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.

5272
#5272
Josh Acheampong
England
Chelsea
RB
70
76
50
65
69
66
73
70
76
50
65
69
66
73
8019
#8019
Dilara Acikgöz
Germany
Frankfurt
LB
68
62
40
61
60
66
51
68
62
40
61
60
66
51
5115
#5115
Bryan Acosta
Honduras
Nashville SC
CM
70
71
68
69
67
66
80
70
71
68
69
67
66
80
10794
#10794
Olivier Aertssen
Holland
PEC Zwolle
RB
65
70
38
56
59
66
67
65
70
38
56
59
66
67
10180
#10180
Ange Ahoussou
Côte d'Ivoire
SK Rapid
CB
66
61
33
47
55
66
71
66
61
33
47
55
66
71
7755
#7755
Emanuel Aiwu
Austria
SK Sturm Graz
CB
68
70
42
51
57
66
77
68
70
42
51
57
66
77
9133
#9133
Nader Al Sharari
Saudi Arabia
Al Nassr
CB
67
72
25
48
47
66
73
67
72
25
48
47
66
73
6109
#6109
Aldasoro
Spain
R. Racing Club
CDM
69
68
65
65
70
66
68
69
68
65
65
70
66
68
9814
#9814
Ajibola Alese
England
Sunderland
LB
66
75
33
52
60
66
74
66
75
33
52
60
66
74
4422
#4422
Steven Alzate
Colombia
Atlanta United
CDM
71
66
63
72
75
66
70
71
66
63
72
75
66
70
8529
#8529
Mawouna Amevor
Togo
FC Volendam
CB
67
71
43
59
60
66
76
67
71
43
59
60
66
76
4359
#4359
Mikael Anderson
Iceland
Djurgårdens IF
CM
71
79
65
67
75
66
73
71
79
65
67
75
66
73
4664
#4664
Carlens Arcus
Haiti
Angers SCO
RB
71
75
44
66
66
66
75
71
75
44
66
66
66
75
9558
#9558
Alexis Arias
Peru
FBC Melgar
CM
66
59
64
63
66
66
54
66
59
64
63
66
66
54
3001
#3001
Joe Aribo
Nigeria
Southampton
CM
73
70
65
71
75
66
74
73
70
65
71
75
66
74
6570
#6570
Zakaria Ariss
France
SC Bastia
LB
69
75
44
62
66
66
62
69
75
44
62
66
66
62
13039
#13039
Marina Artero
Spain
RC Deportivo
CB
63
63
42
50
52
66
57
63
63
42
50
52
66
57
9205
#9205
Brooke Aspin
England
Chelsea
CB
67
47
34
50
50
66
67
67
47
34
50
50
66
67
11719
#11719
Josh Atencio
United States
Colorado Rapids
CDM
64
64
46
52
54
66
76
64
64
46
52
54
66
76
2581
#2581
Eduard Atuesta
Colombia
Orlando City
CM
74
65
57
75
76
66
71
74
65
57
75
76
66
71
4104
#4104
Pedro Henrique
Brazil
Shakhtar Donetsk
LB
72
82
34
64
71
66
65
72
82
34
64
71
66
65
10118
#10118
Metehan Baltacı
Turkey
Galatasaray
CB
66
63
33
50
59
66
70
66
63
33
50
59
66
70
11209
#11209
Jan Bamert
Switzerland
FC Thun
CB
65
54
32
50
57
66
67
65
54
32
50
57
66
67
5712
#5712
Nahuel Banegas
Argentina
Tigre
LB
70
72
44
57
62
66
73
70
72
44
57
62
66
73
10174
#10174
Noahkai Banks
United States
FC Augsburg
CB
66
61
35
49
52
66
70
66
61
35
49
52
66
70
12319
#12319
Luis Barbosa
Bolivia
San Antonio
CB
64
61
28
34
41
66
68
64
61
28
34
41
66
68
9223
#9223
Lucas Bartlett
United States
D.C. United
CB
67
52
26
39
42
66
78
67
52
26
39
42
66
78
7085
#7085
Daniele Baselli
Italy
Padova
CM
68
64
67
71
70
66
62
68
64
67
71
70
66
62
4516
#4516
Simone Bastoni
Italy
Cesena
CM
71
66
65
71
70
66
65
71
66
65
71
70
66
65
6526
#6526
Jonathan Bay
Argentina
Platense
LB
69
67
52
57
64
66
72
69
67
52
57
64
66
72
6186
#6186
Alexis Beka Beka
France
RAAL La Louvière
CDM
69
69
57
63
71
66
71
69
69
57
63
71
66
71
7577
#7577
Reda Belahyane
Morocco
Latium
CM
68
66
49
64
75
66
52
68
66
49
64
75
66
52
8723
#8723
Francesco Belli
Italy
Padova
CB
67
76
38
55
59
66
71
67
76
38
55
59
66
71
8160
#8160
Nicky Beloko
Switzerland
Lausanne-Sport
CM
67
73
62
62
68
66
76
67
73
62
62
68
66
76
6154
#6154
Mortadha Ben Ouanes
Tunisia
Kasımpaşa
LB
69
72
60
68
68
66
65
69
72
60
68
68
66
65
4502
#4502
Gastón Benedetti
Argentina
Estudiantes
LB
71
74
60
67
68
66
70
71
74
60
67
68
66
70
7902
#7902
Omar Bertel
Colombia
América de Cali
LB
68
74
41
52
60
66
60
68
74
41
52
60
66
60
922
#922
Luana
Brazil
Orlando Pride
CM
79
50
72
78
81
66
65
79
50
72
78
81
66
65
9066
#9066
Rahul Bheke
India
Bengaluru FC
CB
67
57
35
56
52
66
75
67
57
35
56
52
66
75
7508
#7508
Jake Bidwell
England
Coventry City
LB
68
63
47
63
61
66
75
68
63
47
63
61
66
75
8008
#8008
Luis Binks
England
Brøndby IF
CB
68
54
34
54
60
66
74
68
54
34
54
60
66
74
8071
#8071
Martin Bjørnbak
Norway
FK Haugesund
CB
68
33
46
57
51
66
80
68
33
46
57
51
66
80
8749
#8749
Jérémy Blasco
France
Radomiak Radom
CB
67
65
41
59
56
66
77
67
65
41
59
56
66
77
7601
#7601
Luisa Blumenthal
Switzerland
FC Zürich
RB
68
62
55
62
62
66
63
68
62
55
62
62
66
63
8822
#8822
Lukas Boeder
Germany
Dynamo Dresden
CB
67
66
36
57
61
66
73
67
66
36
57
61
66
73
8963
#8963
Melayro Bogarde
Holland
LASK
RB
67
65
30
58
65
66
67
67
65
30
58
65
66
67
3749
#3749
Warren Bondo
France
Cremonese
CM
72
74
61
69
75
66
63
72
74
61
69
75
66
63
7772
#7772
Subhasish Bose
India
Mohun Bagan SG
LB
68
66
40
53
58
66
79
68
66
40
53
58
66
79
4601
#4601
Marco Brescianini
Italy
Bergamo Calcio
CM
71
56
68
66
69
66
72
71
56
68
66
69
66
72
2851
#2851
Belle Briede
United States
Houston Dash
CM
74
46
67
69
74
66
58
74
46
67
69
74
66
58
8902
#8902
Nicolò Brighenti
Italy
Catanzaro
CB
67
70
40
51
55
66
73
67
70
40
51
55
66
73
12088
#12088
Karla Brinkmann
Germany
VfL Wolfsburg
CB
64
66
38
45
58
66
62
64
66
38
45
58
66
62
3802
#3802
Callum Brittain
England
Middlesbrough
RB
72
79
52
65
70
66
72
72
79
52
65
70
66
72
9787
#9787
Arvid Brorsson
Sweden
Monza
CB
66
53
51
58
61
66
72
66
53
51
58
61
66
72
5246
#5246
Joe Bryan
England
Millwall
LB
70
72
58
66
68
66
71
70
72
58
66
68
66
71
1332
#1332
Emiliano Buendía
Argentina
Aston Villa
CAM
77
66
74
78
81
66
66
77
66
74
78
81
66
66
7373
#7373
Davide Buglio
Italy
Catanzaro
CM
68
60
57
61
68
66
70
68
60
57
61
68
66
70
8561
#8561
Lars Bünning
Germany
Dynamo Dresden
CB
67
84
41
55
56
66
71
67
84
41
55
56
66
71
3703
#3703
Marnon Busch
Germany
Heidenheim
RB
72
85
53
64
70
66
74
72
85
53
64
70
66
74
5296
#5296
Brandon Bye
United States
New England
RB
70
76
58
61
65
66
72
70
76
58
61
65
66
72
6860
#6860
Byeon Jun Soo
Korea Republic
Gwangju FC
CB
69
76
29
48
54
66
82
69
76
29
48
54
66
82
9208
#9208
Yonathan Cabral
Argentina
Aldosivi
CB
67
44
29
50
48
66
76
67
44
29
50
48
66
76
7353
#7353
Jeronimo Cacciabue
Argentina
U. Católica
CDM
68
64
57
65
70
66
61
68
64
57
65
70
66
61
5203
#5203
Noah Cadiou
France
FC Lorient
CDM
70
67
58
64
67
66
83
70
67
58
64
67
66
83
2702
#2702
Tom Cairney
Scotland
Fulham
CM
74
52
71
76
73
66
62
74
52
71
76
73
66
62
4745
#4745
Adama Camara
France
Paris FC
CM
71
61
65
67
71
66
57
71
61
65
67
71
66
57
7743
#7743
Etienne Camara
France
Sp. Charleroi
CDM
68
61
45
59
63
66
70
68
61
45
59
63
66
70
9079
#9079
Ousmane Camara
France
Angers SCO
CB
67
36
48
58
57
66
75
67
36
48
58
57
66
75
7844
#7844
George Campbell
United States
West Brom
CB
68
78
33
43
60
66
78
68
78
33
43
60
66
78
9091
#9091
Gastón Campi
Argentina
Barcelona SC
CB
67
35
45
58
57
66
77
67
35
45
58
57
66
77
4674
#4674
Álvaro Campuzano
Paraguay
Libertad
CDM
71
71
47
58
66
66
83
71
71
47
58
66
66
83
10183
#10183
Elio Capradossi
Uganda
FC Univ. Cluj
CB
66
53
37
52
58
66
66
66
53
37
52
58
66
66
8729
#8729
Tiberiu Căpuşă
Romania
FC Hermannstadt
CB
67
71
40
57
60
66
71
67
71
40
57
60
66
71
10129
#10129
Judith Caravaca
Spain
Alhama CF
CB
66
62
41
49
60
66
62
66
62
41
49
60
66
62
3043
#3043
Felipe Carballo
Uruguay
Portland Timbers
CM
73
69
68
70
72
66
72
73
69
68
70
72
66
72
7468
#7468
Lionel Carole
France
Kayserispor
LB
68
71
42
61
66
66
71
68
71
42
61
66
66
71
6210
#6210
Wilder Cartagena
Peru
Orlando City
CDM
69
73
54
59
65
66
78
69
73
54
59
65
66
78
6354
#6354
Facundo Agustín Cáseres
Argentina
Gil Vicente
CDM
69
67
60
64
70
66
60
69
67
60
64
70
66
60
2550
#2550
Gaetano Castrovilli
Italy
Bari
CM
74
69
66
72
78
66
61
74
69
66
72
78
66
61
10370
#10370
Franco Catarozzi
Uruguay
Nacional
CM
65
68
57
60
65
66
67
65
68
57
60
65
66
67
8403
#8403
Cristian Cauz
Italy
Modena
CB
67
75
50
59
62
66
69
67
75
50
59
62
66
69
3787
#3787
Álex Centelles
Spain
UD Almería
LB
72
74
52
67
69
66
77
72
74
52
67
69
66
77
2477
#2477
Adam Gnezda Čerin
Slovenia
Panathinaikos
CM
74
73
65
71
74
66
72
74
73
65
71
74
66
72
3672
#3672
Jhoanner Chávez
Ecuador
RC Lens
LB
72
85
60
66
72
66
67
72
85
60
66
72
66
67
8977
#8977
Samir Chergui
France
Paris FC
CB
67
48
43
64
63
66
66
67
48
43
64
63
66
66
8353
#8353
Max Christiansen
Germany
1860 München
CDM
67
71
50
60
64
66
72
67
71
50
60
64
66
72
11281
#11281
Mateusz Cichocki
Poland
Radomiak Radom
CB
65
51
32
49
48
66
68
65
51
32
49
48
66
68
8080
#8080
Jonathan Cissé
Côte d'Ivoire
FC Univ. Cluj
CB
68
55
35
42
52
66
82
68
55
35
42
52
66
82
5190
#5190
Harry Clarke
England
Ipswich
RB
70
79
57
60
65
66
79
70
79
57
60
65
66
79
2416
#2416
Timothé Cognat
France
Servette FC
CDM
74
78
65
75
76
66
71
74
78
65
75
76
66
71
8499
#8499
Tommaso Corazza
Italy
Pescara
LB
67
66
56
63
68
66
58
67
66
56
63
68
66
58
10139
#10139
Gabriele Corbo
Italy
Pescara
CB
66
56
40
49
57
66
70
66
56
40
49
57
66
70
8812
#8812
Leonard Costa
Uruguay
Ind. Rivadavia
CB
67
70
44
51
57
66
72
67
70
44
51
57
66
72
8156
#8156
Mamadou Coulibaly
Senegal
Südtirol
CM
67
77
61
65
68
66
76
67
77
61
65
68
66
76
8605
#8605
Alexandru Crețu
Romania
Univ. Craiova
CB
67
54
58
56
59
66
78
67
54
58
56
59
66
78
6416
#6416
Chiara D'Angelo
Austria
SV Werder Bremen
RB
69
75
53
65
63
66
61
69
75
53
65
63
66
61
789
#789
Evander
Brazil
FC Cincinnati
CAM
79
72
77
78
81
66
69
79
72
77
78
81
66
69
10137
#10137
Viktor Damjanić
Croatia
OH Leuven
CB
66
67
38
55
44
66
68
66
67
38
55
44
66
68
7400
#7400
Matteo Dams
Belgium
Al Ahli
LB
68
74
50
56
61
66
73
68
74
50
56
61
66
73
642
#642
Mikkel Damsgaard
Denmark
Brentford
CAM
80
68
73
82
81
66
67
80
68
73
82
81
66
67
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