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.

5283
#5283
Pedro Ortiz
Spain
Córdoba CF
CM
70
70
63
66
70
66
64
70
70
63
66
70
66
64
7787
#7787
Samara Ortiz
Spain
RC Deportivo
RB
68
72
40
64
64
66
55
68
72
40
64
64
66
55
4026
#4026
Kassoum Ouattara
France
AS Monaco
LB
72
77
44
65
69
66
68
72
77
44
65
69
66
68
11330
#11330
Bahadır Öztürk
Turkey
Antalyaspor
CB
65
34
31
43
45
66
70
65
34
31
43
45
66
70
10252
#10252
Torge Paetow
Germany
Preußen Münster
CB
66
52
30
45
51
66
74
66
52
30
45
51
66
74
3645
#3645
Paik Seung Ho
Korea Republic
Birmingham City
CDM
72
67
67
70
73
66
75
72
67
67
70
73
66
75
10120
#10120
Jan Paluska
Czech Republic
Viktoria Plzeň
CB
66
68
33
52
54
66
68
66
68
33
52
54
66
68
10834
#10834
Mia Pante
Canada
Roma
CB
65
65
45
50
63
66
64
65
65
45
50
63
66
64
8927
#8927
Paul Papp
Romania
FC Petrolul
CB
67
49
50
55
53
66
80
67
49
50
55
53
66
80
3884
#3884
Leart Paqarada
Kosovo
Heidenheim
LB
72
69
47
73
72
66
71
72
69
47
73
72
66
71
7389
#7389
Franco Paredes
Argentina
Independiente
CB
68
75
39
64
68
66
69
68
75
39
64
68
66
69
7769
#7769
Alexandru Paşcanu
Romania
FC Rapid 1923
CB
68
71
39
51
57
66
78
68
71
39
51
57
66
78
11279
#11279
Alem Pašić
Austria
Blau-Weiss Linz
CB
65
59
47
35
34
66
74
65
59
47
35
34
66
74
9168
#9168
Álex Pastor
Spain
Málaga CF
CB
67
55
27
51
54
66
71
67
55
27
51
54
66
71
9194
#9194
Juan Patiño
Paraguay
Guaraní
CB
67
57
24
48
47
66
74
67
57
24
48
47
66
74
10268
#10268
Julian Pauli
Germany
Dynamo Dresden
CB
66
63
26
43
44
66
69
66
63
26
43
44
66
69
5233
#5233
Esteban Pavez
Chile
Colo-Colo
CDM
70
64
62
63
67
66
80
70
64
62
63
67
66
80
6124
#6124
Nicole Payne
Nigeria
Portland Thorns
RB
69
80
60
60
69
66
66
69
80
60
60
69
66
66
10154
#10154
Matty Pearson
England
Doncaster
CB
66
51
50
43
50
66
76
66
51
50
43
50
66
76
5286
#5286
Sydie Peck
England
Sheffield Utd
CDM
70
68
57
67
69
66
72
70
68
57
67
69
66
72
5447
#5447
Timothée Pembélé
France
Sunderland
RB
70
79
49
63
71
66
62
70
79
49
63
71
66
62
10073
#10073
Matthew Pennington
England
Bradford City
CB
66
63
33
56
52
66
74
66
63
33
56
52
66
74
10280
#10280
Edwin Peraza
Venezuela
Puerto Cabello
CB
66
58
22
43
48
66
68
66
58
22
43
48
66
68
2382
#2382
Guga Rodrigues
Portugal
Beijing FC
CM
74
77
72
74
75
66
78
74
77
72
74
75
66
78
8998
#8998
Matteo Pérez Vinlöf
Sweden
Dinamo Zagreb
LB
67
72
37
52
65
66
56
67
72
37
52
65
66
56
7978
#7978
Tom Pettersson
Sweden
Mjällby AIF
CB
68
35
51
58
56
66
79
68
35
51
58
56
66
79
7981
#7981
Patric Pfeiffer
Germany
SV Darmstadt 98
CB
68
73
35
45
56
66
70
68
73
35
45
56
66
70
6406
#6406
Leonel Picco
Argentina
Platense
CDM
69
57
57
61
63
66
80
69
57
57
61
63
66
80
9013
#9013
Simon Piesinger
Austria
Wolfsberger AC
CDM
67
33
52
60
56
66
80
67
33
52
60
56
66
80
4386
#4386
Mauro Pittón
Argentina
Unión
CM
71
78
59
69
72
66
72
71
78
59
69
72
66
72
4054
#4054
Vicente Pizarro
Chile
Colo-Colo
CDM
72
63
53
65
70
66
69
72
63
53
65
70
66
69
9154
#9154
Boris Popović
Serbia
Arouca
CB
67
54
33
51
51
66
72
67
54
33
51
51
66
72
10207
#10207
Postigo
Spain
CD Mirandés
CB
66
44
46
51
52
66
68
66
44
46
51
52
66
68
5314
#5314
Freddie Potts
England
West Ham
CDM
70
66
55
69
70
66
71
70
66
55
69
70
66
71
8745
#8745
Florent Poulolo
Luxembourg
UTA Arad
CB
67
64
48
54
55
66
77
67
64
48
54
55
66
77
5752
#5752
Nicolai Poulsen
Denmark
AGF
CDM
70
47
53
63
65
66
77
70
47
53
63
65
66
77
1952
#1952
Ángelo Preciado
Ecuador
Sparta Praha
RM
75
87
62
70
76
66
71
75
87
62
70
76
66
71
5384
#5384
Cameron Pring
England
Bristol City
LB
70
80
48
61
67
66
71
70
80
48
61
67
66
71
5658
#5658
Dirk Proper
Holland
N.E.C. Nijmegen
CDM
70
56
55
65
74
66
61
70
56
55
65
74
66
61
8950
#8950
Rubén Pulido
Spain
CD Leganés
CB
67
65
37
52
61
66
71
67
65
37
52
61
66
71
10212
#10212
Edwin Quarshie
France
Le Mans FC
CDM
66
51
37
53
60
66
59
66
51
37
53
60
66
59
10026
#10026
Óscar Quiñónez
Ecuador
IDV
CB
66
72
28
47
65
66
69
66
72
28
47
65
66
69
11252
#11252
Teo Quintero
Venezuela
Sparta Rotterdam
CB
65
60
30
48
44
66
71
65
60
30
48
44
66
71
9135
#9135
Sean Raggett
England
Rotherham Utd
CB
67
50
42
43
45
66
84
67
50
42
43
45
66
84
4673
#4673
Iván Ramírez
Paraguay
Libertad
RB
71
71
48
68
68
66
70
71
71
48
68
68
66
70
11178
#11178
Pablo Ramón
Spain
R. Racing Club
CB
65
52
39
54
58
66
61
65
52
39
54
58
66
61
6047
#6047
Adam Randell
England
Bristol City
CM
69
73
63
66
70
66
71
69
73
63
66
70
66
71
6131
#6131
Joe Rankin-Costello
England
Charlton Ath
RB
69
74
59
64
67
66
70
69
74
59
64
67
66
70
3086
#3086
Alberto Reina
Spain
R. Oviedo
CM
73
66
69
71
73
66
68
73
66
69
71
73
66
68
7856
#7856
Eric Remedi
Argentina
Peñarol
CDM
68
42
49
59
61
66
80
68
42
49
59
61
66
80
7830
#7830
Marco Rente
Germany
FC Groningen
RB
68
83
29
53
52
66
76
68
83
29
53
52
66
76
10061
#10061
Edisson Restrepo
Colombia
Nacional Potosí
CB
66
75
29
54
51
66
70
66
75
29
54
51
66
70
9803
#9803
Matías Rocha
Uruguay
Arouca
CB
66
60
51
56
57
66
71
66
60
51
56
57
66
71
2438
#2438
Gabriel Rojas
Argentina
Racing Club
LM
74
83
60
71
75
66
71
74
83
60
71
75
66
71
10187
#10187
Henrik Rönnlöf Castegren
Sweden
IK Sirius
CB
66
56
32
53
53
66
71
66
56
32
53
53
66
71
11283
#11283
Mathias Ross
Denmark
Plymouth Argyle
CB
65
37
32
52
54
66
73
65
37
32
52
54
66
73
9563
#9563
Alexander Rossipal
Germany
Dynamo Dresden
CB
66
62
46
62
63
66
73
66
62
46
62
63
66
73
10013
#10013
Jonas Rouhi
Sweden
Juventus
LB
66
64
43
59
63
66
53
66
64
43
59
63
66
53
11269
#11269
Paolo Rozzio
Italy
Reggiana
CB
65
60
32
43
46
66
69
65
60
32
43
46
66
69
13234
#13234
Fabio Ruggeri
Italy
Carrarese Calcio
CB
63
49
29
44
49
66
57
63
49
29
44
49
66
57
8601
#8601
Adrian Rus
Romania
Univ. Craiova
CB
67
72
47
54
59
66
73
67
72
47
54
59
66
73
7275
#7275
Stefano Russo
Germany
Arminia Bielefeld
CDM
68
68
53
61
62
66
77
68
68
53
61
62
66
77
2965
#2965
Matěj Ryneš
Czech Republic
Sparta Praha
LM
73
77
66
72
73
66
76
73
77
66
72
73
66
76
4424
#4424
Michal Sáček
Czech Republic
Górnik Zabrze
RB
71
74
63
68
71
66
70
71
74
63
68
71
66
70
9065
#9065
Loret Sadiku
Albania
Kasımpaşa
CDM
67
35
57
57
60
66
66
67
35
57
57
60
66
66
840
#840
Alexis Saelemaekers
Belgium
Milano FC
RM
79
80
67
75
81
66
63
79
80
67
75
81
66
63
7409
#7409
José Sagredo
Bolivia
Bolívar
CB
68
80
44
56
61
66
73
68
80
44
56
61
66
73
4832
#4832
Taha Şahin
Turkey
Çaykur Rizespor
RB
71
77
46
60
70
66
62
71
77
46
60
70
66
62
5302
#5302
Hiroki Sakai
Japan
Auckland FC
RB
70
72
53
65
64
66
77
70
72
53
65
64
66
77
3062
#3062
Anton Salétros
Sweden
AIK
CM
73
64
66
74
71
66
74
73
64
66
74
71
66
74
3210
#3210
Manolis Saliakas
Greece
FC St. Pauli
RB
73
69
58
68
72
66
69
73
69
58
68
72
66
69
8250
#8250
Cris Salvador
Spain
Tianjin JMT FC
CM
67
60
60
61
65
66
79
67
60
60
61
65
66
79
6480
#6480
Lucas Sanabria
Uruguay
LA Galaxy
CDM
69
63
56
63
67
66
65
69
63
56
63
67
66
65
10111
#10111
Felipe Sánchez
Argentina
FC Schalke 04
CB
66
57
40
50
55
66
74
66
57
40
50
55
66
74
4543
#4543
Ricard
Spain
Estoril Praia
RB
71
82
60
65
68
66
60
71
82
60
65
68
66
60
6037
#6037
Simone Santoro
Italy
Modena
CM
69
80
61
67
70
66
68
69
80
61
67
70
66
68
7991
#7991
Tayyip Sanuç
Turkey
Gaziantep
CB
68
57
43
47
57
66
74
68
57
43
47
57
66
74
4499
#4499
Isaac Schmidt
Switzerland
SV Werder Bremen
LB
71
86
54
59
74
66
66
71
86
54
59
74
66
66
9663
#9663
Leon Schneider
Germany
Arminia Bielefeld
CB
66
75
40
54
61
66
71
66
75
40
54
61
66
71
8248
#8248
Marvin Schulz
Germany
Preußen Münster
CB
67
62
63
62
67
66
71
67
62
63
62
67
66
71
9191
#9191
Seo Myeong Kwan
Korea Republic
Ulsan HD FC
CB
67
57
30
47
46
66
71
67
57
30
47
46
66
71
2458
#2458
Petr Ševčík
Czech Republic
Slavia Praha
CM
74
67
69
76
75
66
70
74
67
69
76
75
66
70
11268
#11268
Joe Shaughnessy
Republic of Ireland
Newcastle Jets
CB
65
59
23
47
51
66
70
65
59
23
47
51
66
70
5398
#5398
Igor Silva
Brazil
FC Lorient
RB
70
74
54
63
73
66
62
70
74
54
63
73
66
62
6194
#6194
Daley Sinkgraven
Holland
Fortuna Sittard
LB
69
70
60
71
71
66
58
69
70
60
71
71
66
58
6070
#6070
Eduard Sobol
Ukraine
Strasbourg
LB
69
73
64
66
68
66
69
69
73
64
66
68
66
69
4727
#4727
Gema Soliveres
Spain
Levante UD
CM
71
55
63
70
65
66
69
71
55
63
70
65
66
69
8092
#8092
Song Ju Hun
Korea Republic
Jeju United
CB
68
57
35
44
48
66
79
68
57
35
44
48
66
79
12268
#12268
Massamba Sow
France
Sp. Charleroi
CB
64
66
30
42
49
66
61
64
66
30
42
49
66
61
5393
#5393
Adrían Spörle
Argentina
Belgrano
LB
70
74
55
61
64
66
72
70
74
55
61
64
66
72
7195
#7195
Heather Stainbrook
United States
Washington Spirit
CM
68
63
66
70
68
66
58
68
63
66
70
68
66
58
4471
#4471
Marko Stamenić
New Zealand
Swansea City
CDM
71
67
60
68
71
66
75
71
67
60
68
71
66
75
6630
#6630
Gianni Stensness
Australia
Viking FK
CB
69
67
42
57
60
66
80
69
67
42
57
60
66
80
8152
#8152
Ionuț Stoica
Romania
FC Hermannstadt
CB
68
40
23
38
42
66
86
68
40
23
38
42
66
86
8021
#8021
Mikaela Stojanovska
Sweden
FC Rosengård
RB
68
64
38
56
61
66
55
68
64
38
56
61
66
55
9103
#9103
Dušan Stojinović
Slovenia
Jagiellonia
CB
67
62
31
46
58
66
73
67
62
31
46
58
66
73
7934
#7934
Sheyko Studer
Argentina
Ind. Rivadavia
CB
68
67
37
46
54
66
79
68
67
37
46
54
66
79
7972
#7972
Finn Surman
New Zealand
Portland Timbers
CB
68
65
33
49
55
66
78
68
65
33
49
55
66
78
3753
#3753
Martina Šurnovská
Slovakia
Slavia Praha
CM
72
73
65
65
72
66
67
72
73
65
65
72
66
67
9694
#9694
Junnosuke Suzuki
Japan
F.C. København
CB
66
73
44
59
59
66
65
66
73
44
59
59
66
65
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