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.

5929
#5929
Serdar Saatçı
Turkey
Trabzonspor
CB
70
69
30
48
61
68
75
70
69
30
48
61
68
75
4986
#4986
Stefano Sabelli
Italy
Genoa
RB
71
70
39
60
63
68
63
71
70
39
60
63
68
63
2423
#2423
Noah Sadiki
Congo DR
Sunderland
CM
74
77
65
68
76
68
76
74
77
65
68
76
68
76
11213
#11213
Jesús Sagredo
Bolivia
Bolívar
CB
65
65
29
47
54
68
63
65
65
29
47
54
68
63
8037
#8037
Bartosz Salamon
Poland
Carrarese Calcio
CB
68
38
47
56
52
68
76
68
38
47
56
52
68
76
2143
#2143
Albert Sambi Lokonga
Belgium
Hamburger SV
CM
75
60
59
74
76
68
70
75
60
59
74
76
68
70
6741
#6741
Mario Sampirisi
Italy
Reggiana
RB
69
67
41
59
58
68
72
69
67
41
59
58
68
72
7618
#7618
Pepe Sánchez
Spain
Albacete BP
CB
68
66
48
59
65
68
64
68
66
48
59
65
68
64
7466
#7466
Diego Sánchez
Spain
R. Sporting
CB
68
74
41
61
63
68
71
68
74
41
61
63
68
71
3613
#3613
Mamadou Sangaré
Mali
RC Lens
CM
72
82
64
68
74
68
69
72
82
64
68
74
68
69
7906
#7906
Yellu Santiago
Spain
Hellas Verona
CDM
68
51
49
61
62
68
62
68
51
49
61
62
68
62
6986
#6986
Zvonimir Šarlija
Croatia
Hajduk Split
CB
69
58
32
49
48
68
76
69
58
32
49
48
68
76
4879
#4879
Joan Sastre
Spain
PAOK FC
RB
71
74
45
59
68
68
63
71
74
45
59
68
68
63
5876
#5876
Nikolas Sattlberger
Austria
KRC Genk
CDM
70
53
43
63
62
68
71
70
53
43
63
62
68
71
3816
#3816
George Saville
Northern Ireland
Luton Town
CDM
72
58
65
70
69
68
73
72
58
65
70
69
68
73
8111
#8111
Tjark Scheller
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CB
68
57
29
50
49
68
72
68
57
29
50
49
68
72
4461
#4461
David Schnegg
Austria
D.C. United
LB
71
75
56
64
68
68
77
71
75
56
64
68
68
77
2447
#2447
Siebe Schrijvers
Belgium
OH Leuven
CM
74
68
73
73
74
68
68
74
68
73
73
74
68
68
9150
#9150
Iñigo Piña
Spain
SD Huesca
CB
67
63
33
50
49
68
65
67
63
33
50
49
68
65
8055
#8055
Eddie Segura
Colombia
LAFC
CB
68
59
30
48
57
68
73
68
59
30
48
57
68
73
7892
#7892
Ayumu Seko
Japan
Havre AC
CB
68
64
36
54
58
68
74
68
64
36
54
58
68
74
4658
#4658
Lindon Selahi
Albania
Widzew Łódź
CDM
71
68
53
63
67
68
74
71
68
53
63
67
68
74
3654
#3654
Ole Kristian Selnæs
Norway
Rosenborg BK
CM
72
61
67
72
71
68
78
72
61
67
72
71
68
78
3190
#3190
Leonardo Sernicola
Italy
Cremonese
LB
73
70
58
70
69
68
69
73
70
58
70
69
68
69
9053
#9053
Adam Ševínský
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
CB
67
66
39
53
51
68
66
67
66
39
53
51
68
66
987
#987
Mykola Shaparenko
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CM
78
79
71
79
79
68
71
78
79
71
79
79
68
71
5166
#5166
Graeme Shinnie
Scotland
Aberdeen
CDM
70
65
62
67
69
68
77
70
65
62
67
69
68
77
5910
#5910
Jamil Siebert
Germany
Lecce
CB
70
71
33
50
52
68
81
70
71
33
50
52
68
81
2587
#2587
Catarina Amado
Portugal
SL Benfica
RB
74
77
60
66
69
68
70
74
77
60
66
69
68
70
8010
#8010
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey
England
Celtic
CB
68
67
28
49
60
68
69
68
67
28
49
60
68
69
7969
#7969
Xavi Sintes
Spain
Córdoba CF
CB
68
56
42
53
55
68
72
68
56
42
53
55
68
72
3156
#3156
Bartosz Slisz
Poland
Atlanta United
CDM
73
71
56
67
70
68
75
73
71
56
67
70
68
75
4633
#4633
Jhon Solís
Colombia
Girona FC
CDM
71
60
62
64
66
68
75
71
60
62
64
66
68
75
6537
#6537
Thea Sørbo
Norway
FC Rosengård
CM
69
60
51
62
68
68
68
69
60
51
62
68
68
68
2968
#2968
Oliver Sørensen
Denmark
Parma
CM
73
73
68
69
71
68
80
73
73
68
69
71
68
80
6506
#6506
Djibril Soumaré
Senegal
Sheffield Utd
CDM
69
60
56
60
64
68
72
69
60
56
60
64
68
72
7921
#7921
Uroš Spajić
Serbia
Beijing FC
CB
68
53
40
53
63
68
74
68
53
40
53
63
68
74
3848
#3848
Jack Stacey
England
Norwich
RB
72
71
55
65
69
68
73
72
71
55
65
69
68
73
7923
#7923
Jozo Stanić
Croatia
FC St. Gallen
CB
68
61
28
59
59
68
76
68
61
28
59
59
68
76
9052
#9052
Talia Staude
United States
NC Courage
CB
67
58
41
52
62
68
62
67
58
41
52
62
68
62
6415
#6415
Svea Stoldt
Germany
Hamburger SV
CDM
69
61
64
66
63
68
61
69
61
64
66
63
68
61
6965
#6965
Philipp Strompf
Germany
VfL Bochum 1848
CB
69
67
33
42
43
68
84
69
67
33
42
43
68
84
6208
#6208
Damián Suárez
Uruguay
Peñarol
RB
69
64
65
65
64
68
69
69
64
65
65
64
68
69
990
#990
Luka Sučić
Croatia
Real Sociedad
CM
78
76
76
78
77
68
72
78
76
76
78
77
68
72
4874
#4874
Erik Sviatchenko
Denmark
Houston Dynamo
CB
71
57
51
60
59
68
82
71
57
51
60
59
68
82
6195
#6195
Serhiy Sydorchuk
Ukraine
KVC Westerlo
CDM
69
62
65
63
64
68
74
69
62
65
63
64
68
74
9619
#9619
Mohamad Sylla
France
Livingston
CDM
66
65
46
52
63
68
75
66
65
46
52
63
68
75
5584
#5584
Attila Szalai
Hungary
Kasımpaşa
CB
70
70
45
60
62
68
77
70
70
45
60
62
68
77
6883
#6883
Maksym Talovierov
Ukraine
Stoke City
CB
69
61
38
51
56
68
78
69
61
38
51
56
68
78
4899
#4899
Florian Tardieu
France
AS Saint-Étienne
CDM
71
40
57
70
67
68
73
71
40
57
70
67
68
73
3418
#3418
Oussama Targhalline
Morocco
Feyenoord
CM
73
49
63
70
72
68
64
73
49
63
70
72
68
64
7997
#7997
Yohan Tavares
Portugal
Laval MFC
CB
68
55
41
52
55
68
72
68
55
41
52
55
68
72
5170
#5170
Jack Taylor
Republic of Ireland
Ipswich
CDM
70
67
67
66
69
68
71
70
67
67
66
69
68
71
3929
#3929
João Mendes
Portugal
Vitória SC
LB
72
77
47
66
67
68
71
72
77
47
66
67
68
71
3271
#3271
Aleksa Terzić
Serbia
RB Salzburg
LB
73
82
46
64
71
68
66
73
82
46
64
71
68
66
5270
#5270
Janni Thomsen
Denmark
Utah Royals FC
RB
70
82
56
67
66
68
61
70
82
56
67
66
68
61
3709
#3709
Demir Ege Tıknaz
Turkey
Beşiktaş
CDM
72
69
65
66
69
68
75
72
69
65
66
69
68
75
5147
#5147
Marcel Tisserand
Congo DR
Sydney FC
CB
70
72
58
66
66
68
80
70
72
58
66
66
68
80
8018
#8018
Kristers Tobers
Latvia
Aberdeen
CB
68
54
42
54
49
68
73
68
54
42
54
49
68
73
4805
#4805
Nouhou Tolo
Cameroon
Sounders FC
LB
71
84
36
53
61
68
80
71
84
36
53
61
68
80
6206
#6206
Kaitlyn Torpey
Australia
Portland Thorns
RB
69
65
60
66
67
68
69
69
65
60
66
67
68
69
7649
#7649
Claudio Torrejón
United States
Cienciano
CDM
68
56
50
62
63
68
70
68
56
50
62
63
68
70
9190
#9190
David Torres
Spain
R. Valladolid CF
CB
67
57
27
54
46
68
65
67
57
27
54
46
68
65
5306
#5306
Ahmed Touba
Algeria
Panathinaikos
CB
70
70
53
62
62
68
82
70
70
53
62
62
68
82
7551
#7551
Conor Townsend
England
Ipswich
LB
68
65
46
64
67
68
63
68
65
46
64
67
68
63
3129
#3129
Omar Haktab Traoré
Germany
Heidenheim
RB
73
84
54
62
69
68
72
73
84
54
62
69
68
72
4412
#4412
Óscar Trejo
Argentina
Rayo Vallecano
CAM
71
58
71
73
71
68
71
71
58
71
73
71
68
71
4769
#4769
Keigo Tsunemoto
Japan
FC Basel 1893
RB
71
78
52
62
64
68
61
71
78
52
62
64
68
61
8154
#8154
Amy Turner
England
Spurs
CB
68
32
27
48
51
68
65
68
32
27
48
51
68
65
3181
#3181
Turrientes
Spain
Real Sociedad
CM
73
65
62
72
72
68
66
73
65
62
72
72
68
66
1606
#1606
Chrisantus Uche
Nigeria
Crystal Palace
ST
76
68
73
69
73
68
83
76
68
73
69
73
68
83
6754
#6754
Osaze Urhoghide
England
FC Dallas
CB
69
79
35
45
63
68
74
69
79
35
45
63
68
74
2388
#2388
Josha Vagnoman
Germany
VfB Stuttgart
RB
74
87
61
69
72
68
80
74
87
61
69
72
68
80
7534
#7534
Lautaro Valenti
Argentina
Parma
CB
68
69
51
55
57
68
74
68
69
51
55
57
68
74
10272
#10272
Jimmy Valoyes
Colombia
Cienciano
CB
66
60
28
41
45
68
68
66
60
28
41
45
68
68
5627
#5627
Hannes Van Der Bruggen
Belgium
Cercle Brugge
CM
70
40
62
70
68
68
71
70
40
62
70
68
68
71
8886
#8886
Syb van Ottele
Holland
Fortuna Sittard
CB
67
61
55
50
49
68
73
67
61
55
50
49
68
73
6365
#6365
Jordi Vanlerberghe
Belgium
Brøndby IF
CB
69
52
61
67
63
68
75
69
52
61
67
63
68
75
5623
#5623
Jesús Vázquez
Spain
Valencia CF
LB
70
69
50
65
66
68
62
70
69
50
65
66
68
62
5983
#5983
Pablo Vázquez
Spain
R. Sporting
CB
70
67
32
49
51
68
70
70
67
32
49
51
68
70
4457
#4457
Calvin Verdonk
Indonesia
LOSC Lille
LB
71
76
58
66
66
68
74
71
76
58
66
66
68
74
1447
#1447
Arthur Vermeeren
Belgium
OM
CM
77
70
55
77
79
68
66
77
70
55
77
79
68
66
7788
#7788
Frédéric Veseli
Albania
Südtirol
CB
68
67
41
55
64
68
66
68
67
41
55
64
68
66
8153
#8153
Francesco Vicari
Italy
Bari
CB
68
34
27
50
45
68
68
68
34
27
50
45
68
68
6868
#6868
Maximiliano Villa
Uruguay
Atlético Tucumán
RB
69
68
36
54
62
68
66
69
68
36
54
62
68
66
4773
#4773
Viviana Villacorta
United States
Orlando Pride
CM
71
58
58
64
69
68
68
71
58
58
64
69
68
68
7100
#7100
Carlos Villalba
Argentina
Sarmiento
CM
68
66
61
61
69
68
74
68
66
61
61
69
68
74
4392
#4392
Villares
Spain
RC Deportivo
CM
71
72
64
67
69
68
76
71
72
64
67
69
68
76
5984
#5984
Aleksandar Vukotić
Serbia
SV Darmstadt 98
CB
70
53
43
50
41
68
82
70
53
43
50
41
68
82
8066
#8066
Murray Wallace
Scotland
Huddersfield
CB
68
51
32
52
57
68
74
68
51
32
52
57
68
74
4378
#4378
Daniel Wass
Denmark
Brøndby IF
CM
71
62
69
73
72
68
73
71
62
69
73
72
68
73
8060
#8060
Joel Waterman
Canada
Chicago Fire FC
CB
68
43
42
58
50
68
74
68
43
42
58
50
68
74
1282
#1282
Timothy Weah
United States
OM
RM
77
87
75
72
78
68
65
77
87
75
72
78
68
65
7933
#7933
Kennedy Wesley
United States
San Diego Wave
CB
68
51
44
59
61
68
66
68
51
44
59
61
68
66
3228
#3228
Ashley Westwood
England
Charlotte FC
CDM
73
54
64
75
66
68
73
73
54
64
75
66
68
73
6994
#6994
Jack Whatmough
England
Huddersfield
CB
69
49
26
49
57
68
78
69
49
26
49
57
68
78
5204
#5204
Ellie Wheeler
United States
KC Current
RB
70
69
66
67
68
68
66
70
69
66
67
68
68
66
4384
#4384
Martyna Wiankowska
Poland
1. FC Köln
LB
71
71
65
71
70
68
72
71
71
65
71
70
68
72
5579
#5579
Joe Williams
England
Bristol City
CDM
70
53
57
68
68
68
68
70
53
57
68
68
68
68
8073
#8073
Nathan Wood
England
Southampton
CB
68
69
24
47
54
68
71
68
69
24
47
54
68
71
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