostermann
Germany
RB Leipzig
CB
78
82
50
64
70
80
75
78
82
50
64
70
80
75
1882
#1882
Kaleigh Kurtz
United States
NC Courage
CB
76
61
50
57
58
80
73
76
61
50
57
58
80
73
912
#912
Maxence Lacroix
France
Crystal Palace
CB
79
88
40
57
67
80
82
79
88
40
57
67
80
82
741
#741
Harry Maguire
England
Man Utd
CB
80
35
57
70
65
80
82
80
35
57
70
65
80
82
973
#973
Weston McKennie
United States
Juventus
CM
78
77
71
77
77
80
80
78
77
71
77
77
80
80
108
#108
Scott McTominay
Scotland
SSC Napoli
CM
85
76
82
77
80
80
85
85
76
82
77
80
80
85
1906
#1906
Brandon Mechele
Belgium
Club Brugge
CB
76
49
40
55
56
80
78
76
49
40
55
56
80
78
906
#906
Nordi Mukiele
France
Sunderland
RB
79
72
49
67
71
80
77
79
72
49
67
71
80
77
320
#320
Felix Nmecha
Germany
Borussia Dortmund
CDM
82
82
74
73
81
80
86
82
82
74
73
81
80
86
266
#266
Thomas Partey
Ghana
Villarreal CF
CDM
83
59
71
80
77
80
82
83
59
71
80
77
80
82
962
#962
Julie Pasquereau
France
FC Nantes
CB
79
54
38
65
60
80
81
79
54
38
65
60
80
81
1263
#1263
Diogo Leite
Portugal
Union Berlin
CB
78
64
38
52
63
80
78
78
64
38
52
63
80
78
896
#896
Stefan Posch
Austria
Como
RB
79
75
55
68
66
80
74
79
75
55
68
66
80
74
509
#509
Felicitas Rauch
Germany
NC Courage
LB
81
80
57
71
76
80
76
81
80
57
71
76
80
76
759
#759
Martina Rosucci
Italy
Juventus
CB
79
71
68
79
78
80
76
79
71
68
79
78
80
76
1571
#1571
Giorgio Scalvini
Italy
Bergamo Calcio
CB
77
55
35
57
61
80
71
77
55
35
57
61
80
71
699
#699
Jerdy Schouten
Holland
PSV
CDM
80
60
59
72
76
80
73
80
60
59
72
76
80
73
1431
#1431
Perr Schuurs
Holland
Torino
CB
77
68
64
71
66
80
68
77
68
64
71
66
80
68
377
#377
Carolin Simon
Germany
FC Bayern München
LB
82
75
57
75
79
80
73
82
75
57
75
79
80
73
635
#635
Ellyes Skhiri
Tunisia
Frankfurt
CDM
80
64
73
74
75
80
74
80
64
73
74
75
80
74
1256
#1256
Alice Sombath
France
OL Lyonnes
CB
78
70
37
64
65
80
70
78
70
37
64
65
80
70
79
#79
Nuno Mendes
Portugal
Paris SG
LB
86
95
65
76
82
80
77
86
95
65
76
82
80
77
723
#723
Arthur Theate
Belgium
Frankfurt
CB
80
67
40
70
71
80
82
80
67
40
70
71
80
82
628
#628
Kieran Trippier
England
Newcastle Utd
RB
80
66
65
83
77
80
71
80
66
65
83
77
80
71
715
#715
Jan Paul van Hecke
Holland
Brighton
CB
80
67
46
72
70
80
78
80
67
46
72
70
80
78
1200
#1200
Denis Vavro
Slovakia
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
78
69
60
58
57
80
83
78
69
60
58
57
80
83
1198
#1198
Joël Veltman
Holland
Brighton
RB
78
63
49
68
70
80
77
78
63
49
68
70
80
77
720
#720
Casemiro
Brazil
Man Utd
CDM
80
36
74
76
69
80
76
80
36
74
76
69
80
76
939
#939
Illia Zabarnyi
Ukraine
Paris SG
CB
79
80
37
64
64
80
78
79
80
37
64
64
80
78
330
#330
Denis Zakaria
Switzerland
AS Monaco
CDM
82
80
67
74
77
80
85
82
80
67
74
77
80
85
277
#277
Zubimendi
Spain
Arsenal
CDM
83
66
67
79
79
80
73
83
66
67
79
79
80
73
824
#824
Tyler Adams
United States
AFC Bournemouth
CDM
79
79
56
71
75
79
75
79
79
56
71
75
79
75
1189
#1189
Omar Alderete
Paraguay
Sunderland
CB
78
60
61
62
69
79
78
78
60
61
62
69
79
78
670
#670
Benjamin André
France
LOSC Lille
CDM
80
55
64
73
76
79
83
80
55
64
73
76
79
83
597
#597
Mauro Arambarri
Uruguay
Getafe CF
CM
80
65
79
76
77
79
79
80
65
79
76
77
79
79
472
#472
Carlos Baleba
Cameroon
Brighton
CDM
81
74
70
75
80
79
79
81
74
70
75
80
79
79
1139
#1139
Molly Bartrip
England
Spurs
CB
78
70
56
69
68
79
77
78
70
56
69
68
79
77
869
#869
Olivier Boscagli
France
Brighton
CB
79
65
50
77
77
79
76
79
65
50
77
77
79
76
1264
#1264
Flavien-Enzo Boyomo
Cameroon
CA Osasuna
CB
78
74
38
52
51
79
81
78
74
38
52
51
79
81
1273
#1273
Christian Burgess
England
R. Union St.-G.
CB
78
36
34
54
54
79
81
78
36
34
54
54
79
81
969
#969
Dan Burn
England
Newcastle Utd
CB
79
42
36
67
64
79
85
79
42
36
67
64
79
85
171
#171
Olga Carmona
Spain
Paris SG
LB
84
88
74
78
80
79
74
84
88
74
78
80
79
74
967
#967
Catena
Spain
CA Osasuna
CB
79
64
39
63
53
79
78
79
64
39
63
53
79
78
1569
#1569
Brendan Chardonnet
France
Stade Brestois 29
CB
77
46
46
54
60
79
76
77
46
46
54
60
79
76
2359
#2359
Laia Codina
Spain
Arsenal
CB
75
44
42
64
67
79
67
75
44
42
64
67
79
67
1225
#1225
Carole Costa
Portugal
SL Benfica
CB
78
64
56
66
63
79
74
78
64
56
66
63
79
74
1269
#1269
Natan
Brazil
Real Betis
CB
78
56
33
55
66
79
77
78
56
33
55
66
79
77
1262
#1262
Merih Demiral
Turkey
Al Ahli
CB
78
73
39
49
61
79
81
78
73
39
49
61
79
81
241
#241
Giovanni Di Lorenzo
Italy
SSC Napoli
RB
83
84
72
73
77
79
80
83
84
72
73
77
79
80
918
#918
Bafodé Diakité
France
AFC Bournemouth
CB
79
72
46
65
71
79
80
79
72
46
65
71
79
80
107
#107
Federico Dimarco
Italy
Lombardia FC
LB
85
80
78
84
82
79
77
85
80
78
84
82
79
77
738
#738
Ousmane Diomande
Côte d'Ivoire
Sporting CP
CB
80
80
26
51
70
79
86
80
80
26
51
70
79
86
174
#174
Denzel Dumfries
Holland
Lombardia FC
RB
84
84
70
75
79
79
84
84
84
70
75
79
79
84
860
#860
Wataru Endo
Japan
Liverpool
CDM
79
58
68
71
77
79
73
79
58
68
71
77
79
73
915
#915
Jana
Spain
London City
RB
79
71
53
71
67
79
73
79
71
53
71
67
79
73
470
#470
Taylor Flint
United States
Rac. Louisville
CDM
81
69
74
74
77
79
86
81
69
74
74
77
79
86
498
#498
Youssouf Fofana
France
Milano FC
CDM
81
68
68
75
78
79
77
81
68
68
75
78
79
77
1476
#1476
Marco Friedl
Austria
SV Werder Bremen
CB
77
75
44
64
69
79
77
77
75
44
64
69
79
77
451
#451
Conor Gallagher
England
Atlético de Madrid
CM
81
75
76
80
78
79
84
81
75
76
80
78
79
84
966
#966
Rocío Gálvez
Spain
Real Madrid
CB
79
69
29
55
66
79
78
79
69
29
55
66
79
78
948
#948
Joe Gomez
England
Liverpool
CB
79
74
29
70
71
79
73
79
74
29
70
71
79
73
1465
#1465
Jeffrey Gouweleeuw
Holland
FC Augsburg
CB
77
67
58
66
64
79
76
77
67
58
66
64
79
76
88
#88
Bruno Guimarães
Brazil
Newcastle Utd
CM
86
66
75
84
84
79
81
86
66
75
84
84
79
81
1839
#1839
Tuva Hansen
Norway
FC Bayern München
CB
76
63
48
68
66
79
68
76
63
48
68
66
79
68
161
#161
Theo Hernández
France
Al Hilal
LB
84
90
76
78
83
79
83
84
90
76
78
83
79
83
1265
#1265
Isak Hien
Sweden
Bergamo Calcio
CB
78
69
37
49
58
79
82
78
69
37
49
58
79
82
1259
#1259
Clare Hunt
Australia
Spurs
CB
78
63
45
61
63
79
74
78
63
45
61
63
79
74
643
#643
Oriane Jean-François
France
Chelsea
CDM
80
71
68
72
72
79
75
80
71
68
72
72
79
75
1561
#1561
Isa Kardinaal
Holland
London City
CB
77
67
50
50
60
79
71
77
67
50
50
60
79
71
618
#618
Lisa Karl
Germany
SC Freiburg
LB
80
81
64
69
80
79
73
80
81
64
69
80
79
73
961
#961
Alanna Kennedy
Australia
London City
CDM
79
44
46
70
64
79
75
79
44
46
70
64
79
75
2309
#2309
Rani Khedira
Germany
Union Berlin
CDM
75
57
43
57
62
79
83
75
57
43
57
62
79
83
1046
#1046
Rebecca Knaak
Germany
Manchester City
CB
78
65
69
78
73
79
71
78
65
69
78
73
79
71
877
#877
Sead Kolašinac
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bergamo Calcio
CB
79
61
63
68
69
79
82
79
61
63
68
69
79
82
819
#819
Rasmus Kristensen
Denmark
Frankfurt
RB
79
69
65
70
72
79
81
79
69
65
70
72
79
81
690
#690
Jade Le Guilly
France
Paris SG
RB
80
72
55
73
72
79
73
80
72
55
73
72
79
73
909
#909
Martina Lenzini
Italy
Juventus
CB
79
74
47
71
68
79
77
79
74
47
71
68
79
77
1015
#1015
Silvia Lloris
Spain
Atlético de Madrid
CB
78
80
62
71
72
79
76
78
80
62
71
72
79
76
1247
#1247
Lucas Beraldo
Brazil
Paris SG
CB
78
66
38
66
68
79
75
78
66
38
66
68
79
75
794
#794
Maitane
Spain
Chicago Stars FC
CDM
79
69
62
76
74
79
82
79
69
62
76
74
79
82
1805
#1805
Sylwia Matysik
Poland
1. FC Köln
RB
76
63
57
65
63
79
74
76
63
57
65
63
79
74
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