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.

9525
#9525
Jason Davidson
Australia
Melb. Victory
CB
66
60
51
62
64
66
70
66
60
51
62
64
66
70
7489
#7489
Felipe Andrade
Brazil
Houston Dynamo
LB
68
82
45
55
60
66
68
68
82
45
55
60
66
68
6558
#6558
André Geraldes
Portugal
Casa Pia AC
RB
69
71
41
63
65
66
70
69
71
41
63
65
66
70
7979
#7979
Jordy de Wijs
Holland
Düsseldorf
CB
68
50
51
49
48
66
81
68
50
51
49
48
66
81
2993
#2993
Amar Dedić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
SL Benfica
RB
73
83
58
68
74
66
74
73
83
58
68
74
66
74
2953
#2953
Fisayo Dele-Bashiru
Nigeria
Latium
CAM
73
85
72
65
76
66
76
73
85
72
65
76
66
76
11067
#11067
Milton Delgado
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CDM
65
67
35
52
58
66
62
65
67
35
52
58
66
62
4482
#4482
Olivier Deman
Belgium
SV Werder Bremen
LB
71
64
63
69
71
66
73
71
64
63
69
71
66
73
7159
#7159
Ousmane Diakité
Mali
West Brom
CDM
68
68
57
63
62
66
78
68
68
57
63
62
66
78
5007
#5007
Marcelo Díaz
Chile
U. de Chile
CDM
71
30
61
75
68
66
60
71
30
61
75
68
66
60
6242
#6242
Franco Díaz
Argentina
Instituto
CDM
69
67
54
65
69
66
72
69
67
54
65
69
66
72
7899
#7899
Gabriel Díaz Núñez
Argentina
Sarmiento
LB
68
70
35
60
67
66
56
68
70
35
60
67
66
56
8024
#8024
Matisse Didden
Belgium
FC Utrecht
CB
68
48
36
55
56
66
78
68
48
36
55
56
66
78
6661
#6661
Assane Dioussé
Senegal
AJ Auxerre
CDM
69
57
47
64
72
66
64
69
57
47
64
72
66
64
7718
#7718
Matheus Dias
Brazil
Nacional
CDM
68
58
50
60
62
66
69
68
58
50
60
62
66
69
7766
#7766
Adam Dźwigała
Poland
FC St. Pauli
CB
68
68
44
54
56
66
74
68
68
44
54
56
66
74
4620
#4620
Tyronne Ebuehi
Nigeria
Empoli
RB
71
84
51
59
70
66
65
71
84
51
59
70
66
65
9673
#9673
Elizabeth Eddy
United States
Angel City FC
LB
66
55
54
64
66
66
62
66
55
54
64
66
66
62
10453
#10453
Daniel Edelman
United States
Red Bulls
CM
65
70
48
60
64
66
68
65
70
48
60
64
66
68
3019
#3019
Kingsley Ehizibue
Nigeria
Udinese
RB
73
88
57
65
69
66
74
73
88
57
65
69
66
74
4533
#4533
Pierre Ekwah
France
AS Saint-Étienne
CDM
71
62
65
66
67
66
76
71
62
65
66
67
66
76
8577
#8577
Oualid El Hajjam
Morocco
Havre AC
RB
67
63
45
63
65
66
70
67
63
45
63
65
66
70
10588
#10588
Florian Engelhardt
Germany
Viktoria Köln
CDM
65
68
51
58
66
66
58
65
68
51
58
66
66
58
8424
#8424
Onur Ergün
Turkey
Başakşehir
CDM
67
53
63
63
63
66
72
67
53
63
63
63
66
72
7473
#7473
Franco Escobar
Argentina
Houston Dynamo
LB
68
71
47
57
67
66
69
68
71
47
57
67
66
69
4438
#4438
Mustafa Eskihellaç
Turkey
Trabzonspor
LB
71
86
58
64
72
66
64
71
86
58
64
72
66
64
4067
#4067
Matías Espinoza
Paraguay
Libertad
LB
72
76
45
64
64
66
70
72
76
45
64
64
66
70
4402
#4402
Nahuel Estévez
Argentina
Parma
CDM
71
68
70
73
73
66
64
71
68
70
73
73
66
64
11027
#11027
Maryan Faryna
Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk
CB
65
68
34
51
60
66
65
65
68
34
51
60
66
65
10256
#10256
Valentín Fascendini
Argentina
Unión
CB
66
55
32
46
50
66
69
66
55
32
46
50
66
69
10219
#10219
Wagane Faye
Senegal
RAAL La Louvière
CB
66
65
23
42
61
66
68
66
65
23
42
61
66
68
2463
#2463
Ignacio Fernández
Argentina
River Plate
CM
74
68
73
76
75
66
64
74
68
73
76
75
66
64
4757
#4757
Miguel Maga
Portugal
Vitória SC
RB
71
78
56
64
68
66
54
71
78
56
64
68
66
54
8649
#8649
Germán Ferreyra
Argentina
Melbourne City
CB
67
71
46
57
55
66
74
67
71
46
57
55
66
74
5219
#5219
Sondre Fet
Norway
FK Bodø/Glimt
CM
70
69
60
67
69
66
72
70
69
60
67
69
66
72
6553
#6553
Kellen Fisher
England
Norwich
RB
69
73
43
59
65
66
71
69
73
43
59
65
66
71
3131
#3131
Kian Fitz-Jim
Holland
Ajax
CM
73
75
58
70
78
66
62
73
75
58
70
78
66
62
7976
#7976
Santiago Flores
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
CB
68
66
28
49
61
66
75
68
66
28
49
61
66
75
8604
#8604
Juan José Franco
Paraguay
Instituto
RB
67
65
53
61
64
66
62
67
65
53
61
64
66
62
3964
#3964
Franquesa
Spain
CD Leganés
LB
72
75
52
65
69
66
66
72
75
52
65
69
66
66
7472
#7472
Jay Fulton
Scotland
Swansea City
CDM
68
54
56
64
66
66
71
68
54
56
64
66
66
71
10210
#10210
Joane Gadou
France
RB Salzburg
CB
66
70
33
44
41
66
72
66
70
33
44
41
66
72
4448
#4448
Fernando Gaibor
Ecuador
Alianza Lima
CM
71
65
67
72
70
66
69
71
65
67
72
70
66
69
1384
#1384
Aurora Galli
Italy
Everton
CM
77
73
72
74
78
66
61
77
73
72
74
78
66
61
9845
#9845
Simón García
Colombia
Atl. Nacional
CB
66
70
42
56
56
66
68
66
70
42
56
56
66
68
6551
#6551
Pablo García
Spain
R. Sporting
LB
69
78
40
57
65
66
71
69
78
40
57
65
66
71
3676
#3676
Violeta Quiles
Spain
Real Sociedad
LM
72
78
65
68
73
66
66
72
78
65
68
73
66
66
12308
#12308
Ignacio Gariglio
Argentina
Bolívar
CB
64
55
32
45
39
66
65
64
55
32
45
39
66
65
6322
#6322
Pieter Gerkens
Belgium
Cercle Brugge
CM
69
52
68
68
66
66
68
69
52
68
68
66
66
68
9929
#9929
Óscar Gil
Spain
CD Castellón
CB
66
52
48
60
59
66
69
66
52
48
60
59
66
69
8575
#8575
Federico Gino
Uruguay
Aldosivi
CM
67
57
49
67
66
66
67
67
57
49
67
66
66
67
7900
#7900
Andrea Giorgini
Italy
SS Juve Stabia
CB
68
60
40
53
56
66
79
68
60
40
53
56
66
79
12159
#12159
Ian Glavinovich
Argentina
Philadelphia
CB
64
63
32
53
53
66
63
64
63
32
53
53
66
63
5346
#5346
Eddy Gnahoré
France
FC Dinamo 1948
CDM
70
53
63
66
65
66
82
70
53
63
66
65
66
82
9203
#9203
Roderick Miranda
Portugal
Melb. Victory
CB
67
32
35
51
47
66
83
67
32
35
51
47
66
83
10119
#10119
Soner Gönül
Turkey
Samsunspor
LB
66
72
35
50
61
66
57
66
72
35
50
61
66
57
6438
#6438
Gustavo González
Venezuela
Carabobo FC
CDM
69
67
56
67
64
66
63
69
67
56
67
64
66
63
10271
#10271
Facundo González
Uruguay
R. Racing Club
CB
66
50
31
50
45
66
69
66
50
31
50
45
66
69
5647
#5647
Alberto Grassi
Italy
Cremonese
CM
70
48
62
69
70
66
63
70
48
62
69
70
66
63
9578
#9578
Daníel Leó Grétarsson
Iceland
Sønderjyske
CB
66
65
52
59
59
66
70
66
65
52
59
59
66
70
6467
#6467
Lukas Grgić
Austria
SK Rapid
CDM
69
67
44
60
62
66
82
69
67
44
60
62
66
82
9081
#9081
Fabio Gruber
Germany
1. FC Nürnberg
CB
67
61
36
53
53
66
71
67
61
36
53
53
66
71
8346
#8346
Rafael Guarderas
Peru
Atlético Grau
CDM
67
66
58
62
66
66
66
67
66
58
62
66
66
66
10273
#10273
David Gugganig
Austria
WSG Tirol
CB
66
42
36
48
48
66
69
66
42
36
48
48
66
69
12596
#12596
Guirao
Spain
CD Leganés
CM
63
57
48
60
64
66
61
63
57
48
60
64
66
61
10002
#10002
Gökhan Gül
Turkey
Al Okhdood
CDM
66
61
37
55
62
66
68
66
61
37
55
62
66
68
12184
#12184
Hamza Güreler
Turkey
Başakşehir
CB
64
64
35
54
49
66
58
64
64
35
54
49
66
58
9083
#9083
Jon Guthrie
England
Northampton
CB
67
50
40
51
50
66
82
67
50
40
51
50
66
82
11294
#11294
Brendan Hamill
Australia
Melb. Victory
CB
65
35
41
51
49
66
68
65
35
41
51
49
66
68
10959
#10959
Marek Hanousek
Czech Republic
Widzew Łódź
CDM
65
38
58
58
57
66
70
65
38
58
58
57
66
70
8969
#8969
Mattes Hansen
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CDM
67
58
38
60
62
66
67
67
58
38
60
62
66
67
6277
#6277
Anni Hartikainen
Finland
FC Rosengård
LB
69
65
59
68
70
66
63
69
65
59
68
70
66
63
9132
#9132
Eirik Haugan
Norway
Molde FK
CB
67
47
40
47
58
66
73
67
47
40
47
58
66
73
10282
#10282
Nikki Havenaar
Japan
SV Oberbank Ried
CB
66
42
38
40
38
66
80
66
42
38
40
38
66
80
6332
#6332
Henrik Heggheim
Norway
Viking FK
RB
69
77
50
58
61
66
76
69
77
50
58
61
66
76
5131
#5131
Liam Henderson
Scotland
Sampdoria
CM
70
71
64
68
70
66
74
70
71
64
68
70
66
74
5128
#5128
Andrés Herrera
Argentina
Columbus Crew
RB
70
84
63
62
69
66
70
70
84
63
62
69
66
70
9108
#9108
Kyle Hiebert
Canada
St. Louis CITY SC
CB
67
68
25
47
54
66
75
67
68
25
47
54
66
75
10035
#10035
Leo Hjelde
Norway
Sunderland
LB
66
67
32
55
60
66
67
66
67
32
55
60
66
67
4399
#4399
Bongokuhle Hlongwane
South Africa
Minnesota United
RB
71
80
67
60
72
66
70
71
80
67
60
72
66
70
8309
#8309
Marcel Hoffmeier
Germany
SC Paderborn 07
CB
67
76
44
61
65
66
74
67
76
44
61
65
66
74
9178
#9178
Tom Holmes
England
Rotherham Utd
CB
67
46
25
55
55
66
73
67
46
25
55
55
66
73
3004
#3004
Hong Hyeon Seok
Korea Republic
FC Nantes
CAM
73
72
70
72
76
66
65
73
72
70
72
76
66
65
7826
#7826
Hong Jeong Ho
Korea Republic
Jeonbuk Hyundai
CB
68
64
45
52
56
66
76
68
64
45
52
56
66
76
9147
#9147
Fraser Horsfall
England
Blackpool
CB
67
54
38
44
45
66
81
67
54
38
44
45
66
81
12331
#12331
Florian Hübner
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
64
30
43
41
39
66
67
64
30
43
41
39
66
67
7993
#7993
Marian Huja
Portugal
Pogoń Szczecin
CB
68
61
38
46
49
66
84
68
61
38
46
49
66
84
4203
#4203
Pablo Ibáñez
Spain
D. Alavés
CM
72
51
59
68
69
66
57
72
51
59
68
69
66
57
10227
#10227
Miguel Jacquet
Paraguay
Libertad
CB
66
60
34
44
49
66
71
66
60
34
44
49
66
71
10419
#10419
Wolke Janssens
Belgium
STVV
CB
65
63
62
57
63
66
67
65
63
62
57
63
66
67
6540
#6540
Erik Janža
Slovenia
Górnik Zabrze
LB
69
62
50
66
64
66
69
69
62
50
66
64
66
69
8990
#8990
George Johnston
Scotland
Bolton
CB
67
63
33
51
61
66
75
67
63
33
51
61
66
75
4398
#4398
DeJuan Jones
United States
SJ Earthquakes
LB
71
82
57
65
70
66
75
71
82
57
65
70
66
75
982
#982
Elena Julve
Spain
Badalona Women
RW
78
90
71
73
83
66
67
78
90
71
73
83
66
67
8760
#8760
Gideon Jung
Germany
Kayserispor
CB
67
68
41
58
58
66
72
67
68
41
58
58
66
72
8562
#8562
Leonel Justiniano
Bolivia
Bolívar
CDM
67
61
56
60
63
66
67
67
61
56
60
63
66
67
7550
#7550
Tomáš Kalas
Czech Republic
FC Schalke 04
CB
68
77
47
52
54
66
77
68
77
47
52
54
66
77
3634
#3634
Hassane Kamara
Côte d'Ivoire
Udinese
LB
72
82
62
67
74
66
68
72
82
62
67
74
66
68
8994
#8994
Claudio Kammerknecht
Sri Lanka
Dynamo Dresden
CB
67
62
32
57
57
66
75
67
62
32
57
57
66
75
7066
#7066
David Kasumu
Nigeria
Huddersfield
CDM
68
77
54
59
67
66
79
68
77
54
59
67
66
79
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