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.

2429
#2429
Emil Holm
Sweden
Bologna
RB
74
83
61
67
71
67
80
74
83
61
67
71
67
80
8980
#8980
Nikolai Hopland
Norway
sc Heerenveen
CB
67
64
42
50
57
67
70
67
64
42
50
57
67
70
6813
#6813
Jannes Horn
Germany
SK Rapid
LB
69
72
28
55
65
67
72
69
72
28
55
65
67
72
9169
#9169
Andi Hoti
Kosovo
1. FC Magdeburg
CB
67
62
27
46
51
67
71
67
62
27
46
51
67
71
9106
#9106
Cameron Humphreys
England
Port Vale
CB
67
62
32
48
54
67
72
67
62
32
48
54
67
72
8859
#8859
Carlotta Imping
Germany
1. FC Köln
RB
67
61
49
57
66
67
58
67
61
49
57
66
67
58
6333
#6333
Juan Infante
Argentina
Atlético Tucumán
LB
69
75
52
59
63
67
72
69
75
52
59
63
67
72
4455
#4455
Nikolas Ioannou
Cyprus
Sampdoria
LB
71
76
55
64
68
67
78
71
76
55
64
68
67
78
6893
#6893
Abdullah Iqbal
Pakistan
Mjällby AIF
CB
69
68
34
52
57
67
72
69
68
34
52
57
67
72
4580
#4580
Mauricio Isla
Chile
Colo-Colo
RB
71
66
53
71
71
67
70
71
66
53
71
71
67
70
7784
#7784
Marko Ivezić
Serbia
Holstein Kiel
CB
68
69
39
57
56
67
74
68
69
39
57
56
67
74
8049
#8049
Frederik Jäkel
Germany
Braunschweig
CB
68
70
29
44
49
67
77
68
70
29
44
49
67
77
10043
#10043
Dies Janse
Holland
FC Groningen
CB
66
53
36
61
63
67
66
66
53
36
61
63
67
66
5243
#5243
Danley Jean Jacques
Haiti
Philadelphia
CM
70
69
56
66
70
67
74
70
69
56
66
70
67
74
8082
#8082
Arkadiusz Jędrych
Poland
GKS Katowice
CB
68
53
42
41
44
67
84
68
53
42
41
44
67
84
3108
#3108
Elias Jelert
Denmark
Southampton
RB
73
84
57
68
72
67
63
73
84
57
68
72
67
63
7003
#7003
Ulisses Wilson
Brazil
Nacional
CB
69
51
31
43
53
67
79
69
51
31
43
53
67
79
5478
#5478
Jiang Shenglong
China PR
Shanghai Shenhua
CB
70
76
50
55
59
67
81
70
76
50
55
59
67
81
4697
#4697
Álex Jiménez
Spain
AFC Bournemouth
RB
71
84
52
61
71
67
55
71
84
52
61
71
67
55
6990
#6990
Lloyd Jones
England
Charlton Ath
CB
69
55
36
45
46
67
80
69
55
36
45
46
67
80
8042
#8042
Jakub Jugas
Czech Republic
Cracovia
CB
68
46
45
52
51
67
76
68
46
45
52
51
67
76
4698
#4698
Merza Julević
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
CDM
71
54
64
66
67
67
71
71
54
64
66
67
67
71
2983
#2983
David Jurásek
Czech Republic
Beşiktaş
LB
73
83
61
68
72
67
74
73
83
61
68
72
67
74
3272
#3272
Issa Kaboré
Burkina Faso
Wrexham
RB
73
81
39
64
73
67
73
73
81
39
64
73
67
73
4617
#4617
Hassan Kadish
Saudi Arabia
Al Ittihad
LB
71
75
49
62
63
67
79
71
75
49
62
63
67
79
6135
#6135
Eric Kahl
Sweden
AGF
CB
69
82
50
61
66
67
74
69
82
50
61
66
67
74
7957
#7957
Alexios Kalogeropoulos
Greece
Olympiacos FC
CB
68
69
34
51
53
67
73
68
69
34
51
53
67
73
7604
#7604
Marcin Kamiński
Poland
Wisła Płock
CB
68
51
57
63
59
67
73
68
51
57
63
59
67
73
4365
#4365
Edo Kayembe
Congo DR
Watford
CM
71
72
66
69
70
67
78
71
72
66
69
70
67
78
9039
#9039
Thomas Keller
Germany
Heidenheim
CB
67
58
42
56
52
67
70
67
58
42
56
52
67
70
10235
#10235
Thalisson Kelven
Brazil
Gençlerbirliği
CB
66
66
24
44
51
67
71
66
66
24
44
51
67
71
3738
#3738
Samantha Kerr
Scotland
Liverpool
CDM
72
65
69
68
75
67
65
72
65
69
68
75
67
65
3827
#3827
Kaine Kesler-Hayden
England
Coventry City
RB
72
78
54
67
72
67
65
72
78
54
67
72
67
65
7966
#7966
Kim Kee Hee
Korea Republic
Sounders FC
CB
68
55
43
57
49
67
75
68
55
43
57
49
67
75
8029
#8029
Kim Young Bin
Korea Republic
Jeonbuk Hyundai
CB
68
64
28
55
47
67
77
68
64
28
55
47
67
77
8472
#8472
Savy King
United States
Angel City FC
CB
67
67
53
57
66
67
67
67
67
53
57
66
67
67
9018
#9018
Ruben Kluivert
Holland
OL
CB
67
71
31
53
56
67
69
67
71
31
53
56
67
69
3045
#3045
Jason Knight
Republic of Ireland
Bristol City
CM
73
72
64
70
72
67
72
73
72
64
70
72
67
72
4377
#4377
Ko Seung Beom
Korea Republic
Ulsan HD FC
CM
71
73
60
68
72
67
78
71
73
60
68
72
67
78
9206
#9206
Menno Koch
Holland
Sarpsborg 08
CB
67
35
43
47
50
67
71
67
35
43
47
50
67
71
9159
#9159
Niklas Kolbe
Germany
Hertha BSC
CB
67
72
25
42
45
67
75
67
72
25
42
45
67
75
3874
#3874
Yukhym Konoplia
Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk
RB
72
81
47
69
69
67
66
72
81
47
69
69
67
66
5176
#5176
Emil Kornvig
Denmark
SK Brann
CM
70
69
64
67
70
67
71
70
69
64
67
70
67
71
9224
#9224
Niko Koulis
Germany
Preußen Münster
CB
67
51
26
40
43
67
73
67
51
26
40
43
67
73
7996
#7996
Bojan Kovačević
Serbia
Cádiz CF
CB
68
62
39
46
59
67
70
68
62
39
46
59
67
70
4651
#4651
Frans Krätzig
Germany
RB Salzburg
LM
71
71
59
68
73
67
56
71
71
59
68
73
67
56
8928
#8928
Ruben Kristiansen
Norway
Tromsø IL
LB
67
52
47
60
61
67
66
67
52
47
60
61
67
66
5546
#5546
Bas Kuipers
Holland
FC Twente
LB
70
67
44
64
67
67
75
70
67
44
64
67
67
75
4081
#4081
Saël Kumbedi
France
VfL Wolfsburg
RB
72
80
42
63
72
67
60
72
80
42
63
72
67
60
6474
#6474
Esther Laborde
Spain
Madrid CFF
CDM
69
74
48
69
60
67
63
69
74
48
69
60
67
63
5134
#5134
Łukasz Łakomy
Poland
OH Leuven
CM
70
72
65
66
69
67
74
70
72
65
66
69
67
74
6445
#6445
Japhet Sery Larsen
Denmark
SK Brann
CB
69
78
41
56
64
67
76
69
78
41
56
64
67
76
8091
#8091
Rasmus Lauritsen
Denmark
Brøndby IF
CB
68
44
39
54
49
67
76
68
44
39
54
49
67
76
8048
#8048
Aníbal Leguizamón
Argentina
Belgrano
CB
68
54
33
53
52
67
77
68
54
33
53
52
67
77
1324
#1324
Thomas Lemar
France
Girona FC
CM
77
72
75
79
80
67
59
77
72
75
79
80
67
59
8026
#8026
Stav Lemkin
Israel
FC Twente
CB
68
66
36
51
49
67
70
68
66
36
51
49
67
70
4446
#4446
Ryan Leonard
England
Millwall
RB
71
71
63
65
66
67
77
71
71
63
65
66
67
77
7964
#7964
Fedde Leysen
Belgium
R. Union St.-G.
CB
68
60
38
58
52
67
72
68
60
38
58
52
67
72
1924
#1924
María Llompart
Spain
Badalona Women
CM
75
80
72
73
79
67
75
75
80
72
73
79
67
75
7890
#7890
Noah Loosli
Switzerland
VfL Bochum 1848
CB
68
66
44
47
55
67
75
68
66
44
47
55
67
75
2500
#2500
Cadu
Brazil
Ferencvárosi TC
LM
74
75
67
71
76
67
62
74
75
67
71
76
67
62
8063
#8063
David López
Spain
RCD Mallorca
CB
68
59
32
48
52
67
77
68
59
32
48
52
67
77
9226
#9226
Felix Luckeneder
Austria
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
67
35
30
41
47
67
76
67
35
30
41
47
67
76
5501
#5501
Luna
Spain
UD Almería
RB
70
72
44
58
66
67
80
70
72
44
58
66
67
80
1954
#1954
André Horta
Portugal
UD Almería
CM
75
73
70
75
76
67
70
75
73
70
75
76
67
70
6191
#6191
Pauline Machtens
Germany
Hamburger SV
CM
69
66
65
67
67
67
64
69
66
65
67
67
67
64
6041
#6041
Guilherme Madruga
Brazil
Shandong Taishan
CDM
69
74
61
64
66
67
78
69
74
61
64
66
67
78
8824
#8824
Luis Mago
Venezuela
Caracas FC
CB
67
70
42
57
53
67
70
67
70
42
57
53
67
70
4735
#4735
Habib Maïga
Côte d'Ivoire
Ferencvárosi TC
CDM
71
58
52
65
67
67
78
71
58
52
65
67
67
78
9104
#9104
Christ Makosso
Congo
Luton Town
CB
67
65
34
46
56
67
68
67
65
34
46
56
67
68
6064
#6064
Faitout Maouassa
France
AS Nancy Lorraine
LB
69
72
63
66
71
67
68
69
72
63
66
71
67
68
6264
#6264
Vincent Marchetti
France
Paris FC
CM
69
61
55
68
69
67
71
69
61
55
68
69
67
71
10146
#10146
Ivan Marconi
Italy
Entella
CB
66
60
39
53
51
67
67
66
60
39
53
51
67
67
11266
#11266
Emily Mason
United States
Seattle Reign
RB
65
49
32
55
60
67
53
65
49
32
55
60
67
53
4426
#4426
Eliot Matazo
Belgium
Hull City
CDM
71
69
60
68
74
67
74
71
69
60
68
74
67
74
3992
#3992
Saskia Matheis
Germany
SV Werder Bremen
CM
72
48
64
67
73
67
72
72
48
64
67
73
67
72
8775
#8775
Hervé Matthys
Belgium
Motor Lublin
CB
67
66
41
60
60
67
68
67
66
41
60
60
67
68
10185
#10185
Alan Matturro
Uruguay
Levante UD
CB
66
64
30
52
54
67
65
66
64
30
52
54
67
65
4379
#4379
Philipp Max
Germany
Panathinaikos
LB
71
73
64
72
72
67
69
71
73
64
72
72
67
69
5157
#5157
Ross McCrorie
Scotland
Bristol City
RB
70
77
53
61
67
67
84
70
77
53
61
67
67
84
60
#60
Beth Mead
England
Arsenal
RM
87
82
84
84
87
67
73
87
82
84
84
87
67
73
5570
#5570
Jakov Medić
Croatia
Norwich
CB
70
64
52
59
58
67
83
70
64
52
59
58
67
83
5148
#5148
Agus Medina
Spain
Albacete BP
CM
70
67
64
68
70
67
74
70
67
64
68
70
67
74
4408
#4408
Levent Mercan
Turkey
Fenerbahçe
LB
71
74
62
71
72
67
67
71
74
62
71
72
67
67
9179
#9179
Andrea Meroni
Italy
Bari
CB
67
47
39
45
47
67
75
67
47
39
45
47
67
75
5227
#5227
Meseguer
Spain
R. Valladolid CF
CM
70
61
67
66
68
67
74
70
61
67
66
68
67
74
6222
#6222
Metinho
Brazil
FC Basel 1893
CDM
69
70
54
63
72
67
69
69
70
54
63
72
67
69
6572
#6572
Dardo Miloc
Argentina
Barracas Central
CDM
69
61
46
60
65
67
76
69
61
46
60
65
67
76
7936
#7936
Richard Mina
Ecuador
LDU Quito
CB
68
66
37
52
53
67
74
68
66
37
52
53
67
74
6373
#6373
Tobias Mølgaard
Denmark
AGF
CB
69
78
44
58
65
67
74
69
78
44
58
65
67
74
9160
#9160
Guillem Molina
Spain
AVS Futebol SAD
RB
67
65
31
52
49
67
62
67
65
31
52
49
67
62
6488
#6488
Adrien Monfray
France
ESTAC Troyes
CB
69
64
51
59
61
67
78
69
64
51
59
61
67
78
9200
#9200
Ilario Monterisi
Italy
Frosinone
CB
67
53
30
47
49
67
69
67
53
30
47
49
67
69
10018
#10018
Genís
Spain
FC Thun
CB
66
60
37
61
59
67
64
66
60
37
61
59
67
64
12325
#12325
Santiago Morales
Argentina
Sarmiento
CB
64
59
30
36
37
67
68
64
59
30
36
37
67
68
7318
#7318
Iván Morante
Spain
Burgos CF
CDM
68
66
61
62
66
67
63
68
66
61
62
66
67
63
8050
#8050
Ariel Mosór
Poland
Raków
CB
68
66
33
46
50
67
74
68
66
33
46
50
67
74
6734
#6734
Jherson Mosquera
Colombia
Newell's
RB
69
68
41
58
58
67
74
69
68
41
58
58
67
74
4390
#4390
Linda Motlhalo
South Africa
Glasgow City FC
CM
71
76
66
71
73
67
63
71
76
66
71
73
67
63
10278
#10278
Yaël Mouanga
France
Montpellier
CB
66
54
26
42
49
67
68
66
54
26
42
49
67
68
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