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.

5123
#5123
Wu Xi
China PR
Shanghai Shenhua
CM
70
69
65
69
66
68
78
70
69
65
69
66
68
78
11316
#11316
Leopold Wurm
Germany
Jahn Regensburg
CB
65
58
21
45
43
68
65
65
58
21
45
43
68
65
4527
#4527
Zeki Yavru
Turkey
Samsunspor
RB
71
65
61
75
68
68
65
71
65
61
75
68
68
65
4858
#4858
Gerard Yepes
Spain
Empoli
CDM
71
63
55
67
71
68
55
71
63
55
67
71
68
55
8420
#8420
Wilitty Younoussa
Cameroon
Rodez AF
CM
67
74
49
59
72
68
58
67
74
49
59
72
68
58
3007
#3007
Mattia Zanotti
Italy
FC Lugano
RB
73
78
59
70
74
68
72
73
78
59
70
74
68
72
8133
#8133
Luis Zárate
Paraguay
IDV
CB
68
61
25
41
49
68
72
68
61
25
41
49
68
72
7231
#7231
Sean Zawadzki
United States
Columbus Crew
CB
68
73
50
62
66
68
71
68
73
50
62
66
68
71
9037
#9037
Benedikt Zech
Austria
SCR Altach
CB
67
67
29
54
55
68
72
67
67
29
54
55
68
72
3046
#3046
Ramiz Zerrouki
Algeria
FC Twente
CDM
73
62
66
69
72
68
80
73
62
66
69
72
68
80
5632
#5632
Zhu Chenjie
China PR
Shanghai Shenhua
CB
70
80
41
47
60
68
83
70
80
41
47
60
68
83
4637
#4637
Matthias Zimmermann
Germany
Düsseldorf
CDM
71
65
58
66
68
68
69
71
65
58
66
68
68
69
2421
#2421
Nadir Zortea
Italy
Bologna
RM
74
77
69
68
74
68
74
74
77
69
68
74
68
74
3720
#3720
Fernando Zuqui
Argentina
Uni. Católica
CM
72
67
63
71
72
68
69
72
67
63
71
72
68
69
10267
#10267
Lucas Abascia
Argentina
Central Córdoba
CB
66
51
35
43
45
67
71
66
51
35
43
45
67
71
5737
#5737
Myenty Abena
Suriname
Gaziantep
CB
70
69
41
56
58
67
81
70
69
41
56
58
67
81
2023
#2023
Mohammed Abu Fani
Israel
Ferencvárosi TC
CM
75
64
65
76
77
67
72
75
64
65
76
77
67
72
9181
#9181
Shawn Adewoye
Belgium
Fortuna Sittard
CB
67
64
24
46
45
67
73
67
64
24
46
45
67
73
9061
#9061
Nathaniel Adjei
Ghana
FC Lorient
CB
67
77
25
45
58
67
70
67
77
25
45
58
67
70
6651
#6651
Anna Aehling
Germany
Union Berlin
RB
69
72
42
61
58
67
71
69
72
42
61
58
67
71
9054
#9054
Ümit Akdağ
Romania
Alanyaspor
CB
67
58
35
58
56
67
69
67
58
35
58
56
67
69
9165
#9165
Gustave Akueson
Togo
SC Bastia
CB
67
65
31
43
42
67
76
67
65
31
43
42
67
76
10243
#10243
Awon Al Bishi
Saudi Arabia
Al Taawoun
CB
66
62
38
44
39
67
71
66
62
38
44
39
67
71
4389
#4389
Williams Alarcón
Chile
Boca Juniors
CM
71
69
63
70
71
67
76
71
69
63
70
71
67
76
7313
#7313
Haitam Aleesami
Norway
FK Bodø/Glimt
CB
68
64
56
64
60
67
74
68
64
56
64
60
67
74
9214
#9214
Diego Alende
Spain
FC Andorra
CB
67
52
26
47
49
67
68
67
52
26
47
49
67
68
7058
#7058
Sotiris Alexandropoulos
Greece
Düsseldorf
CM
68
75
59
63
69
67
72
68
75
59
63
69
67
72
5633
#5633
Algobia
Spain
AVS Futebol SAD
CM
70
53
63
66
68
67
62
70
53
63
66
68
67
62
3076
#3076
Agustín Almendra
Argentina
Racing Club
CM
73
68
67
69
71
67
72
73
68
67
69
71
67
72
8750
#8750
Taha Altıkardeş
Turkey
Göztepe
CB
67
64
43
54
65
67
71
67
64
43
54
65
67
71
3831
#3831
Altimira
Spain
Villarreal CF
RB
72
73
57
67
73
67
66
72
73
57
67
73
67
66
5415
#5415
Sergio Álvarez
Spain
SD Eibar
CDM
70
53
65
64
64
67
78
70
53
65
64
64
67
78
8106
#8106
Jair Amador
Portugal
SD Eibar
CB
68
62
30
43
44
67
80
68
62
30
43
44
67
80
5116
#5116
Romeo Amane
Côte d'Ivoire
SK Rapid
CM
70
80
62
67
73
67
72
70
80
62
67
73
67
72
8057
#8057
Stephan Ambrosius
Ghana
FC St. Gallen
CB
68
64
31
44
52
67
77
68
64
31
44
52
67
77
3782
#3782
Mathis Amougou
France
Strasbourg
CM
72
71
57
68
74
67
68
72
71
57
68
74
67
68
7205
#7205
Malte Amundsen
Denmark
Columbus Crew
CB
68
74
47
64
65
67
74
68
74
47
64
65
67
74
9094
#9094
Hannah Anderson
United States
Chicago Stars FC
CB
67
53
41
53
55
67
68
67
53
41
53
55
67
68
7998
#7998
Valentin Antov
Bulgaria
Monza
CB
68
56
38
48
57
67
77
68
56
38
48
57
67
77
10204
#10204
Guilherme Soares
Portugal
FC Petrolul
CB
66
59
38
45
49
67
70
66
59
38
45
49
67
70
9164
#9164
Remo Arnold
Switzerland
FC Winterthur
CB
67
35
35
56
56
67
76
67
35
35
56
56
67
76
9015
#9015
Dixon Arroyo
Ecuador
Barcelona SC
CDM
67
59
33
58
61
67
69
67
59
33
58
61
67
69
4655
#4655
Iddrisu Baba
Ghana
UD Almería
CDM
71
58
64
62
67
67
75
71
58
64
62
67
67
75
4878
#4878
Matthias Bader
Germany
SV Darmstadt 98
RB
71
70
41
61
69
67
69
71
70
41
61
69
67
69
8546
#8546
Danny Bakker
Holland
SC Telstar
CB
67
64
51
58
61
67
73
67
64
51
58
61
67
73
3726
#3726
Gonçalo Franco
Portugal
Swansea City
CDM
72
65
64
69
72
67
73
72
65
64
69
72
67
73
7072
#7072
Moussa Baradji
France
Blackburn Rovers
CM
68
67
64
63
67
67
73
68
67
64
63
67
67
73
5113
#5113
Italo
Brazil
Jeju United
CM
70
71
65
67
70
67
83
70
71
65
67
70
67
83
10292
#10292
Alan Barrionuevo
Argentina
Tigre
CB
66
55
22
35
37
67
76
66
55
22
35
37
67
76
3983
#3983
Elias Baum
Germany
Frankfurt
RB
72
75
50
61
68
67
71
72
75
50
61
68
67
71
6969
#6969
Timo Baumgartl
Germany
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
69
56
36
52
51
67
74
69
56
36
52
51
67
74
5637
#5637
Yassin Belkhdim
France
Angers SCO
CM
70
54
54
68
70
67
66
70
54
54
68
70
67
66
5407
#5407
Morgane Belkhiter
Algeria
AS Saint Étienne
RB
70
76
57
60
64
67
68
70
76
57
60
64
67
68
10255
#10255
Lucie Bendová
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CB
66
69
25
46
51
67
60
66
69
25
46
51
67
60
8576
#8576
Guillermo Benítez
Argentina
Cerro Porteño
LB
67
76
48
55
61
67
65
67
76
48
55
61
67
65
8114
#8114
Nicolò Bertola
Italy
Udinese
CB
68
58
32
45
47
67
75
68
58
32
45
47
67
75
6119
#6119
Pietro Beruatto
Italy
Spezia
LM
69
78
55
63
68
67
70
69
78
55
63
68
67
70
11301
#11301
Davide Bettella
Italy
Catanzaro
CB
65
51
35
47
50
67
57
65
51
35
47
50
67
57
3739
#3739
Thea Bjelde
Norway
VfL Wolfsburg
CM
72
76
66
68
76
67
56
72
76
66
68
76
67
56
8123
#8123
Paweł Bochniewicz
Poland
sc Heerenveen
CB
68
49
25
52
49
67
78
68
49
25
52
49
67
78
6198
#6198
Emil Bohinen
Norway
Venezia
CM
69
58
62
69
69
67
71
69
58
62
69
69
67
71
2628
#2628
Daniel Boloca
Romania
Sassuolo
CM
74
59
61
70
74
67
76
74
59
61
70
74
67
76
10250
#10250
Federico Bonini
Italy
UD Almería
CB
66
61
26
52
49
67
64
66
61
26
52
49
67
64
2051
#2051
Ayyoub Bouaddi
France
LOSC Lille
CM
75
75
58
72
75
67
71
75
75
58
72
75
67
71
3017
#3017
Maïté Boucly
France
Havre AC
LM
73
73
67
72
72
67
69
73
73
67
72
72
67
69
8079
#8079
Ibane Bowat
Scotland
Portsmouth
CB
68
51
30
48
57
67
79
68
51
30
48
57
67
79
6811
#6811
Michael Boxall
New Zealand
Minnesota United
CB
69
52
43
60
57
67
80
69
52
43
60
57
67
80
4558
#4558
Domagoj Bradarić
Croatia
Hellas Verona
LB
71
74
57
68
71
67
63
71
74
57
68
71
67
63
9213
#9213
Sonny Bradley
England
Lincoln City
CB
67
45
29
45
46
67
77
67
45
29
45
46
67
77
3040
#3040
Pedro Rebocho
Portugal
Al Khaleej
LB
73
76
57
69
73
67
75
73
76
57
69
73
67
75
10288
#10288
Ramiro Brazionis
Uruguay
Racing Club
CB
66
56
27
38
41
67
68
66
56
27
38
41
67
68
5323
#5323
Néstor Breitenbruch
Argentina
Aldosivi
CB
70
79
53
58
63
67
76
70
79
53
58
63
67
76
7876
#7876
Yannick Bright
Italy
Inter Miami CF
CDM
68
70
36
61
61
67
60
68
70
36
61
61
67
60
8581
#8581
Javain Brown
Jamaica
Real Salt Lake
CB
67
80
42
55
55
67
73
67
80
42
55
55
67
73
2401
#2401
Tajon Buchanan
Canada
Villarreal CF
RM
74
90
65
66
74
67
73
74
90
65
66
74
67
73
5799
#5799
Lee Buchanan
England
Birmingham City
LB
70
74
41
57
66
67
63
70
74
41
57
66
67
63
11326
#11326
Gastón Bueno
Uruguay
Racing Club
CB
65
47
32
42
47
67
58
65
47
32
42
47
67
58
7326
#7326
Nayomi Buikema
Holland
Ajax
CM
68
67
57
66
69
67
58
68
67
57
66
69
67
58
7941
#7941
Esteban Burgos
Argentina
San Martín
CB
68
53
47
47
54
67
80
68
53
47
47
54
67
80
10284
#10284
Nicolas Bürgy
Switzerland
Odense BK
CB
66
36
37
44
48
67
70
66
36
37
44
48
67
70
2485
#2485
Harrison Burrows
England
Sheffield Utd
LB
74
76
64
73
72
67
68
74
76
64
73
72
67
68
1702
#1702
Vitaliy Buyalskyi
Ukraine
Dynamo Kyiv
CAM
76
74
71
74
78
67
55
76
74
71
74
78
67
55
7554
#7554
Francisco Calvo
Costa Rica
Al Ettifaq
CB
68
63
44
59
64
67
76
68
63
44
59
64
67
76
4623
#4623
Reggie Cannon
United States
Colorado Rapids
RB
71
86
36
57
67
67
82
71
86
36
57
67
67
82
5562
#5562
Pierrick Capelle
France
Angers SCO
CDM
70
44
71
72
69
67
60
70
44
71
72
69
67
60
8939
#8939
Nicolás Capraro
Argentina
Barracas Central
CB
67
70
33
51
57
67
75
67
70
33
51
57
67
75
7276
#7276
Ángel Cardozo Lucena
Paraguay
Libertad
CM
68
66
55
66
68
67
65
68
66
55
66
68
67
65
11308
#11308
Nicolás Caro Torres
Argentina
Dep. Riestra
CB
65
55
39
32
38
67
74
65
55
39
32
38
67
74
4427
#4427
Raiderlín Carrasco
Venezuela
Levante UD
LB
71
81
58
65
71
67
70
71
81
58
65
71
67
70
8838
#8838
Carrillo
Spain
SD Huesca
CB
67
66
50
52
53
67
71
67
66
50
52
53
67
71
3000
#3000
Wanderson
Brazil
Pohang Steelers
LB
73
77
64
68
73
67
72
73
77
64
68
73
67
72
9188
#9188
Olly Casey
England
Blackpool
CB
67
55
27
45
51
67
72
67
55
27
45
51
67
72
9176
#9176
Dan Casey
Republic of Ireland
Wycombe
CB
67
46
36
46
51
67
75
67
46
36
46
51
67
75
5460
#5460
Fabien Centonze
France
FC Nantes
RB
70
66
51
68
67
67
70
70
66
51
68
67
67
70
7669
#7669
Yevgen Cheberko
Ukraine
Columbus Crew
CB
68
72
32
61
66
67
70
68
72
32
61
66
67
70
7748
#7748
Vlad Chiricheș
Romania
FCSB
CDM
68
46
59
60
59
67
72
68
46
59
60
59
67
72
3937
#3937
Dennis Cirkin
England
Sunderland
LB
72
78
55
64
68
67
63
72
78
55
64
68
67
63
3119
#3119
Djaoui Cissé
France
Stade Rennais FC
CM
73
63
69
68
75
67
67
73
63
69
68
75
67
67
7984
#7984
Max Cleworth
England
Wrexham
CB
68
67
29
49
59
67
74
68
67
29
49
59
67
74
6590
#6590
Maxime Colin
France
FC Metz
RB
69
68
43
60
66
67
70
69
68
43
60
66
67
70
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