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.

7796
#7796
Noah Katterbach
Germany
Hamburger SV
LB
68
69
41
58
72
66
55
68
69
41
58
72
66
55
8357
#8357
Mark-Anthony Kaye
Canada
SJ Earthquakes
CDM
67
70
53
61
61
66
72
67
70
53
61
61
66
72
2448
#2448
Joris Kayembe
Congo DR
KRC Genk
LB
74
79
60
71
74
66
74
74
79
60
71
74
66
74
3209
#3209
Naby Keïta
Guinea
Ferencvárosi TC
CM
73
60
68
72
80
66
56
73
60
68
72
80
66
56
10072
#10072
Liam Kelly
Scotland
Rotherham Utd
CDM
66
35
54
64
58
66
67
66
35
54
64
58
66
67
5653
#5653
Aljoscha Kemlein
Germany
Union Berlin
CM
70
51
59
65
70
66
67
70
51
59
65
70
66
67
2977
#2977
Anan Khalaili
Israel
R. Union St.-G.
RM
73
81
66
65
75
66
72
73
81
66
65
75
66
72
1616
#1616
Léa Khelifi
France
FC Nantes
CAM
76
79
68
74
80
66
66
76
79
68
74
80
66
66
8371
#8371
Stephen Kingsley
Scotland
Hearts
CB
67
56
54
67
67
66
72
67
56
54
67
67
66
72
5472
#5472
Hikaru Kitagawa
Japan
Everton
LB
70
71
52
66
69
66
64
70
71
52
66
69
66
64
9142
#9142
Paul Komposch
Austria
TSV Hartberg
CB
67
65
29
47
47
66
75
67
65
29
47
47
66
75
4993
#4993
Mory Konaté
Guinea
KV Mechelen
CDM
71
44
50
59
61
66
82
71
44
50
59
61
66
82
6316
#6316
Amadou Koné
Côte d'Ivoire
Neom
CDM
69
65
57
65
65
66
71
69
65
57
65
65
66
71
9862
#9862
Terence Kongolo
Holland
NAC Breda
CB
66
62
42
59
62
66
66
66
62
42
59
62
66
66
10156
#10156
Apostolos Konstantopoulos
Greece
Raków
CB
66
60
26
54
59
66
71
66
60
26
54
59
66
71
7264
#7264
Kortajarena
Spain
SD Huesca
CM
68
60
67
65
66
66
64
68
60
67
65
66
66
64
4536
#4536
Giannis Kotsiras
Greece
Panathinaikos
RB
71
76
52
67
70
66
71
71
76
52
67
70
66
71
10249
#10249
Lars Kramer
Holland
FC Rapid 1923
CB
66
48
34
47
49
66
75
66
48
34
47
49
66
75
6686
#6686
Dinis Pinto
Portugal
Moreirense FC
RB
69
75
42
61
66
66
59
69
75
42
61
66
66
59
9669
#9669
Francisco La Mantía
Venezuela
Caracas FC
CB
66
65
56
59
52
66
69
66
65
56
59
52
66
69
11139
#11139
Bram Lagae
Belgium
KAA Gent
CB
65
67
34
48
54
66
66
65
67
34
48
54
66
66
6077
#6077
Lee Gi Hyeok
Korea Republic
Gangwon FC
CB
69
82
55
59
67
66
77
69
82
55
59
67
66
77
11200
#11200
Tom Lees
England
Peterborough
CB
65
50
36
49
55
66
71
65
50
36
49
55
66
71
9863
#9863
Oscar Lewicki
Sweden
Malmö FF
CDM
66
44
55
59
63
66
70
66
44
55
59
63
66
70
8681
#8681
Franco Leys
Argentina
América de Cali
CDM
67
64
50
60
62
66
65
67
64
50
60
62
66
65
7271
#7271
Igor Jesus
Brazil
LAFC
CM
68
74
44
64
71
66
68
68
74
44
64
71
66
68
1010
#1010
Chiquinho
Portugal
Olympiacos FC
CM
78
74
75
78
78
66
70
78
74
75
78
78
66
70
8404
#8404
Mihai Lixandru
Romania
FCSB
CDM
67
71
52
58
64
66
70
67
71
52
58
64
66
70
11258
#11258
Julien Lomboto
France
Rio Ave FC
CB
65
66
35
44
36
66
72
65
66
35
44
36
66
72
8554
#8554
Sam Long
England
Oxford United
CB
67
64
46
60
64
66
73
67
64
46
60
64
66
73
5329
#5329
Julián López
Argentina
Tigre
CDM
70
70
54
65
71
66
70
70
70
54
65
71
66
70
9175
#9175
Mario López Quintana
Paraguay
Guaraní
CB
67
59
32
43
43
66
78
67
59
32
43
43
66
78
9201
#9201
Joe Low
Wales
Huddersfield
CB
67
52
29
44
49
66
75
67
52
29
44
49
66
75
6160
#6160
Felipe Loyola
Chile
Independiente
CM
69
72
54
67
66
66
73
69
72
54
67
66
66
73
7999
#7999
Valdemar Lund
Denmark
Vejle Boldklub
CB
68
46
42
57
58
66
74
68
46
42
57
58
66
74
4479
#4479
Nicolas Madsen
Denmark
QPR
CAM
71
58
68
73
71
66
70
71
58
68
73
71
66
70
11292
#11292
Jack Maher
United States
Nashville SC
CB
65
53
24
47
52
66
69
65
53
24
47
52
66
69
3644
#3644
Gaius Makouta
Congo
Alanyaspor
CDM
72
65
66
68
73
66
80
72
65
66
68
73
66
80
3625
#3625
Cebrail Makreckis
Latvia
Ferencvárosi TC
RB
72
80
61
69
72
66
74
72
80
61
69
72
66
74
4586
#4586
Youssef Maleh
Morocco
Lecce
CM
71
59
65
73
72
66
63
71
59
65
73
72
66
63
4364
#4364
Wilson Manafá
Portugal
Shanghai Shenhua
RB
71
87
58
64
72
66
76
71
87
58
64
72
66
76
7454
#7454
Massimiliano Mangraviti
Italy
Cesena
CB
68
72
47
59
62
66
72
68
72
47
59
62
66
72
10201
#10201
Alessandro Marcandalli
Italy
Genoa
CB
66
64
39
48
43
66
69
66
64
39
48
43
66
69
3951
#3951
Mauricio Martínez
Argentina
Unión
CDM
72
53
59
67
69
66
80
72
53
59
67
69
66
80
11123
#11123
Amaia Martínez
Spain
RCD Espanyol
CB
65
59
36
58
51
66
66
65
59
36
58
51
66
66
8584
#8584
José Marsà
Spain
KV Mechelen
CB
67
77
41
55
59
66
74
67
77
41
55
59
66
74
9380
#9380
Marvin Martins
Luxembourg
FC Winterthur
CB
66
75
50
59
58
66
74
66
75
50
59
58
66
74
7975
#7975
Lucas Masoero
Argentina
Bruk-Bet
CB
68
62
33
46
57
66
82
68
62
33
46
57
66
82
7624
#7624
Amadou Mbengue
Senegal
QPR
CB
68
83
37
52
58
66
74
68
83
37
52
58
66
74
9678
#9678
Jamie McDonnell
Northern Ireland
Mansfield Town
CDM
66
61
50
55
58
66
76
66
61
50
55
58
66
76
9744
#9744
Jordan McGhee
Scotland
Motherwell
RB
66
56
54
58
58
66
71
66
56
54
58
58
66
71
3815
#3815
Kenny McLean
Scotland
Norwich
CDM
72
58
67
68
71
66
73
72
58
67
68
71
66
73
10097
#10097
Quincy McMahon
United States
San Diego Wave
CB
66
52
45
58
59
66
62
66
52
45
58
59
66
62
10206
#10206
Kevin Medina
Colombia
Qarabağ FK
CB
66
63
27
48
55
66
68
66
63
27
48
55
66
68
7751
#7751
Emiliano Méndez
Argentina
Sarmiento
CDM
68
33
60
58
65
66
81
68
33
60
58
65
66
81
4811
#4811
Armando Méndez
Uruguay
Lanús
RB
71
80
37
52
60
66
87
71
80
37
52
60
66
87
6132
#6132
Juan Ignacio Méndez
Argentina
Instituto
CM
69
67
63
67
70
66
67
69
67
63
67
70
66
67
11325
#11325
Anika Metzner
Germany
Carl Zeiss Jena
CB
65
47
31
43
45
66
63
65
47
31
43
45
66
63
6780
#6780
Marco Meyerhöfer
Germany
Preußen Münster
RB
69
59
40
61
69
66
67
69
59
40
61
69
66
67
5703
#5703
Pedro Milans
Uruguay
Peñarol
RB
70
69
47
62
65
66
66
70
69
47
62
65
66
66
6272
#6272
Ignacio Miramón
Argentina
Boca Juniors
CDM
69
66
57
62
68
66
72
69
66
57
62
68
66
72
2498
#2498
Fabio Miretti
Italy
Juventus
CM
74
73
60
75
76
66
68
74
73
60
75
76
66
68
7246
#7246
Billy Mitchell
England
Millwall
CM
68
66
54
64
68
66
71
68
66
54
64
68
66
71
9930
#9930
Samy Mmaee
Morocco
Qarabağ FK
CB
66
62
40
54
64
66
68
66
62
40
54
64
66
68
8929
#8929
Sascha Mockenhaupt
Germany
Wehen Wiesbaden
CB
67
82
29
45
51
66
80
67
82
29
45
51
66
80
8094
#8094
Attila Mocsi
Hungary
Çaykur Rizespor
CB
68
63
34
42
49
66
75
68
63
34
42
49
66
75
10846
#10846
Iyad Mohamed
Netherlands
Casa Pia AC
CDM
65
55
43
60
63
66
66
65
55
43
60
63
66
66
9477
#9477
Sergio Molina
Spain
FC Andorra
CM
66
59
60
63
64
66
64
66
59
60
63
64
66
64
10142
#10142
Martin Moormann
Austria
Blau-Weiss Linz
CB
66
65
33
50
50
66
74
66
65
33
50
50
66
74
8075
#8075
Marco Moreno
Spain
SD Eibar
CB
68
61
33
47
52
66
74
68
61
33
47
52
66
74
9060
#9060
Jorge Moreno
Spain
Cádiz CF
CB
67
72
37
48
47
66
72
67
72
37
48
47
66
72
3854
#3854
Tyler Morton
England
OL
CDM
72
64
59
74
73
66
65
72
64
59
74
73
66
65
1407
#1407
Olivia Moultrie
United States
Portland Thorns
CM
77
69
74
76
76
66
61
77
69
74
76
76
66
61
3208
#3208
Alex Mowatt
England
West Brom
CDM
73
50
69
74
70
66
73
73
50
69
74
70
66
73
9137
#9137
Nihad Mujakić
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Eyüpspor
CB
67
70
28
42
47
66
77
67
70
28
42
47
66
77
5388
#5388
Andreas Müller
Germany
Karlsruher SC
CDM
70
66
63
70
69
66
59
70
66
63
70
69
66
59
11332
#11332
Yeison Murillo
Colombia
Dep. Riestra
CB
65
50
29
34
32
66
74
65
50
29
34
32
66
74
37
#37
Jamal Musiala
Germany
FC Bayern München
CAM
88
80
82
80
90
66
65
88
80
82
80
90
66
65
7222
#7222
Nikolas Nartey
Denmark
VfB Stuttgart
CM
68
67
49
67
73
66
68
68
67
49
67
73
66
68
9004
#9004
Ivan Näsberg
Norway
Vålerenga Fotball
CB
67
64
35
52
55
66
76
67
64
35
52
55
66
76
2525
#2525
Tanguy Ndombele
France
OGC Nice
CM
74
56
68
76
81
66
67
74
56
68
76
81
66
67
10290
#10290
Ezequiel Neira
Argentina
Carabobo FC
CB
66
51
27
36
40
66
75
66
51
27
36
40
66
75
5456
#5456
Kiki
Portugal
AVS Futebol SAD
LB
70
84
48
61
62
66
68
70
84
48
61
62
66
68
11322
#11322
Bryant Nieling
Holland
Modena
CB
65
52
27
43
48
66
62
65
52
27
43
48
66
62
6234
#6234
Lasse Ladegaard Nielsen
Denmark
Vejle Boldklub
RB
69
69
46
67
66
66
79
69
69
46
67
66
66
79
6789
#6789
Oliver Norwood
Northern Ireland
Stockport
CDM
69
34
63
71
64
66
63
69
34
63
71
64
66
63
4483
#4483
Fabian Nürnberger
Bulgaria
SV Darmstadt 98
LM
71
74
61
69
72
66
64
71
74
61
69
72
66
64
5133
#5133
Aiden O'Neill
Australia
New York City FC
CDM
70
76
61
65
68
66
77
70
76
61
65
68
66
77
12274
#12274
Guus Offerhaus
Holland
SC Telstar
CB
64
59
36
41
42
66
68
64
59
36
41
42
66
68
8830
#8830
Odel Offiah
England
Preston
RB
67
74
33
52
61
66
73
67
74
33
52
61
66
73
4391
#4391
Lawrence Ofori
Ghana
Moreirense FC
CDM
71
74
65
67
74
66
70
71
74
65
67
74
66
70
5333
#5333
Braian Ojeda
Paraguay
Real Salt Lake
CDM
70
67
54
64
72
66
73
70
67
54
64
72
66
73
2950
#2950
Darius Olaru
Romania
FCSB
CM
73
81
75
73
75
66
80
73
81
75
73
75
66
80
6313
#6313
Alberto Costa
Portugal
FC Porto
RB
69
68
56
64
68
66
67
69
68
56
64
68
66
67
4905
#4905
Lucas Rosa
Brazil
Ajax
RB
71
74
42
61
66
66
66
71
74
42
61
66
66
66
9076
#9076
Nicholas Opoku
Ghana
Kasımpaşa
CB
67
61
37
46
51
66
79
67
61
37
46
51
66
79
3740
#3740
Christian Ordoñez
Argentina
Parma
CDM
72
83
45
64
70
66
81
72
83
45
64
70
66
81
8877
#8877
Jandro Orellana
Spain
Estoril Praia
CDM
67
60
49
65
64
66
53
67
60
49
65
64
66
53
2981
#2981
Nicolás Oroz
Argentina
Argentinos Jrs.
CM
73
73
63
74
75
66
74
73
73
63
74
75
66
74
2971
#2971
Francisco Ortega
Argentina
Olympiacos FC
LB
73
84
59
70
73
66
75
73
84
59
70
73
66
75
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